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Great work, Joan! Your dedication and energy are commendable. Thank you so much for trying to help all of us. BTW, you've given me an idea for a promotion here in Buffalo. Enjoy the holidays! Rick McGirr Email: [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Snyder" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 12:08 PM Subject: on friday, the 16th of december, >i was honored to host a reception/presentation/press conference for >Dr. > Craig Cady, a noted and brilliant stem cell researcher in Peoria, IL > at > Bradley University. altho invited, Governor Rod Blagoojevich has not > been able to break away from Chicago to make a tour of this > marvelous > lab. (i have been bothering his poor aide in scheduling by calling > him > two times a week for the past 6 months-adhering to that old "it's > the > sqeeky wheel that gets the oil" form of politicing!) we were > thrilled > some months ago when he announced that he had earmarked $10 million > dollars for stem cell research and we are hoping to generate > interest in > Dr. Cady's research to funnel some of that money to central Illinois > rather than see it all go to Chicago. So far, I have not been able > to > get him to make the trip down to Peoria. The state's two Senators, > whom > I am friendly with (Barrak Obama & Dick Durbin) as well as my US > Congressmen friends (Lane Evans & Ray LaHood) were still in session > and > unable to attend. But we had an a wonderful turnout without the "big > gun" politicians. State Rep. David Leitch, Dr. Dick Lister, Dr. > Robert > Bolla, and lots of the Board of Regents as well as the proviso of > Bradley were there. Also the press turned out in legion. and so did > representatives from United Way,Community Foundation, PeoriaNEXT!, U > of > I Collage of Medicine, the head of the Movement Disorder Clinic at > Methodist Hospital and concert promoter Jay Goldberg were all in > attendence. the setting was the Bradley Student Center's Alumni > Dining > Room and started at 10:30 in a festive setting of red, green & gold > ribbon, candy canes & candles. i had the opportunity to thank all > those > who had helped me plan, organize and pull off CALIPSO'S Shake, > Rattle & > Roll for Parkinson's Disease. Then I presented awards to some of the > main players in my fundraising efforts. Finally, I was able to > present > to Dr. Craig Cady, two checks; one for $1.060 raised in England by > Peter > and Nancy Boot at their fundraiser for PD called "Fill Your Head > With > Rock" concert. they had visited Dr. Cady's lab while in town for > S,R&R > and were so impressed that they went home and raised the money that > he > was thrilled to recieve. i then had the distinct pleasure to award > Dr. > Cady with a check for $10,000 from Calipso's first 'keep the funds > local' fundraising attempt. i cannot tell you the high hopes and the > strength of commitment to finding a cure for PD that emminated from > that > gathering. i am including this blurb from the Peoria Journal Star: > > /The Stem Cell Research Lab and Dr. Craig Cady received more than > $11,000 Friday - $1,060 from Pete and Nancy Boot and $10,000 from > the > recent "Shake, Rattle and Roll for Parkinson's Disease" > fund-raiser./ > > /"Most people don't realize how hard it is," Cady said in receiving > the > funds. "Many of the people helping in this fund-raiser suffer from > Parkinson's disease."/ > > /Cady, concert promoter Jay Goldberg and State Rep. David Leitch > cited > Joan Blessington Snyder, who spearheaded the effort despite her own > battle with the disease. Leitch says, "Clearly, there could be no > greater advocate in the country for research on Parkinson's > disease." > / > > A heartfelt thank you to all who helped and attended this funciton > and > the earlier event. > > > -- > Joan Blessington Snyder 54/14 > [log in to unmask] > http://www.pwnkle.com/jes/jes_web/index.htm > “Hang tough……..no way through it but to do it.” > Chris in the Morning Northern Exposure > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn