>During my visit to Canada I wrote at the NET
>that a World Wide Walk could and should be >organized.
 
>For the practice we are organizing a walk in
>Canada and the Netherlands at the same =
 
>time. The date is september 1995.
 
>If  you or anybody else likes to join this
>walk or have it organized in your country or
>state, feel wellcome and join the walk
 
 
Dear Kees,
 
I'm delighted to hear from you and to learn that you are =
 
following up on your idea of organizing a Worldwide Walk. =
 
I had already mentioned the idea to members of the =
 
committee that is working on this year's Parkinson's =
 
Unity Walk, which is taking place (in five U.S. cities) =
 
on October 15th. But I didn't realize that you would be =
 
planning something for this year.
 
Kees, it would not just be hard for us to change our =
 
date for this year, but absolutely impossible. We have =
 
been working on the Unity Walk since the end of last =
 
year. We have been acquiring permits, obtaining =
 
corporate support, getting publicity, putting out literature, =
 
etc. This year's date is carved in stone, so to speak.
 
So let me concentrate on future years and point out that =
 
there are always two problems for us with a September =
 
date. First, in the beginning of the month it is useless to =
 
schedule anything, because many people are still away =
 
on their summer vacations. Second, September is the =
 
month in which the Jewish high holy days take place =
 
(the dates vary from one year to the next), and we =
 
cannot schedule a walk during those days. That's why =
 
we have chosen October for two years in a row.
 
So -- good luck for =9195, and let's think together about =9196.
 
Regards,
 
Margot