At 08:30 PM 2/4/97 -0500, you wrote: >Greetings: > >I am a Social Work Major at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. I will >graduate in May 1997. Currently I am doing my field internship at the >Wisconsin Veterans Home. I have a request to begin a Support Group. Our >"Members" are either veterans or the dependents of veterans. Both men and >women woulc be involved in any group that is started. > >We have 749 members...so there may be many opportunities to offer a Support >Group opportunity. I am very interested in any thoughts from either >professionals ..... or those who have been involved in Support Groups. > >Thanks. > >Barbara > >Hi Barbara, I'm answering part of your letter on the list so that others will know that referral to the National Parkinson Foundation 1 800 327 4545, Email [log in to unmask] and the American Parkinson's Disease Association 1 800 223 2732 has been made. I have had the experience of starting a support group in an Assisted Living Facility. This information I'll share by posting to you directly. As you all say in Wisconsin, especially after winning the Super Bowl, "later" Bernie