On December 1, 2008, the petition (100+ pages!) was printed and mailed to the US Postal service along with the tulip graphic and Claire's original application.

Our heartfelt thanks to the staff of the Parkinson's Action Network for their support. They researched the process of applying for a stamp, and in so doing, they "discovered" Claire's application. It was PAN who printed and mailed the petition to the US Postal Service. We couldn't have done it without their help and support.

We will keep this petition active for those who want to show their support for using this "PD Tulip" for Parkinson's awareness.

If you would like to see this tulip design become the symbol for Parkinson's disease awareness in the U.S., please sign this petition.

On April 23, 2006, Claire Salamon applied to the Postal Service’s Citizen’s Stamp Advisory Committee for a series of 4 stamps about Incurable Diseases of the Central Nervous System and Spinal Cord Injuries. In her application, Claire suggested that the red tulip be used on the Parkinson's disease stamp, if it is approved. We plan to send this petition to the USPS – in support of Claire’s application – requesting that they use this red PD Tulip (designed by Karen Painter) on the Parkinson's disease stamp.
(read about the story of Karen's tulip)

Over 1 million people in the U.S. have Parkinson's disease.
Every 9 minutes another person is diagnosed with PD (60,000 per year).

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