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Hello All, On Mon, 7 Oct 1996 04:54:41 -0400 Rosemary wrote: >If each person on this list could get their home town paper or better, tv >station, to run a "special interest" short on the Udall Bill and >Parkinson's disease (perhaps in January), I think it would help a great >deal. Nothing makes our congressmen sit up and take notice like a media >account of something---especially if their name is in it. And most >wouldn't want their name in such an article if it were to report they were >NOT for the Udall Bill. Excellent point! It warms the cockles of my heart to read ALL the productive and creative ideas/plans that our group has been writing about. And the knowledge & talent this 1000+ group of ours represents...!!!We should feel invincible. But, first we must organize! How about each of us putting on our thinking cap and making a list: 1) what actions are necessary for a successful lobbying effort?, and 2) what can we each do to help accomplish this goal? For example, I am sure Rosemary would be happy to provide us with a copy of her letter to the editor to use as a blue-print for the rest of us who are not as eloquent. I would like to appeal to EACH member of this listserv to participate. If you are not comfortable to communicate publicly, PLEASE feel free to email Barbara Schirloff ([log in to unmask]) or [log in to unmask] with your ideas and suggestions and most importantly WHERE you are located. Even if you cannot participate in organizational efforts, YOU ARE A VOTER and we need to know how representative our PWP group is nationally. Margaret Tuchman(54yrs,dx1980)