HELLO ALL, Wouldn't it be a hopeful way to start the new millenium: full-funded and targeted Parkinson's research for the year 2000! I urge you to respond to Helen's request to e-mail or write to Congress. Thank you Helen for making it easy for us. Let's unite and just do it! Thank you. Charlotte > Good Saturday morning, > Below is a copy of the letter I am emailing to my congresspersons and am > asking that you so the same. If you feel the need to copy and paste and send > please feel free to do so. Please insert names where necessary. Alter it any > way you like but please send to all your congresspersons this week. (The week > before the PAN Forum.) We on the list helped get the Udall Bill passed now > let's get it funded. > > Dear Congressman/Congresswoman > > Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-New York) is spearheading a campaign to have > as many congress persons as possible support her quest for research funds > for Parkinson’s Disease . .Research funds are especially important now as > researchers feel they are on the verge of a significant breakthrough. > > Each day a delay in funding not only magnifies indifference of the House to > fulfill obligations but further confines over an estimated > 1,000,000.afflicted persons to continue to be unnecessarily imprisoned by > their bodies with no hope for improvement in their lives. Please do not let > us down. > > We request that Congressman /Congresswoman contact Carolyn Maloney and offer > his/her support of her appropriation request. > > Sincerely, > Name > Address > email address > > Timing is important friends. > > Helen Mason