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Our young (on-set) support group was derived from a large, mostly older group of Parkinsonians. The 3 or 4 couples met in each other's homes just to share what was happening with their Parkinson's. When the group got a few more couples interested we moved to a church, and we've been there 7 years. The location is more or less centrally located. Because we are a small group - we had a "large" group of 21 at our last meeting - a very comfortable "Adult Lounge" can accommodate use. The meeting room is on the first floor and parking is practically right out side the door with restrooms just down the hall. If we need a room with tables, we can use one of the Sunday School rooms. We also can use their VCR. The only negative thing about our meeting location I guess is that they ask that we give a "room use" donation. I feel that the positives far outweigh that one negative. Something interesting about our "young" group, which after 7 years is getting older, is that our mailing list numbers about 25 couples. On the average our meetings number 10 people. We call our members maybe twice a year, and though they may not come to the meetings, they all want to be kept on the mailing list. I think it takes time for the younger PWP to feel he is ready and can benefit from a support group. Younger support groups also seem to be few and far between. One of our regularly attending couples drives 2 hours to come. Another one drives almost 1 1/2 hours. We have as many living outside the city limits as live within. Now i have to be on my way. I'm taking a plate of baked goodies and the "room use" donation to the church secretary! Sharon Habing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn