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Dale: Again, kudos to you for this effort! I proudly nominate California for having the most support groups, solely on the basis of probability, i.e., we're the most populous state! Carole Cassidy At 01:52 PM 8/12/98 EDT, you wrote: >Hi Folks: As I previously posted one time I am creating a National Data Base >of PD Support groups. My past experience is that the many lists are not kept >up to date and may be as much as 50 percent obsolete. Therefore in creating >the data base I am attempting to contact each group by phone or mail to verify >the accuracy of my information. I am in essence merging the lists of the >APDA,NPF, PDF PAN and many state groups that have sent me information. I am >estimating that I will identify and place in the data base in excess of 1300 >groups. If you have a list of local groups please forward on to me you list >for consideration. > >The State lists will be dispensed to any PD organization asking me for >printouts at no cost. Once I have reviewed a state I will automatically send >every s.g. in that state an up to date list of the state. > >This is turning out to be more work than I thought but recently several >groups have offered some assistance. I can print mailing label for each state >and will do so for any group at a nominal cost. There is no reference in the >lists that any group is affiliated with any organization since this is a truly >cooperative effort and it is designed to be shared with all for the benefit of >we people with PD. > >To those persons and groups who have sent me lists and offered suggestions I >thank you all publicly now. Would you believe that OHIO has in excess of 92 >groups. Does anyone care to speculate which state has the most and the least >number of support groups. > >Dale Severance 57/12 Just relaxing away a Wednesday afternoon. > >