6 days left! Sponsors needed please, Walk to find a Cure, JDRF (diabetes)

[Christiansmommy]

I think I will donate via snail mail, b/c the site doesn't have a "lock" on it, saying it is a secure site...and I don't want to put credit card info on there w/o it being a secure site.

Thanks.
Robyn

[Mad Mags Moo]

I have had diabetes for nearly 17 years and I help with local diabetes support group by doing awareness and fundraising at every opportunity. It is amazing how much ignorance people have about this long term condition...I do not see it as a disease. I live with diabetes...i do not SUFFER from diabetes...I am not a victim.
Diabetes has never stopped me from doing anything....other than scuba diving or flying a plane....neither one i want to do anyway!
I still eat chocolate...very naughty and i may be paying for it now as my right eye has some bleeding in the retina area
I am on 4 injections a day and when i get to 40 (in about 5 years time!) I may have to go on cholesterol and heart medication to prevent any of the long term health problems occuring...that kind of scares the crap out of me but hopefully by then research may have found a way of stopping these from happening.
Sorry i have rambled on here but just thought I would tell you about me and what i do for a very good cause!
Feel free to ask any questions!
I am now off my soapbox......thanks for listening!

[lv4dogs]

Just a gentle bump.

A friendly reminder to my wonderful PT friends, please don't forget that children all across the world need your support with this awful disease.

Every 30 seconds of every day a child is diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.
Every 30 seconds of every day a leg is being amputated due to diabetes. 35 of those cases are children.
Diabetes kills one American every three minutes and is the 6th leading cause of death.
Diabetes is THE leading cause of Kidney Failure, adult blindness, non-traumatic amputations, nerve damage, stroke & heart attacks.

Please sponsor me in my walk to find a cure.
http://walk.jdrf.org/index.cfm?fusea...irmid=86346358

Our team, Kyles Krew hopes to exceed what we collected last year, which was just over $3000 total, $1200 of that was what I collected. (including online & offline donations) and we can not do this alone.

For those that have already done so I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

[lv4dogs]

Bumping this up as it is for a very good cause.

Thank you all who have donated & sent good wishes, it is very much appreciated.

[JenBKR]

Oh I am soooo glad that you bumped this up as i completely forgot I will donate!

[sandragonfly]

bumping.. lv4dogs, just wanted you to know I've finally emailed the link (you provided) to everyone in my family and friends - hopefully they will read it soon and able to help too!

at RIT, my school - I've been seeing fundraising booths around, flyers, posters and inspiriting words chalked on our campus - of many walks to find a cure for various diseases. my friend and I plan to come here, and walk with you too, should we sign up as walkers? and thought of you often! yours is on the 21st of this month, right?

I'm so glad I could help you, and those children too! you know, I miss doing motorcycle riding - Ride for Kids (pediatric brain tumor foundation) - with my father every year for about 9 years. it was awesome, we were in middle of 2,000 motorcyclists for two hours once and made over $6,000 donation before. I've once walked for cancer foundation for my friend's friend who died from it too - there are so many things we could help, walk through with.

looking forward see you there?

[lv4dogs]

Oh GIna, thats wonderful, thank you so much for helping! I'll PM you after lunch today!

[JenBKR]

I wish I could have donated more - things are so tight right now. Good luck, I really hope you reach your goal!

[sandragonfly]

yup, see you soon!

I've raised a bit over $200 for kyle's krew around my school today. there were about half of them who I asked for help has already donated to two diabete professors here - one of them was my english teacher .. I didn't know. was a sad day - thought of my grandfather who died from gangrene (diabetes) last november and your little trooper too.

anyway, I'll be bringing it this sunday. thanks for sponsorbooklets by the way. you should have send 4th. my friend who planned to come couldn't come. her daughter is in hospital. so I'll be coming alone but there are few RIT students (friends) probably will be there too. "depends on weather," they say. but, crayola will be coming for sure. (with banadana on you sent him).

looking forward - hope it'll be a warm day for everyone.