hi all i have tracked down (and replicated below) the exact web page for this momentous news: imho it deserves a triple yowsa!!! thank you, kathrynne, for bringing it to our attention and thank you NPF! and thank you PDF! janet >Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 06:08:50 -0400 >Author: "Private" [log in to unmask] >Subject: National Parkinson Foundation Parkinson Disease Foundation Merger > >Body: dear friends last week I met with Dr Stan Fahn Chairman of the >Division of Movement Disorders at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in >New York. Stan is a pre eminent specialist in Movement Disorders and >Parkinson Disease. > >In addition to many honors he is the President of the American Academy >of Neurology the largest and most prestigious association of neurologists. > >Stan will be the Scientific Director of the combined organization called >the Parkinson Foundation > >I also met with Robin Elliott Robin is the Executive Director of the >Parkinson Disease Foundation and will be the Executive Director of the >Parkinson Foundation. > >Mr Nathan Slewett the Chairman of the National Parkinson Foundation and >Dr Lewis Rowland the Chairman of the Parkinson Disease Foundation will >be co-chairman of the new Parkinson Foundation > >Mr Herbert Zemel President of the NPF will be the President of the >Parkinson Foundation > >I will be the Medical Director > >the merger is happening > >People with Parkinson are uniting and if we unite >we can conquer this disease. > >Abe Lieberman > >http://www.parkinson.org/shell/lyris.pl?visit=askthedoctor&id=151351478 janet paterson: an akinetic rigid subtype, albeit perky, parky . pd: 54/41/37 cd: 54/44/43 tel: 613 256 8340 email: [log in to unmask] . snail mail: 375 Country Street, Apt 301, Almonte, Ontario, Canada, K0A 1A0 . a new voice: the nnnewsletter: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/janet313/ . a new voice: the wwweb site: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn