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Dear Karen,

First of all congratulations on undertaking the project to start a =
support fund for PD.
I have recently finished a similar project to establish the Northwest =
Parkinson's Foundation (NWPF).  The purpose of NWPF is similar - raise =
awareness, educate, vocalize, and solicit resources.  The foundation is =
also to help raise money and support for a PD clinic here in Seattle and =
supplement the budget for the clinic that hopefully will be doors open =
in early fall.
The initial step was to establish a non-for-profit corporation here in =
Washington State.  The second step was to apply for a tax exempt status =
from the IRS (501-c3) which allows all contributions to be tax =
deductible for the givers.  The forms are long and typically confusing.  =
I opted to have a lawyer due the filings so as to insure correctness in =
all the entries ( it's a good first contribution - by a lawyer no =
less!).  The IRS forms are available on the internet and the State =
Corporation forms are sent to you by calling the Secretary of State's =
office.

Good luck and let me know how it goes.

Bill

Bill Bell
206-726-9363

-----Original Message-----
From:   Karen Bardo [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent:   Monday, April 20, 1998 6:29 AM
To:     Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN
Subject:        Maine Parkinson Fund

April 20, 1998

Dear Friends,

Greg Leeman is in the process of starting the Maine Parkinson Fund.  The
reason for starting this organization is to provide a better quality of
life for people with Parkinson's Disease in Maine.  This will be
accomplished through better communication, coordination of efforts,
education, fund raising, etc..

Has anything like this already been accomplished in any of the other 49
states?  If it has, I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has
information regarding starting this type of an organization.

Thank you.

Karen Bardo :-)))
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