Kick-Off Event with special guest: David Lander ("Squiggy" from "Laverne and Shirley")
Please note and RSVP to rsvp@bostoncure.org is requested
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When:
Saturday November 3rd, 2001 5:00pm
- 8:00pm
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The founders of the Boston Cure Project
- Art Mellor, President & CEO and Timothy Vartanian, M.D., Ph.D., Chief
Scientist will be presenting an overview of the Boston Cure Project and
its mission to cure Multiple Sclerosis.
The evening will feature our celebrity
guest speaker David Lander (best known for his role as "Squiggy" in "Laverne
& Shirley"). David is a veteran actor with scores of film roles, including
"A Bug's Life," "Scary Movie," "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," and "Titan A.E.".
He has also appeared in dozens of television shows, including "The Drew
Carey Show," "Mad About You," and "Star Trek: the Next Generation."
David was diagnosed with multiple
sclerosis in 1984, has written a book about dealing with MS - "Fall Down
Laughing" - and has become a popular and engaging speaker on multiple sclerosis.
We will be serving hors d'oeuvres,
soft drinks, beer, and wine. We will also be accepting donations and pledges
throughout the evening.
PLEASE RSVP:
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Please let as many people know about
this event as you can. Everyone is invited, and we particularly want to
get the word out to people with MS, their family members, and others involved
in MS and philanthropic circles.
We are not charging for this event,
but we will be soliciting donations to the Boston Cure Project during the
evening. Corporate and personal sponsorships are available.
We welcome any offers to help staff
the event, or donations of catering services, beverages, or other useful
items for the event.
ADDITIONAL INFO
The Boston Cure Project is a nonprofit
organization dedicated to curing Multiple Sclerosis (MS) by determining
the cause of MS.
We believe the route to finding the
cure will come from determining the cause or causes of MS. The causes will
be found by developing a logical, organized, straight-forward process based
on what is known about the cause of disease in general. This process must
be clearly spelled out and presented in a manner that is accessible to
those involved: researchers, clinicians, and individuals with MS.
Multiple Sclerosis affects over 300,000
people in the US and 2 million people world-wide. The cause is not known,
there is no known cure, and there are no significant treatments available.
MS is a chronic neuro-degenerative disorder of the central nervous system
that often results in severe disability including inability to walk, blindness,
cognitive dysfunction, extreme fatigue and other serious effects.
PLEASE RSVP: send email to rsvp@bostoncure.org
indicating how many people will attend and their names by October 20th.
For more information about the Boston
Cure Project or this event call 781/729-1055, email info@bostoncure.org,
or visit our new website at http://www.bostoncure.org
LOCATION
We are holding the event in the atrium
of the Carl J. Shapiro Clinical Center at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
Center. The Shapiro building is located at 300 Brookline Ave in Boston
at the intersection of Longwood and Brookline in the Longwood Medical Area.
It is accessible by car and public transportation. Ample for-pay parking
is available in the lower levels of the Shapiro building itself.
Driving and parking directions:
http://www.bidmc.harvard.edu/ambsurg/about2.asp
Public Transportation:
There are a number of public transportation
options for visitors coming to the Carl J. Shapiro Clinical Center. For
more information, call the MBTA at 617-222-3200 or visit their website
at http://www.mbta.com.
The main bus numbers are: 8, 8A,
47, CT2, and CT3.
The Carl J. Shapiro Clinical Center
also is a short walk from the MBTA Green Line, "D-Train", Longwood stop.
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Kick-Off Reception and Presentations
Atrium of Carl J. Shapiro Clinical
Center at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 300 Brookline Ave, Boston
MA, 02215 (at Longwood Ave)
RSVP to rsvp@bostoncure.org (state
number and names attending) by October 20th please
send email to rsvp@bostoncure.org
indicating number of people and their names by October 20th.