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To ListFriends within reach of New York City: Final Call on the "Living Better Expo" at the Jacob K. Javits Center (655 West 34th Street (at 11th Ave.) New York City; Hall 1-B); Friday July 10 and Saturday July 11 This first-of-its-kind health fair, featuring more than 35 national health care organizations, includes three Parkinson's organizations among its sponsors (APDA and the Parkinson's Unity Walk, along with PDF). A highpoint will be a three-hour Parkinson's educational track, on Friday, July 10, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. The first part of the session (led by Dr. Enrico Fazzini of NYU and Dr. Blair Ford of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center) will be on cutting-edge medical news and issues; the second (led by Ken Aidekman and Margot Zobel of the Parkinson's Unity Walk) will be mostly patient and family- oriented. Everyone is welcome. Admission is free. For further information (including where the local parking lots are) e-mail me at PDF over the weekend or call Renay Crooms at 1-800-457-6676 after 9 a.m. on Monday. And when you arrive on Friday or Saturday, be sure to check out the "Parkinson's Booth" and its entourage of smiling faces and informed minds, led by Lupe McCann! We hope to see you there! (And be sure to tell your non-cyber-itic friends, some of whom may not have been on our mailing list.) - Robin Elliott, Executive Director, PDF