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The following is an excerpt from the Parkinson's Action Network October Action Reporter - an Advocacy Report for the Parkinson's Community We Need Your Support! by Joan Samuelson, President The Parkinson's Community has long been invisible. Just this year we have watched as one of the world's most visible people, Pope John Paul II, has struggled with public acknowledgment of his Parkinson's disease. Despite this, 1996 has been a breakthrough year for our community's fight for visibility. The Udall bill passed the Senate and earned widespread support in the House. With hard work and a powerful message, our community has made its voice heard in Washington and built momentum for bigger breakthroughs next year. The Network's leadership role in this effort has put great strain on our limited resources. Please do what you can now to support us with a donation. We have demonstrated out commitment to turning a small investment into a large return. You can help us reach our goal for a cure by contributing to our advocacy work--both with your financial support and your grassroots activity. This was a breakthrough year, and with your help we'll go even further in 1997. Please give generously! Thank you! Parkinson's Action Network 800-850-4726 Headquarters: 818 College Ave., Suite C Santa Rosa, CA 95404 phone 707-544-1994 fax 707-544-2363 email: [log in to unmask] Washington, DC office 601 13th St. NW., Suite 310 Washington, DC 20005 phone 202-628-2079 fax 202-628-2077 Brad Udall, Chair Joan I. Samuelson, President John L. Dodge, Treasurer Bonnie K. Mioduchoski, Administrator Michael Claeys, Community Coordinator The Action Reporter is a free publication of the Parkinson's Action Network, a non-profit charitable foundation for a cure for Parkinson's. Use of this material in other publications is welcomed. We ask that the Network be identified as the source of the material, and notified how, when and where the material is used. Simply call 800-850-4726