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Hello: We are three PD patients living in Honolulu who have just gotten connected to this network. Apart from our general interest in everything about PD we are particularily interested in getting the Udall bill through Congress. We want to contac the PD community in Hawaii to get folks to write their Congressional delegation for support. Our present mailing list has 300 names, but wethink theremay be ten times that number in Hawaii. Any ideas on how we can reach more people? On a related matter, we are concerned about the apparent reuctance of the various national PD organizations to merge or at least cooperate more. We note the great success of the Alzheimers community in gaining public awarenss of that disease. At preset, we feel the PD patients are hampered by the lack of co-ordination, duplication of effort, and dilution of our message. Those of you who liove nearer to the headquarters of the national groups probably have a better idea of the reasons for the lack of co-operation, but from our perspective (the middle of the ocean?) we feel that a co-ordinated effort would benefit all. Comments or aadvice will be appreciated. Christina Chun, Lou Ann Wooddell, Allen Trubitt <[log in to unmask]