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21 motivational Michael J Fox quotes on living with Parkinson’s disease
Inspiring MJ Fox quotes to mark ‘Back to the Future’ anniversary
READ MORENike has pledged to donate all money raised from sales of new limited edition sneakers – as worn by character Marty McFly in ‘Back To The Future Part II’ – to Parkinson’s research.
Michael J Fox, the actor who played Marty 30 years ago, received the first pair of the futuristic self-lacing sneakers on ‘Back To The Future Day’ (21 October 2015) along with a personal hand-written letter from the shoes’ designer, Tinker Hatfield.
“As the first, most celebrated wearer of the Nike Air Mag, we wanted you to be the first to receive a living pair,” the heart-warming letter read.
The letter I received from Tinker today. Thanks @Nike pic.twitter.com/UIolXrkUVC
— Michael J. Fox (@realmikefox) October 21, 2015
Fox, 54, tweeted a picture of the letter and later the Michael J Fox Foundation posted a video of the actor who is seen modelling his brand-new sneakers for the first time with the futuristic self-lacing mechanism.
Michael J. Fox models the first self-lacing @Nike Mag pic.twitter.com/bgPWM5CKBE
— michaeljfox.org (@MichaelJFoxOrg) October 21, 2015
The 2015 Nike Mag will be a limited edition release, on sale only via auction, with all money raised going to the Michael J Fox Foundation.
Back in 2011, Nike created 1,500 replica pairs of Mags, but that version didn’t feature the innovative automatic lacing technology. The charity auction raised US$9.4 million for the Michael J Fox Foundation, and this new model is set to raise even more for Parkinson’s research.
More details on the auction will be available via Nike News and via Twitter @Nike in spring 2016
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