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Dear List Serv Members: For the past two years, people with Parkinson's that are residents of the state of Florida have had available to them "Care Centers" which are offices that provide medical care for Parkinson's disease as well as outreach services. The National Parkinson Foundation received a substantial grant from the state of Florida to open these centers, which currently, there are seven. These services are available regardless of the person's ability to pay. When an HMO says that the person cannot go to a Movement Disorders Specialist, our Centers will provide care for these people. These Centers all have Coordinators that have started support groups, helped maintain existing support groups, have started Young Onset Groups, host tai chi classes, exercise classes, seminars educational lectures, Inservices to Long Term Care facilities and hospitals and provide respite in two locations and various other programs for people with Parkinson's, their caregivers and families. The current grant expires this month...June 30, 2001. NPF applied for a renewal of the grant and it was passed in legislature, however, Govenor Jeb Bust MUST sign this bill. In order to bring the importance of this to Gov. Bush's attention, we are writing letters and emails to him asking him to sign the bill. For the sake of all the people with Parkinson's in Florida who benefit from this program, we are asking for your help. Please write a letter or an email to Governor Bush asking him to sign this bill. [log in to unmask] Address: Exeutive Office of the Governor The Capitol Tallahassee, FL 32399 Thanks on Behalf of Floridians! Bonnie Douglas, R.N. Patient Services Director NPF ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn