Re: A Plan to help ourselves

[Sandor Halasz <szasa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Margaret
Excellent plan. Exerybody, who take part, can feel, that he help, the fond
is rising.....
But........ it depends only on money? More money - more success, and result:
cure?
A joke: The man was asked: can you swim?
                No, I can't, he said.
                And woould you swim for 100 thousand?
 I hope the answer : Sure, I will swim.
I hope, your efforts bring the cure closer, I'd like it as we all. I am
going to ask my friend in FL
to send 30$. But I am sure, money is not enough. How many famous, reach, VIP
PWP-s, trying
to cure........and ready to give all they have.

I wish you all the best, hope your work will help us
Thank you, and please, don't forget me
Sandor
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Feladó: Margaret Tuchman <mtuchman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Címzett: PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Dátum: 1999. április 24. 6:36
Tárgy: A Plan to help ourselves


>Hello Again,
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>I propose a plan to take immediate action that will affect the course
>of Parkinson's research and hasten the time for finding a CURE.
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>It's not a revolutionary plan - it is simply to reach into OUR pockets
>and give money to be used for research. We have been concentrating on
>raising money from corporations, businesses, government, and such. And
>we should continue to do that!
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>But right now, tonight, this weekend we can change the course of our
>lives -- how about applying a true American barn raising spirit? Let's
>all help our neighboring PWP by donating $1.00 per day to be used to
>fund PRO-Seed Grants.
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>I propose that we target Mother's Day, May 9th, as the beginning of
>this drive. There are 15 days before the 9th - how many people would
>send a check for $15.00 payable to the Parkinson Alliance to be
>deposited into a bank account specifically opened to house donations
>for PRO-Seed grants. All monies received will be earmarked for funding
>pilot study/seed grants. The cash will remain in the account until
>enough monies are received to convene a peer review board meeting to
>judge the quality of the applications received from researchers. A
>call for submission of grant applications will be made through the
>normal channels.
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>This would be the best gift we can give to Mothers who are affected by
>Parkinson's disease in some way.
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>I chose PRO-Seed grants as the tool for this effort because they
>provide the means to the objective: finding a CURE for PD. It will
>satisfy an I.O.U., the already achieved objective of the hard won
>Udall Bill: the mandated $100 million dollars that the NIH is to spend
>on focused PD research.
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>We need to accept two assumptions:
>1/ the NIH will fund all grant applications that meet its criteria,
>and
>2/ there is enough good research and scientists with provable
>hypothesis interested in applying for PRO-Seed grants to collect pilot
>data and submit first class applications for full blown NIH grants.
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>I believe that both statements are valid and easily provable.
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>Let's talk about this group, the Listserv-Cyber Group; using 1000 as
>the number of members, and the amount of donation we each pledge as
>$1.00/ day will net $365.00 year.
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>Within one year 1000 people taking part in this effort could fund
>12-14 PRO-Seed grants:
>$ 365,000 divided by $25 - 30,000 = 12 - 14 PRO-Seed grants
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>Add to that, the monies that can be collected from placing jars in
>stores, and doing some events in your community, etc.
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>For example, you have read about Joan Snyder's extraordinary event in
>Chillicothe, IL. "The Letting Go - A Parkinson's Story" netted
>$2105.00 in cash, not counting the in-kind contributions that were
>received. Joan of course is blessed with all the right traits and she
>is an inspiration to us all.
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>Our activities, in Princeton, NJ will probably bring in between $6,000
>to $8,000 by the end of April. The main component of this fund drive
>has been the donation from a restaurant - a percentage of their sales
>are given to the Pennies campaign. The business community has also
>been very supportive in allowing us to place collection jars on their
>counters. We will be having events and are also attending exhibitions
>and fairs in NJ to increase our exposure and collect more money.
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>There are three things to remember:
>1/ the fundraising campaign will continue after April
>2/ we will get better as we gain experience
>3/ WE ARE POWERFUL - WE ARE THE MASTERS OF OUR OWN FATE!
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>We have been looking to the media, the PD organizations, our
>neurologists, the government and sundry other sources to alleviate our
>problems, to make us healthy.
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>I believe our approach must be that we want to be healthy and we are
>willing to spearhead the effort and work along side of the
>researchers, the organizations, the government and the media. Only by
>our pro-active posture will we feel empowered and be a part of the
>answer that is bound to be just around the corner.
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>The Listserv will receive bi-weekly or monthly reports from the PA
>showing a summary of activities from each state. The PA website,
>www.parkinsonalliance.org will be an up-to-date source of information
>about all the activities.
>
>In summary:
>
>A]
>1] Each member of this Listserv pledges $1.00/day and will send the
>initial check for $15.00 by/around May 9. Then schedule your donations
>however it is comfortable.
>Net donation (tax deductible) is $365.00/yr.
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>2]Each member will get as many people as possible to make the same
>pledge, but at least one other person:
>Net donation is $365.00/yr.
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>B]
>Members who belong to a support group will work to enroll the other
>support group members to participate. An average group will have at
>least 15 members. Net donation is $365.00/yr/member.
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>C]
>Support groups will raise money, as entities, by employing the usual
>and perhaps imaginative methods of fund raising. There are approx.
>1000 support groups in the USA; a pledge of $100/month x 12 months
>will net $1,200/group.
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>TOTALS
>A/
>1]...1,000 Listserv members X   $365/yr........365,000
>2]   1,000 family/other     X   $365/yr........365,000
>B/ 1,000 groups x 15mbrs x $365/yr...........5,447,500
>C/ 1,000 groups x $1,200/grp.................1,200,000
>                                TOTAL.................$ 73,775,000
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>DO YOU SEE THESE NUMBERS????? Even if we only accomplish a portion --
>do you realize that we are strong and a real force to contend with?
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>Although, I would like to see a lot of fanfare surrounding this
>in-house fundraising, the beauty of it is that no one will know
>whether you have sent any, some, exactly $15.00 or perhaps $50.00 to
>make up for someone who can only send $5.00 per month. It is said: let
>your conscience be your guide.
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>But, please PARTICIPATE - this is our chance to be part of the
>solution.
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>I am in for $30.00 plus 15.00 for someone who cannot.
>Now, let's build our structure, one that will shelter every one of us.
>
>The address of the Parkinson Alliance is:
>Parkinson Alliance
>1250 24th Street, NW - Suite 300
>Washington, DC  20037
>Phone - (888) 331-4673
>
>With hope and love,
>                                Margaret
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>Margaret Tuchman
>Princeton, NJ
>H (609) 921-1696
>Fx(609) 921-1613
>mtuchman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>The Parkinson Alliance
>        We take responsibility for OUR future!
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>Now, let us add the 1000 support groups into the arena. Using an
>average membership list of 15 x $1.00/day x 365 days =
>$5,475.00/group x 1000 groups =  $ 5,447,500
>as individual donations.
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>With some planning, creative thinking and networking each support
>group could raise $100/month x 12 months x 1000 groups = $1,200,000 as
>group donations.
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>Listserv  1000 x $1.00/day x 365 days =             365,000
>SG Mbrs 15 x$1.00/day x 365 days x 1000=     5,447,500
>SGroups 1000 x $100.00/mo x 12 mos =              1,200,000
GRAND TOTAL
>7,012,500