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Greg Sterling asked <<Anyone have any news on this past weekends PD Unity Walk in NYC?>> The Parkinson's Unity Walk 2001-2002 was great. The day was perfect - sun shining, warm weather and a good turnout. Other list members attending included Jeanette Fuhr - all the way from Missouri, and Kathleen Cochrane. A large delegation from our Western New York Parkinson's Wellness Group made the trip from Buffalo. In addition to enjoying the Unity Walk, it was also great to be in NYC again. The city has come back to life! The streets were crowded with tourists, the hotel was full, Broadway shows sold out - just the way NYC should be. And there were thousands of beautiful daffodils and tulips blooming all over the city. We learned the bulbs had been donated to New York by the Netherlands after Sept. 11th, and planted by volunteers throughout the city. I haven't seen a report on the Walk's official attendance or how much money was raised yet - it is supposed to be announced on the walk's web site soon. www.unitywalk.org All of the Parkinson's organizations were represented and had much information available at their tables. Speakers included Representative Carolyn Maloney, Joan Samuelson, Robin Elliot, Martin Tuchman, and of course, Michael J. Fox who received two standing ovations. The most touching moment i think was a tribute to Margo Zobel who founded the walk and led it for many years, but is stepping down as chairperson this year. The message was there is great hope for the research -- but only if each of us takes an active role in advocating for PD funding and protecting ALL research that may lead to a cure - including stem cell and therapeutic cloning research. We were encouraged to attend the PAN Public Policy Forum - May 19-22. I encourage many more list members to attend as well. See www.parkinsonsaction.org for more information. Linda Herman ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn