Fw: Vigil announcement-please distribute

May 1, 2001

Friends,

You may have already heard that SAFE MINDS (Sensible Action for Ending Mercury

Induced Neurological Disorders) is organizing a candlelight vigil in Centennial

Park in Atlanta on Thursday evening, May 10, 2001. SAFE MINDS members met with

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) officials numerous times during this last year

and asked them to state a preference for vaccines that do not contain thimerosal

but the agency did not comply. The CDC's own research study shows an association

between levels of exposure to thimerosal in vaccines and developmental

irregularities. Since the CDC is based in Atlanta and this year's East Coast DAN

Conference is being held in the same city,SAFE MINDS wants to take this

opportunity to highlight the irresponsible actions of this agency while paying

tribute to our autistic children.

Participants in the Candlelight Vigil will meet in the park at 9 PM and long,

white, half inch diameter candles with a funnel shaped holder will be

distributed. Please bring a card with your child's name and a photo of your

child if you would like your child's name to be read aloud during the ceremony

and the pictures will be displayed during the vigil. The following morning the

pictures will be taken to the CDC National Immunization Program along with a

request to stop distribution of mercury tainted vaccines. A suggested donation

of $2.00 per candle will be requested from participants. The proceeds will

benefit the SAFE MINDS organization.

Anyone who cannot travel to Atlanta but is still interested in participating in

the vigil may send a donation of $2 to SAFE MINDS and a votive style candle will

be lit and displayed for your child that evening. Send a check for $2 payable

to SAFE MINDS along with your child's name and a photo, if desired, to:

SAFE MINDS

14 Commerce Drive

3rd Floor

Cranford, NJ 07016

Please mail before May 5th. Visit our website at www.safeminds.org for more

information or feel free to email us at info@... with any questions.

Thanks for your support.

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