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^^^^^^GREETINGS FROM^^^^^^^^^^ Ivan Suzman 47/10 [log in to unmask] Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 45 deg. F *********************************************************** Barb, and others.. PLEASE look for my description of the "NO PARKINSON'S" pins I designed and had produced in 1996, in my other post to the list on Badge Suggestions. Yours, Ivan On Wed, 30 Apr 1997 16:01:56 -0400 Barbara Mallut <[log in to unmask]> writes: >Jim S. and All.... > >While the tulip pins sound "pretty," it sure doesn't convey any >message as far >as I can see. And those little colored ribbon loops just say "take >notice >that some anonymous issue is dear to my heart," without MENTIONING the >issue >at all. > >Now that MAY indeed cause a few people to ask what our tulip or >"loop-thinggee" stands for.... unless we're walking with a shuffling >gait, >have wild dystonia, have a tremor and/or other unpleasant highly >visible signs >of there being something wrong with us. THAT would be (sadly) a >total >turn-off to most whom we'd like to ask us about what our ambiguous >badge >stands for. > >To make our job of educating the world a LOT easier, how about a badge >that >just lets it all hang out and has "Parkinson's Disease" on it, with a >small >red circle-with-a-line-thru-it? > >THAT way, it's a definite statement, rather than a wishy-washy unknown >symbol? >Let's not do it 1/2 way, People!! We're ALREADY virtually invisible >to most >of the world, so let's not CONTINUE being invisible with such an >ambiguous >badge that no one's even know what it stands for! > >OK.... OK.... while I was writing the above, I got on the phone and >called the >promotions company that I've used in my business. They make literally >thousands of promotional items from tiny pins to printed drinking >glasses to >imprinted CD's, to you-name-it. > >I've asked for prices on a small rectangle (2 in. x 1/2 in) with a >white >background, "Parkinson's Disease" spelled out in black, and a small >red >circle-with-a-line-thru-it overlaid on top text. The rep said she'd >have a >cost breakdown for me later today and I'll post here on the List as >soon as I >get the info. > >LET'S BE V_I_S_I_B_L_E m'friends!! > >Barb Mallut >[log in to unmask] > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Parkinson's Information Exchange On Behalf Of James F. >Slattery >Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 1997 1:48 AM >To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN >Subject: Re: Who do you tell? > >> From: Tim Sanderson <[log in to unmask]> >> Subject: Re: Who do you tell? > >> Has anyone out there any views on this, or any neat solutions? >Wearing a >> discreet badge or tiepin would be a good non-verbal signal, and I >know >that a >> neat tulip motif button-hole badge is available. The trouble is >that >it's >> not yet a universally recognised symbol. Perhaps if we all started >wearing >> one, it would become recognised. I think responding to a question >"That's a >> interesting badge you're wearing, what does it signify?" might be >one of >the >> most effective and least dramatic ways of making our condition >known. > >Couldn't agree more! For Aussies, there is such a pin available from >state >Parkinson's offices for $5, attached to a card with an explanation >about >PD. Money raised goes to PD research. They are co-sponsored by Eli >Lilly. > >Jim >