Hi Ken: Attended the Walk for the second time. Included
more family/friends this year. Intend to bring even more
with me in 2001. Think you and Margot and every one else
involved did a great job! One minor caveat. Need more
T-shirts. I never get a damned T-shirt...
Carole Hercun
P.S. Only kidding about the T-shirt.
P.P.S. Not really.
--- Ken Aidekman <[log in to unmask]> 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.
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