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Wow, Murr, when you give things plenty of thought...well, let's just say, you give things PLENTY of thought. You have certainly pointed me in the right direction. I was envisioning a kind of 60's thing, with busloads of Parkies converging on D.C. but times have changed, and maybe in the security-conscious aftermath of 9/11, that isn't such a hot idea. You have educated me in what is happening in my area on a grassroots level. (There's a Cockaponset State Forest in Connecticut? Better get out that map.) Maybe the place to begin is in my quiet corner of Connecticut...Carole Hercun --- Murray Charters <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Good Morning Jeff, Carole, Meg, and All, > > I gave this plenty of thought.... > > A huge effort and infrastructure would be required, > duplicating everything that is already in place.... > > Oh, I know... there isn't a National Coast to Coast > US combined single entity... > > But there are several very successful events... > > Which we could support... and make BIGGER... > > Check this single event... > > The Parkinson Unity Walk (PUW) > > The PUW, and other similar organizations, are crucial > to funding research to find a cure for PD. The Walk is > a cooperative venture—so much so that "unity" is the > event’s middle name. Net proceeds from the Unity Walk > support the following major U.S. Parkinson’s foundations: > > American Parkinson’s Disease Association (APDA) > National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) > Parkinson’s Action Network > Parkinson’s Disease Foundation (PDF) > The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research > The Parkinson Alliance > The Parkinson’s Institute > > All net contributed funds to the PUW are used by these > organizations to fund and promote research. Expenses > are funded by sponsors, including: corporations (such as > pharmaceutical, financial, real estate, oil companies); > research foundations; philanthropic organizations; > and miscellaneous caring donors. > > (foregoing excerpted from...) > http://www.unitywalk.org/whatis.shtml > > check these sites and read about what is in place! > > Parkinson’s Unity Walk Raises More Than $1 Million > 6,000 Participants Generate Record-Setting Figure > Parkinson’s Unity Walk began nine years ago > when 200 friends, family members and fellow Parkinson’s > patients joined Zobel. > http://www.unitywalk.org/press_release1.shtml > > Margot Zobel, Founder of the Parkinson's Unity Walk > Speech given April 14, 2002 > http://www.unitywalk.org/speech.shtml > > Parkinson's Unity Walk 2003 > Welcome to Our New Online Participation Page > http://www.unitywalk.org/index2.html > > Let's focus on the existing events... > > Carole... APDA is running in your state... > The APDA Walk-a-thon is the largest grassroots fundraiser > in the world dedicated to Parkinson's disease research. > Expenses are kept at a minimum, so 100% of the money > sent to the national office is used for research. > The Walk-a-thon is also the only fundraiser where the > entire net proceeds are sent to the national office. > Many individuals who do not regularly donate to APDA > take this opportunity to directly fund research into the > cause and cure for Parkinson's disease. > http://www.apdaparkinson.com/howwalk.htm > > walkin' in Manchester, CT Oct. 6th. > and in Cockaponset State Forest, CT Oct. 20th. > http://www.apdaparkinson.com/howwalk.htm > > 8th Annual Cockaponset Trail Race > http://www.chesterct.com/cockaponset.html > > and... if you live in New Mexico... > Join and Support Tom Berdine > The Young Onset Parkinson's Association > and The American Parkinson's Disease Association > present 1st Annual Southwest Regional Parkinson's Disease > Conference > and 1st Annual Young Onset Parkinson's Disease Awareness > Walk > October 11-12 2002 Albuquerque, NM > http://www.youngparkinsons.com/symposium.htm > > and if you're really ambitious... > Founded by Mary Yost three years ago, Team Parkinson > set a new record by raising over $90,000 at the 2002 > LA Marathon! > > Team Parkinson 2003 > http://www.teamparkinsonla.org/home.htm > > Sooo... Let's make Parkinson's Unity Walk in NYC > go to $2,000,000 in 2002... Margot & Ken won't mind! > > and Team Parkinson to $180,000... Mary 'n John 'n Edna > wouldn't object to that... > (or to the Boston Marathon as well?) > > and find out more about APDA Walk-A-Thon > and support doubling their goals... > > Didja know APDA Walk-A-Thon have a 15 year history > in Rhode Island? and maybe more elsewhere... > > This is where we can help instantly... > > Let's promote awareness of the existing events > that are only there through YEARS of dedication > and hard work... > > So, let's NOT reinvent the "wheel"... > > Can we have a coast to coast national US walk? > Maybe... there is a merger of PDF and NPF that > is taking place over the months ahead... > > And I know PDF and Parkinson's Alliance have a > very sound working relationship... > > Let's first find out (as Meg Duggan has) if there > is an existing walk in our area... and then act > accordingly... > > Let's attend our own area walk, let's volunteer, etc. > > YES, this CAN BE DONE! > > cheers ... murray > > > On 28 Sep 2002 at 11:12, Jeff Bayard wrote: > > > Yes, and what can we name it? Whats a good name for > this walk, which could > > coincide with Canada's schedule. > > The North American Walk for Parkinsons? > N.A.W.K......Walk the Nawk! > > If you cant talk the talk, walk the Nawk! > > Give me some ideas, folks! This CAN BE DONE! > > > > Jeff Bayard > > Help Find the Cure! > > http://dialforacure.com > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Carole Hercun" <[log in to unmask]> > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 8:05 AM > > Subject: Re: Superwalks / Point Me in the Right > Direction > > > > > > > Good Morning, Murr- > > > You Canadians appear to be ahead of us in this > regard. I > > > have participated in the Unity Walk in NYC, and that > is > > > awesome, so I imagine a nation-wide Superwalk would > > > be...well, spectacular. I haven't been much of an > activist, > > > sitting quietly in my little corner of Connecticut, > BUT > > > since I am currently jobLESS, indirectly due to my PD > and > > > have more time than money, and little to do but work > on my > > > unsold manuscripts, maybe this is the time to start. > I feel > > > like that Peter Finch character in that movie where > he's > > > screaming out the window that he's not going to take > it > > > anymore. I haven't a clue how to begin, so if someone > with > > > more politcal savvy can point me the right > direction... > > > Carole Hercun > > > P.S. And let's be positive, folks. I don't need a > > > godzillion replies saying I don't know what I'm > talking > > > about. I DON'T know what I'm talking about, so help > me out. > > > > > > --- Murray Charters <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > Good Morning Carole, Meg, SuperWalkers, and All... > > > > > > > > SuperWalk for Parkinson's raised nearly a million > bucks > > > > in Canada last year and will easily surpass that > this > > > > year... > > > > > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn