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Joan, you are so incredibly creative and inventive - and successful at it too! More power to y ou, girl! Now is the time for all to come to the aid of the Parkie! Hilary Blue ps our support group has adopted your idea of making a blanket - i hope we can be as successful as you were. Stan or Joan Snyder wrote: > > Hello-I would like to announce my plans for Parkinson's Awareness > Day-2000. If you remember, last year, I was honored to host an Art > Exhibit called: "The Letting Go-A Parkinson's Story" which was the > artwork & photographs by my friends Jane Scott & Marc Esser. This art > may be viewed at: > <<http://www.parkinsonalliance.net/page1.htm>> > This year, I have decided to go in another direction with my awareness > day. It will be held on Sunday, April 30th at Shore Acres Park in > Chillicothe, Illinois in their beautiful "Tara-like" pavilion that > overlooks the river. The mayor will proclimate it to be Chillicothe PD > Awareness Day. The festivities will start at around noon; for > entertainment this year, I have booked a storyteller, a naturalist who > brings with her birds of prey who can no longer fly and other animals to > give a real up-close & personal demonstration of their awesome-ness, a > magician, a clown/balloon man, and 2 bands: one to play jazzy-type > standards and the other plays Beatles-era rock n roll. My girlfriend > from the local nbc affiliate has offered to be mc and another friend is > doing the catering. These entertainers will be paid a stipend to cover > expenses and we will pay for the food so that we can offer this day of > fun in the park to the public free of charge. > . At our day in the park, we will also have > tables set up with 2 afghans to raffle, > -- > Joan E. Snyder 48/10 > [log in to unmask] > <http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/snyder/page1.htm> > "Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful." > Annette Funicello