Juvenile Diabetes Walk 2009

Felburg · September 18, 2009, 02:41:56 AM

Greetings! I'm hoping you can help me for this really great cause.

I'm writing to you to ask for your support in a very special cause.

This year, on November 8, 2009 at Dodger Stadium. I'll be taking part in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Walk to Cure Diabetes along with a half-million other walkers across the country. Our goal: To raise $105 million to help fund research for a cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications.

Type 1, or juvenile, diabetes, is a devastating, often deadly disease that affects millions of people--a large and growing percentage of them children.

Many people think type 1 diabetes can be controlled by insulin. While insulin does keep people with type 1 diabetes alive, it is NOT a cure. Aside from the daily challenges of living with type 1 diabetes, there are many severe, often fatal, complications caused by the disease.

That's the bad news... and yes, it's pretty bad.

The good news, though, is that a cure for type 1 diabetes is within reach. In fact, JDRF funding and leadership is associated with most major scientific breakthroughs in type 1 diabetes research to date. And JDRF funds a major portion of all type 1 diabetes research worldwide, more than any other charity.

I'm writing to ask for your support because now more than ever, EACH of us can be a part of bringing about a cure. Each of us can make a real difference

Won't you please give to JDRF as generously as you're able?

Together, we can make the cure a reality.

Thank you,

Jeffrey Felburg

Please visit my Walk Web page if you would like to donate online or see how close I am to reaching my personal goal:

http://walk.jdrf.org/walker.cfm?id=87368981

Felburg · September 23, 2009, 04:20:26 AM

I'm up to: $150 collected!

Last year, I was able to bring in $1665, I hope to beat that this year.

Felburg · September 27, 2009, 11:38:42 PM

I'm now up to $200!

If you want to send me a donation, and want to do it offline (cash or check), please message me for my contact information.

Felburg · October 05, 2009, 05:33:05 PM

I am now up to $255 collected. :mitch:

Felburg · October 16, 2009, 04:22:15 AM

I have a combined total now of $643. If anybody can help me in getting closer to my goal, it would really help.

Felburg · October 27, 2009, 04:31:21 AM

I have about two weeks to go, and still haven't met my goal.

Felburg · November 02, 2009, 10:28:13 PM

Last week to go before the big day!

Felburg · November 06, 2009, 04:17:39 AM

Only a couple days to go!

I have a combined total of $949. That puts me $51 from my goal.

Can anyone help?