Posted on behalf of Noreen Flanagan, who has agreed to help coordinate transportation to the Lyme Protest Rally on November 30  (www.Lymenews.org). PLEASE DISTRIBUTE:

This notice officially kicks off the MA Ride Board for the November 30, 2006 NY Lyme Protest Rally!

While our vehicles may be originating in Massachusetts, we would be delighted to accommodate as many people as we can in our neighboring states of RI, NH, ME & CT. It is possible, for example, that a bus from Cape Cod also could pick up passengers in Providence and along the CT shoreline. 

This Ride Board is for protest participants who want to leave and return in one day (Thursday, November 30, 2006). For those of you preferring to make overnight accommodations, please use the resources listed on the rally web site:
 www.Lymenews.org

STEPS

Please cut and paste the following questions with your answers into the body of an email. Send the email to Noreen Flanagan, who will be coordinating this ride board: noreenflanagan@aol.com

• Name (first name & last name or initial):
• Email Address:
• Home Phone #:
• Cell Phone #:
• Home Town (please indicate if your town is north, south or west of Boston)
• Interest in Taking a subsidized bus/van (yes/no/not sure)

Private Ride Offer Starting Point:

• # of Seats Available in Private Vehicle:
• Comments/Questions:

  Your information will be input into a Master Ride Board (Microsoft Word Table). This information will be kept within the group. If you DO NOT want your information to be displayed on the Ride Board please let  Noreen know that in your reply Email.

  The Master Ride Board will be updated on a regular basis and distributed at the end of each day (approximately at 11:00 PM).

  Note: Bus/Van routes(s), stops and approximate departure times  have yet  not been determined.

  SOMETHING TO CONSIDER:

  Would anyone be willing and able to rent and drive a van or car that would be subsidized? To justify this expense, we would need to have enough people signing up.

If you have any comments, questions or concerns, please address these to Noreen Flanagan: noreenflanagan@aol.com

  Many thanks for your attention and participation! Please help to spread the word. A strong turnout at the rally will send a clear and vital message regarding the massive opposition to the IDSA Guidelines.

  For more information regarding this protest of the recently  revised guidelines published by the Infectious Diseases Society of America/IDSA, please go to the rally website: www.Lymenews.org