Another reason to attend this year's Unity Walk in New York City is that you will be able congratulate Barbara Patterson and John Cottingham in person. They both will be receiving the the 2005 Alan Bonander Humanitarian Award. Congratulations Barb and John on this highly deserved award. You make us all proud to be members of the Parkinsn list. Linda From the Unity Walk website: The Alan Bonander Humanitarian Award Will Be Presented to John Cottingham and Barbara Patterson on April 16, 2005 at the 11th Annual Parkinson's Unity Walk in New York City On Saturday, April 16, 2005, at the 11th Annual Parkinson's Unity Walk, the Alan Bonander Humanitarian Award will be presented to John Cottingham of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Barbara Patterson of Dundas, Ontario for keeping the Parkinson's community connected through Parkinsons-Information-Exchange-Network-Online (PIENO). The Bonander Award is presented yearly to an individual, or individuals, deemed to make an exemplary contribution to Parkinson's education and advocacy. The Parkinson's Unity Walk is proud of John and Barbara's contributions. Thank you for helping the Parkinson's community keep informed and connected. Past recipients of the Alan Bonander Humanitarian Award are Vernice Roberts, Lupe McCann, Jim Maurer, Marilyn Lamendola, Margot Zobel, Nancy Abraham, Brenda Tucker and Murray Charters. For more information, please contact the Parkinson's Unity Walk at 633 Third Avenue, 27th Floor, New York, New York 10017; Phone: (toll free) 1-866-PUW-WALK (789-9255); Fax: 609-688-0875; E-mail: [log in to unmask]; Web: http://www.unitywalk.org. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn