I believe red is already taken by the AIDS activists. How about "Day-Glo Orange". Highly visible and visibility is what we need. We use that color a lot on our test aircraft. It is available at most fabric stores (sometimes called "Hunter's Orange"). Darwin Hawkins > ---------- > From: Dale Severance[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 1998 4:00 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN > Subject: Re: The NIH and Udall > > In a message dated 8/4/98 3:56:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > [log in to unmask] writes: > > << PAN deserves credit for singularly continuing to apprise us of what > is > happening in Washington, and to give guidance on what we should do. > I am > not sure that the past methods they call for - writing and calling - > are > going to push our current cause "through the appropriations funnel." > But > until the Parkinson's community is ready to move beyond this stage, > it is > the best we can do, and we should do it the best we can. > > Bob Dolezal > >> > Hi Bob: You may remember during past wars or conflicts family members > placed > a placard in their windows if they had a member serving in the Arm > Forces. > > Perhaps the PD communiy could adopt a symbol such as a red ribbon. The > red > ribbon could be tyied to a tree or mail box or front door in the front > yard of > all homes having a family member with the disease. Enough red ribbons > might > gain more recognition and it is a relatively cheap manner of seeking > that > attention. > > Dale Severance >