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At 20:21 2000/09/25 -0400, ken aidekman wrote: >I may be somewhat biased but I had a good time. >By the numbers: >5,000 estimated walkers (double last year). >$500,000+ dollars raised (est.) >15,000+ sq ft of tent and clear plastic dropcloth for the forecast rain >3,500 t-shirts >1000's of bagels and pastries and beverages supplied by Pepsico. >300+ "make a sign" placards >150 volunteers >100+ teams (including a 100-member Spin City Team) >Dozens of team and corporate banners. >14 distinguished guests on the Podium including: >Martin Tuchman & Margaret Tuchman (of the Parkinson Alliance) >Helen Gurley Brown (former editor of Cosmopolitan) >Barbara Williams (the woman who got her son basketball star Jason >William's to join the PD fundraising community) >Rep. Carolyn Maloney (the founder of the first advocacy team for PD in >the House), >Mark Green (NYC public advocate- his dad had PD) >Terry Drucker (volunteer directer of public relations of the PUW) >Thomas Beck (VP of Development for Parkinson's Institute. Thomas left >an executive job in banking to help raise funds for PD research after >his mom was DX'd) >Earl Ubell (retired broadcast journalist and VP of the PUW) >Dr. John Rogers (Chair of Dept. of Neuology at Beth Israel Hospital, NYC >- a National Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence >Dr. Enrico Fazzinni - ParkinsonDoctor.com representing the American >Parkinson Disease Association >Margot Zobel (President of the PUW and a great, great lady) >Ken Aidekman (who?) >Frank Field - (longtime New York TV weatherman & science editor) >6 golf carts >5 major Parkinson's organizations (that should find a way to become one) >4 neurologists at ask the doctors >2 great live bands >2 miles of walking >1 boca bovine (soon to be auctioned on amazon.com with proceeds to PD) >1 new Parkinson's >1 brand new book with stories from this bulletin board - Voices from the >Parking Lot >1 Michael J. Fox >Margot and I wish to acknowledge and thank the hundreds of volunteers >who worked so hard this past year to make Unity Day a great success. >To those of you who traveled long distances to be part of the Walk, >thank you. I hope you enjoyed the day and that your trip was pleasant >and worthwhile. what a superb report, ken! barring unexpected grandchildren etc i will be there with bells on in 2001! janet janet paterson 53 now / 44 dx cd / 43 onset cd / 41 dx pd / 37 onset pd TEL: 613 256 8340 URL: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ EMAIL: [log in to unmask] SMAIL: PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada