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Greetings, Hope this note finds you well. I have not had the opportunity to keep everyone as up to speed on the activities of the Northwest Parkinson's Foundation as I would like. I will try to post brief notes of progress as goals are achieved and significant milestones are reached. We have recently been offered a 5 foot by 7 foot painting, done by a local artist, of Muhammad Ali, as well as 250 lithographs of the original artwork. The money raised from the sale of the original and the lithographs will be donated to our cause and to Parkinson's research. The original, as well as the lithographs have all been hand-signed by Ali himself! We are very excited about this offer and will keep you posted on how we intend to use this opportunity. If you know of anyone who is a huge fan of the Champ or would like to support the NWPF, the lithographs are selling for $5,000 framed ($4,300 is tax deductible), or unframed for $3,700 ($3,000 is tax deductible). Discussions are still underway to create a Parkinson's care center in partnership with a local medical facility here in the Northwest. We expect to have a more definitive answer and or update by the end of April. Cross your fingers. We will have another newsletter hitting your mailbox around the 3rd week of April. If anyone would like to contribute a piece to the newsletter please drop me a line. Also, please send along any names and addresses of those that may benefit, or who would be interested in receiving our newsletter. Keep an eye out for the April 2nd, Seattle Post Intelligencer newspaper. There may be an article in there about Parkinson's in our community, as well as a mention of the NWPF. Thank you for your help, support, and insight and I will keep you posted of our progress. If there are any comments, questions, or suggestions, please give me a call or drop me a line. Best regards Bill Bill Bell Executive Director Northwest Parkinson's Foundation 425-746-5556 / [log in to unmask] Visit us at http://www.nwpf.org All donations to the NWPF are fully tax deductible