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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HOLLY ROBINSON-PEETE and RODNEY PEETE to Co-Captain TEAM PARKINSON at the Los Angeles Marathon. Holly Robinson-Peete, star of the hit television comedy series "For Your Love", and Rodney Peete, quarterback for the Washington Redskins, have signed on as honorary co-captains of TEAM PARKINSON. Holly Robinson-Peete’s father suffers from the disease. TEAM PARKINSON is a cooperative effort by runners, cyclists, walkers and boosters to raise money for Parkinson's disease research. Athletes will participate in events staged by the Los Angeles Marathon scheduled for Sunday, March 5th, 2000. Three of the individuals with Parkinson’s participating in the LA Marathon events are John Ball, Tom Brown and Mary Yost. John, an executive with North American Honda has run the marathon in the past. This year he will collect funds for Parkinson’s research. Young-onset Parkinson’s leader Tom Brown will ride the 26-mile bicycle course and advocate Mary Yost will walk the entire marathon route. In addition, Parkinson’s advocates from all over the United States are coming to Los Angeles to take part in the event. Besides raising funds, organizers of TEAM PARKINSON will promote Parkinson’s awareness in the Southern California area. They hope to provide people suffering from Parkinson’s better access to information regarding support and education. Special emphasis will be placed on reaching out to minorities. TEAM PARKINSON at the Los Angeles Marathon has been organized by the Parkinson's Unity Walk along with the Parkinson Alliance and a volunteer committee from the Southern California area. Funds raised will benefit the American Parkinson Disease Association; the Parkinson’s Institute, the National Parkinson Foundation, the Parkinson’s Action Network, and the Parkinson's Disease Foundation. For more info call (877) 735-2864, [log in to unmask] & [log in to unmask] Updates will be posted in the NEWS section of the Parkinson’s Unity Website: www.parkinsonwalk.org