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Causes for concern June 23, 2003 'Shake, Rattle & Roll' walk will be Saturday PEORIA - The "Shake, Rattle & Roll" one-mile walk, Peoria's second annual fund-raiser for Parkinson's Disease, will be at 12:45 p.m. Sunday along the Peoria Riverfront. Early bird check-in begins at 11 a.m. at Le Vieux Carre, located at the corner of State and Water Streets. Packet pick- up, pledge drop-off and late registration will be held at noon. The entry fee is $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and $10 for children. Proceeds will help support The Parkinson Alliance, a national not-for-profit corporation that funds research for a cure, and People Living With Parkinson's, a local group that helps with day-to-day needs of individuals with the disease. There will be speakers at 1 p.m. hosted by WEEK-TV's Gina Morss. Featured speakers include Carol Walton, executive director of The Parkinson Alliance; Perry Cohen, founder of Parkinson's Pipeline Project; U.S. Congressman Lane Evans; and State Representative David Leitch. There also will be live acoustic, bluegrass and jazz performances by Ken Carlysle, Bob Applegate, "Big John" Miller, Steve Degenford and David Parkinson. Live music will continue until 4 p.m. Door prizes and raffle drawings will be held throughout the event. Raffle tickets are $10 each or three for $25. For more information, call Joan Snyder at 579-3026. Mail items to Causes for Concern, City Desk, Journal Star, 1 News Plaza, Peoria, IL 61643. SOURCE: The Peoria Journal Star, IL http://www.pjstar.com/news/local/g166225a.html * * * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn