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Please post this to your on-line news letters and groups, and insert hard

copies in your organization news letters! Thanx, Tina Hendrix

Hi Listmates, Family and Friends,

As many of you know, my daughter is diagnosed with Autism, Meghan with

ADHD, and me with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome! We all now have the opportunity

to gather funds that will directly effect our health and future. Together

let's reverse the devastation of these diseases!

Please support the " Research & Treatment Project " . Investigation of

Immune-Modulating agents (to provide a cure for these related disorders) by

the Neuro Immune Dysfunction Syndrome () Medical Advisory Board and

Research Institute, is already in its beginning stages. This board is

comprised of a world-renowned group of respected experts in the field,

including Dr. Goldberg. has been a patient of his for 3 years,

I have been for one year, and Meghan will be shortly. Dr. Goldberg has

provided us with excellent care in managing our symptoms.

All that is desperately needed to continue is funding. You can help by

donating through MAT (Medicine for Autism Today), a non profit organization

created by effected families to raise funds for . Meg, and I are

walking in the Human Race to raise funds for this project. You can

participate by collecting pledges to sponsor our walk. These funds will go

to MAT for .

The Human Race is a joint effort by our local community for each person or

group to raise an unlimited amount of funds for their charity of choice. It

is hosted by the Volunteer Center of Santa , Calif. There are different

types of races, Running, bike riding, Wheel chair(rolling), and walking.

All participants are issued as many pledge forms as they want, to distribute

far and wide. So, in essence, our family could be the only ones walking for

MAT/, but could have a thousand people out there from all over,

collecting pledges for us. There is no minimum pledge, and no required number

of total pledges, and they are so easy to collect. I'll send pledge forms to

anyone wants one--just ask friends, neighbors, family, coworkers, etc. I set

them out at businesses, send them to school--there's a million ways to

generate pledges.

The Human Race is Sat. May 13, 2000. However, pledges can be solicited and

collected past that date as long as they reach the Volunteer Center by mail

by May 24, 2000. Its very low key. The Volunteer Center does take a small

cut for operational costs, but they also give prizes for groups that collect

a lot. We've won $$$ prizes two years. I am also giving this incentive:

*****A $100.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE (OF YOUR CHOICE) WILL BE AWARDED TO PERSON

(COLLECTING FOR MAT) WITH HIGHEST DOLLAR AMOUNT OF COLLECTED PLEDGES

SUBMITTED BY DEADLINE!

I attached a flyer about and MAT to the form, so it is self explanatory.

Please help us--more $$$$ for the project brings us closer to being

healthy again. Please e-mail or call me if you need more pledge collection

forms. My telephone number is (707)538-2193 if you need further info.

LET'S GO OUT AND GET THOSE $$$$$ TO HELP OUR KIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tina M. Hendrix

Cure2000@...

MAT: http://www.MAT.org

: http://www.NeuroImmuneDr.com

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Pledge Collection form for the…..

THE HUMAN RACE

Saturday, May 13, 2000

Pledge Collector:

Name:___________________________________________

Telephone:________________________________________

Address:__________________________________________

City:____________________________Zip:______________

*All donations are tax deductable! Make checks payable to " Human Race "

Organization Receiving Funds:

Medicine for Autism Today (MAT) TOTAL PLEDGES:$________

P.O. Box 5938 Contact:

Glen , VA 23058-5938 Tina Hendrix (707)538-2193

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Pledge Collector Organization receiving $_Total Pledges:_$________

(MAT) Research & Treatment Project_____________

Please mail your collected pledge $$'s along with the pledge form to: The

Volunteer Center, 153 Stony Cir. #100 Santa , CA 95401, to arrive no

later than May 24, 2000. Thanks for your help! Volunteer Ctr. (707)573-3399

http://www.volunteernow.org

A $100.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE (OF YOUR CHOICE) WILL BE AWARDED TO THE PERSON

WITH THE HIGHEST DOLLAR AMOUNT OF COLLECTED PLEDGES SUBMITTED BY THE

DEADLINE!

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· Are you aware of the current epidemic that is striking BOTH young and

old?

· Neuro-Immune disorders () are attacking and growing at light speed

rate!

· includes: Autism, PDD, ADD, ADHD, Learning Disabilities, & Chronic

Fatigue Syndrome which are painful, devastating disorders, robbing our

children and adults of normal, healthy lives. Our society has been hit with

a catastrophic financial impact in a failing attempt to treat these serious

disorders.

· Autism alone has increased in staggering numbers in the past 7-10 years:

· 273% in California, 513% in land, 600% in Florida-these numbers are

uniform around the nation! Autism is now the third most prevalent childhood

disorder, occurring in one out of every 500 children-- more often than

childhood cancer or Down's Syndrome! Yet it remains one of the least funded

for research.

However, THERE IS HOPE!!!!!!!!!!!

PLEASE SUPPORT THE:

N.I.D.S. RESEARCH & TREATMENT PROJECT

This project is a research and clinical treatment plan that is already

underway. Immune Modulating Agents are being tested to provide a CURE for

these disorders, by the Neuro-Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Medical Advisory

Board and Research Institute, a world-renowned group of respected experts in

the field.

ALL THAT IS DESPERATELY NEEDED TO CONTINUE IS FUNDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You can help by donating through M.A.T. (Medicine for Autism Today), a

non-profit organization created by effected families to raise funds for .

All $$$$ go directly for research and treatment. Time is of the essence,

please help to stop this epidemic today!

Please direct any inquiries to your local reps: Tina Hendrix (707)538-2193

E-mail: Cure2000@..., Helen Maksutovic (707)586-3317, & Trish Laugle

(707)778-2287

Medical Advisory Board and Research institute, TAX ID#4603970301

http://www.NeuroImmuneDr.com

MAT, P.O. Box 5938, Glen , VA 23058-5938, TAX ID#4605902201

http://www.MAT.org

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SAMPLE OF SUPPORTERS/SPONSORS OF THE " " HYPOTHESIS FOR CHILDREN WITH

AUTISM:

MAT: MEDICINE FOR AUTISM TODAY

THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

THE DOUG FLUTIE JR. FOUNDATION FOR AUTISM

DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRIC IMMUNOLOGY, UMDNJ

ADVANCED IMMUNOT (PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY)

MAT/ IS ALSO A COURTESY MEMBER OF:

· The National Association of Children's Hospitals Research Institute

· The United Way (payroll donations can be directed to MAT)

ANECDOTES

" My son's bloodwork shows an activated immune system even when he is

perfectly healthy. Regulating this problem makes sense to me " Parent,

Southern California

" My daughter has gone from borderline retarded to the top ten percentile in

her class by using attempting to modulate the immune system and not let it

become over-active " Parent, Northern Idaho

ETC.