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If you want to attract all ages, do not have all your meetings at "Nursing Homes." Alternate meetings that primarily provide info (speakers, etc.) with meetings where PWP and their families and friends can just informally share info. Provide info. and support that younger PWP need (young children still at home, trying to maintain employment, and etc.). Establish an information phone line that can be made public info. > Due to local coverage in the local paper about me having an information booth on > Parkinson's Disease at the Health Fair on Oct 6th at the hospital, a group of > partners(caregivers & spouses) were identified. Now we are planning our first > Parkinson's Support Group meeting Nov 1, 2001. I thought the first meeting > should consist of getting acquainted and surveying the group for what they'd > like the group to be/do. > > Any suggestions from those of you who have started or are part of successful > support groups? I do have some great literature from NPF on a variety of PD > topics. Thanks NPF. Also, APDA sent some great literature for young onset PD. > Thanks APDA. > > Thanks, > Jeanette Fuhr 51/47/44? > [log in to unmask] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn