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as a new person on the list i think these "wrinkles in time" brawls whatever we call them serve to sharpen our perceptions, to invigorate our thinking and as always change us just a little i like firmly expressed frustrations, concerns, worries, irritations as they serve to challenge present states of being, mine and others it makes the list more like a family than a disembodied group of people judy >From: janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: PD Awareness Day / Joan Snyder, P.W.P., M.W. >Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 11:51:13 -0400 > >At 06:47 AM 2000/04/23 -0500, Joan Snyder <[log in to unmask]> wrote, in >part: > >...After seemingly starting the last brawl on the list... > >hi joan > >i think "seemingly" was the operative word here >i don't recawl a "real" brawl atawl! > > >you may not think that my efforts are very noteworthy... > >aahhh, but I do... >so much so that i wanted to re-present your words >in as clear a fashion as i could think of >to help toot your horn a tad louder! > >[but please forgive a little literary leeway] > >to borrow a phrase >miracle workers are all around us >plain clothes fancy dress dont matter no whichaway > > >One week from today, on Sunday, April 30, at beautiful Shore Acres >Clubhouse > >in Chillicothe, Illinois, I have put together our 2nd PD Awareness Day. > > > >At noon, Kay Price - a storyteller from Pickle Soup Productions will >start >off > >our afternoon of free fun, food, entertainment & information. She will >tell > >children's tales with adult messages of people overcoming odds to >succeed. > > > >Then we have Marge Bjorklund - a wildlife educator from Lakeview Museum, > >who will bring along her array of wounded yet healthy "critters" to > >allow folks to get up close & personal with hawks, owls, & other native > >Illinois animals. > > > >Marge will be followed by Mr. Gordon Snow - an area > >magician to wow us all with his sleight of hand. > > > >Next we will have the popular piano-man John Philips who plays everything > >from ragtime - standards - jazz & you never know who will show up to jam > >with him! > > > >To top off the entertainment - we will be treated to "Ready Steady Go", >an > >extremely popular band who perform tunes from the Beatles & British >Invasion > >with a mix of Chuck Berry, Hendrix, and other popular music from our > >generation. They will also have guest performers sitting in. > > > >The afternoon will be hosted by Gina Morss-a TV celebrity from WEEK-TV25. > > > >Food is being provided by Connie Hellman from A Matter of Taste > >catering, Sandwiches from Subway, Cakes from Betty Sue's Catering, > >Drinks provided by our local Kroger. In addition, Tom Kelly will be > >cookin' up brats & hot dogs, plus we will have a popcorn machine > >provided by Geiger's True Value hardware (who also made a large > >contribution in the form of dinnerware!). > > > >There will also be Doug Smith - The Balloon Man - working the crowd >making > >splendid hats, toys, flowers etc. from his balloons! > > > >We will have a large table with information for & about PD, awareness >ribbons, > >my scrapbook & photo album, plus a box to collect donations for the >Parkinson > >Alliance (last year, I sent $1,500) and we will also be raffling off two >afghans, > >both made by PWP's. > > > >This entire event has been paid for by donations from area businesses & > >by private donations so that I may offer it free to the public. The > >entertainers are working at greatly reduced fees or donating their >talents. > > > >What is great about this event is that it will be attended by 25-30 PWP's > >from all over the country wearing name tags which tell people that they > >are People With Parkinson's (PWP) or People Who Love a Person With > >Parkinson's (PWLPWP) (?) > > > >These wonderful friends not only help and support me, but also interact > >with folks and are a shining example of sharing, caring & brotherhood. > > > >Our local newspaper has already donated a 1/4 page ad and on Friday, I >was > >interviewed at length for a front page story for this week's edition. > > > >On Thursday, Tom Kelly & I will make 2 appearances on TV-25 to promote >our >day. > > > >Jane Scott, my artist friend, has made tons of eye-catching and colorful > >posters which are visible everywhere. > > > >I am taking this opportunity to invite everyone who lives in the area to > >come and share this day with us and, not to be blowing my own horn, but > >to tell you that just 1 person (with a little [lotta] help from my >friends) > >can impact the public. > > > >All you've gotta do is to get out there & do something ... > >anything to make this disease go away. > > > >Also, for those interested: "Voices From The Parking Lot - Parkinsons >Stories" > >is well on its way to being published. This book is dedicated to our >list-dad, > >Don McKinley, and includes the works of 30+ People Living With >Parkinson's >and > >has been compiled, edited & published by Dennis Greene, Margaret Tuchman >and me > >along with the help of countless people everywhere. > > > >We are pleased to announce that our Kickoff for our National Sales will >be > >announced in NYC at a ceremony just before the National Unity Walk thanks >to > >Margot Zobel & her cast & crew of heroes!! > > > >Sometimes, it's easy to think that nobody anywhere is doing anything, > >but believe me - there are people out here - trying in their own little > >ways to make a difference. > > > >Wishing everyone a Blessed Sunday no matter your relgious beliefs!!! > > > >Joan E. Snyder 48/10 > >[log in to unmask] > ><http://members.tripod.lycos.nl/genugten/snyder.htm> > > > >"Hang tough.....no way through it but to do it." > > Chris-in-the-Morning (Northern Exposure) > >janet paterson >53 now / 41 dx / 37 onset >a new voice: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ >613 256 8340 PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario Canada K0A 1A0 ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com