16^th Annual “Park Pic”

July is here and it’s time again for our annual outing for good food, good fun and good fellowship!!

If you have never been to Pat’s Picnic Pavilion, you are in for a treat! Jim is a great cook and you certainly won’t go away hungry!! Of course, our CNYPSG cooks can’t be beat either when they arrive with lots of dessert goodies.

Another great thing at Pat’s Picnic Pavilion is their facilities can handle any kind of weather! You can sit in the sun, out of the sun or inside if it’s too chilly!

It is also the day to find out who will receive the 2007 Walter H. Dickson Memorial Award for outstanding PWP (Person with Parkinson’s) and outstanding Caregiver.

If you are a newcomer to our group or even have never attended any of our meetings, this is a great time to check us out! You will have a better chance to get to know us and you will see that you can still enjoy life—even with PD!!

So check out the details on page 10,

Bring your family and friends and join in the fun!

SEE YOU THERE!!

Under the Weather?

We send our BEST WISHES and thoughts to all of the members of our CNYPSG family who have had recent health problems. Here’s hoping Barbara Barker, Emily Lewis, Sarah Schachtler and Jean Sterling are doing well!

Happy Birthday, No Parkin' Zone

     With this issue No Parkin' Zone turns 15.  It is hard to believe it has been that long, but it was 15 years ago, almost to the day, when the first issue was published.        The
first newsletter was just five pages and was only printed on one side of the paper.  It was a one-woman operation.  Marge Moylan did the writing, typing, proofing, duplicating, and the folding, addressing and stamping.  She also took them to the post office and mailed them.  Letters were sent to 17 or 18 addresses.   
     Today we send out about 560 copies to 30 different states as well as a few to Washington DC and one to Canada. That's a pretty good growth spurt for a 15 year old.  Today we have two editors.  (Nancy McCaffrey does most of the work.)  We have a production staff of about a dozen who spend the better part of a day four times a year folding and addressing.  We use a professional printer who also collates the pages for us. Yes, No Parkin' Zone has blossomed over this 15 year span, yet one thing never changes.  It is our chief expense every year but a very worthwhile expense according to the good feedback we hear. Happy Birthday!

M&M Shows & Health Fairs

The M&Ms (Moylans & McCaffreys) were pleased to be invited back to Utica College on May 5^th to present their program about life with PD to the Occupational Therapy students. It was a delightful experience for the M&Ms as they were a very attentive audience and asked numerous questions! We thank them for giving us the opportunity to meet with them.

On June 28th, the M&Ms traveled to Amsterdam to talk to some PD patients and other interested persons who would like to form a support group in the Fulton-Montgomery County area. We thank Kim Ellis and the Health Care Center for inviting us and wish them well in their endeavors.

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