Thank you for writing, e-mailing, and calling your Members of Congress about Parkinson's research at the Department of Defense. Your hard work resulted in 23 Senate signers and 69 House signers on the Neurotoxin Exposure Treatment Parkinson's Research (NETPR) program Dear Colleagues!

As you know, the Dear Colleague letters request $55 million for the NETPR program in the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Appropriations bill. The letters have been sent to the Senate and House Defense Subcommittees who will soon meet to establish next year's funding level for the NETPR program and the entire Defense bill.

As we thank you for your hard work, please take a moment to e-mail your Members of Congress and thank them for signing the NETPR program Dear Colleague or express your disappointment for their lack of support. Our system will provide you with the proper e-mail that reflects your Members of Congress sign-on status. To see the list of NETPR Dear Colleague signers, please click here.

Later this year, your help will be needed again to ensure the NETPR program is funded adequately in the Defense Appropriations bill. It is only with YOUR advocacy efforts that this innovative research program exists-stay tuned for upcoming alerts on the NETPR program!