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To reply to Ms. Patterson who question whether NPF is non-profit, the answer is yes. NPF was founded 41 years by a woman by the name of Jeanne C. Levy.=20 Ms. Levy's husband had Parkinson's disease and she was not happy with the treatment he was receiving. Thus, she founded NPF with the goal of providing a more holistic approach to the treatment of PD by utilizing therapy as well as drug intervention. Our current Chairman, Mr. Nathan Slewett was one of the first board members of NPF back in 1957. He has been involved with NPF ever since, and now at age 85 he continues as our volunteer Chairman of the Board. His salary is $1.00 per year and he hasn't accepted that $1 for the past 10 years! NPF raises all of its funds through private donations and through grants from Pharmaceutical companies interested in working with us in various educational programs. Only very small percentage of our money goes to pay overhead such staffing and the like. The rest goes to fund research and patient services at our 51 Centers of Excellence around the world -- in addition to doing things like updating our literature and mailing it absolutely free of charge. The Mission of the National Parkinson Foundation is: =20 =B7 To find the cause of and the cure for Parkinson=92s disease=20 and related neurological disorders through research.=20 =20 =B7 To educate general medical practitioners to detect the early warning signs of Parkinson=92s disease.=20 =20 =B7 To educate patients, their caregivers=20 and the general public. =B7 To provide diagnostic and therapeutic services.=20 =20 =B7 To improve the quality of life for both=20 patients and caregivers. For more inf. on NPF, visit our website at www.parkinson.org Warm Regards to All, Melinda Brown Director of PR, NPF