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hey mary and john ball and team pd break a leg! janet At 12:45 2001/03/02 -0800, you wrote: >To PIEN members, friends and family, > >If you are in the Los Angeles area this weekend, you are invited to join >Team Parkinson! > >FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 10am-8pm > and SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 8:30am-6pm >Team Parkinson booth #1032 (NOT #773, an error in the Expo directory) at >the Quality of Life Expo, Kentia Hall, LA Convention Center, 1201 South >Figueroa; www.lamarathon.com > >SATURDAY, MARCH 3 >Parkies on the Town pre-Marathon pep rally dinner in support of Team Parkinson >7:00 IHOP (International House of Pancakes) on Devonshire and Variel in >Chatsworth; contact Barbara Mallut at 818/348-0779 > >SATURDAY, MARCH 3 >Team Parkinson's Carbo-Load Dinner, 5:30pm; for information, call 877-735-2864 > >SUNDAY, MARCH 4 >LA Marathon, Team Parkinson's cheering site -- music & refreshments all day >(9am to 2pm, maybe longer) 1200 Wilshire, nearest cross street is Witmer, >across the street from Good Samaritan Hospital; for information call >877-735-2864 > >CONTACT INFORMATION: >toll free number 877/735-2864 >[log in to unmask] >www.parkinsonalliance.net > >PARKING AND DIRECTIONS: >www.lamarathon.com >Please Note: the area within the race course is blocked off for several >hours, so you have to drive around the course if you're trying to go to the >other side. > >FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: > >>What is the purpose of the Quality of Life Expo? >The practical purpose is for all the athletes to sign in and to receive >their "chips" for their shoelaces, their numbers to wear, etc. Over time >it has mushroomed into a giant commercial fair with booths showcasing >everything from sportscars to socks, most of the stuff having some >connection to fitness or running. A lot of "freebies" are handed out. > >For example, the booth next to Team Parkinson's is run by a genial >Pakistani person selling dried fruits and nuts (yes, in California - "land >of the fruits and nuts"). Across from us is a booth for the Association of >International Marathons with some tempting brochures for runs in Greece, >etc. Other charities have booths scattered among the more commercial >ones. Over >80,000 people come through every year, so it's a chance to raise awareness. >All the shifts for our booth are covered, and there's not really much to do >except chat and offer literature. But it's an interesting scene if you >feel OK about being in a crowd. Parking is $7 but the admission is free. >It's in Kentia Hall at the Convention Center. > >PLEASE NOTE: Our booth number is #1032 (not 773). > > >>What is the Carbo Load Dinner? >-- a simple supper, no booze unless you buy it yourself, some certificates >being handed out, and some laughs. Dr.Mark Jakowec from USC will tell us >briefly about the research we helped to fund last year. If you haven't made >reservations already, call 1-877-735-2864 to see if space is available. > > >>What is the 5K? >The Los Angeles Times 5k is part of the LA Marathon, starting at 9:30 after >all the runners/walkers have gone by. 5K athletes can register on Sunday, >the day of the race. >They should plan to arrive at the Staples Center very early if they haven't >pre-registered at the Expo. Team Parkinson members who want to walk >together are going to stay at the back of the pack as a way to find each >other, plus we'll have a sign. We'll have t-shirts for people who didn't >get one at the Expo. For directions and parking, the best thing to do is >to take a look at the LA Marathon website if you have access to it: >www.lamarathon.com > > >>What happens at our site on Sunday on the race course? >It's a party -- members of the Parkinson's community cheering each other >on. It's right by La Parrilla, a delightful Mexican restaurant which is in >a rambling lovely building that was once Charlie Chaplin's home. A Latino >band has volunteered to play for us for most of the day. Parkinson's >literature will be available for any other marathon spectators who wander >by. > > >>What are YOU doing on race day? >I'll join my brother, my nephew and friends for the 5K. Then after perhaps >a celebratory toast >at our race site, I'll join my son Colin on the subway, popping out along >the route here and there in time to cheer on Moana, my daughter-in-law, who >is running her first marathon. She's running for us: for Team Parkinson! > > >>Why is there a "Team Parkinson" doing this? >To fund the research and find a cure. If you can't join us, but want to >contribute, make checks out to Team Parkinson and send them to Edna Ball, >Chair 2001, Team Parkinson, 6412 Broadway Ave., Whittier, CA 90606. >Every dollar goes towards research and the Tuchman Foundation generously >supplies matching funds. Team Parkinson is a 501(c)(3) non-profit >organization. > >Other reasons for doing this are mainly to have a good time, and to feel >the thrill of all the Parkinson's "orgs" working together. We have a lot >of support for us out there, more than we sometimes realize. Person after >person came by the booth to say they knew someone close to them who has >Parkinson's, and asking what they could do to be of help. > >FYI: The LA Times had a good interview with John Ball, marathon athlete and >person with Parkinson's, in their special LA Marathon section on Monday, >February 26. > >Mary Yost, 53, diagnosed 1990 >a recovering couch potato, or as John Ball diplomatically worded it in the >interview, "not from a fitness background". >P.S.: if you receive the text of this message twice, could someone please >tell me how I could fix that? > janet paterson, an akinetic rigid subtype parkie 53 now / 44 dx cd / 43 onset cd / 41 dx pd / 37 onset pd TEL: 613 256 8340 SMAIL: PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada EMAIL: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/