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Mrs. Wendi King
Goal: $500.00 |
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Together we can stop diabetes. One Step at a Time.
I am walking and raising funds for the American Diabetes Association’s signature fundraising walk, Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes. Every step I take and every dollar I raise will make a difference in the lives of 23.6 million Americans living with diabetes. By making a donation on my behalf, you will be helping the Association provide community-based education programs, protect the rights of people with diabetes and fund critical research for a cure.
No matter how small or large, your generous donation will help us stop diabetes.
Did you know that 1 in 3 children in the United States faces a future with diabetes?
The Association works everyday to change the frightening future that diabetes has in store, but we need your help. Please make a donation to my fundraising efforts. Together we can stop diabetes.
About Diabetes
Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. The cause of diabetes continues to be a mystery, although both genetics and environmental factors appear to play roles. There are 23.6 million Americans living with diabetes, a disease that is outpacing heart disease, cancer and AIDS. Diabetes is a disease that has deadly serious consequences, and there is no cure.
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Greetings!
If you have landed on this page it is likely because I have pestered you in to clicking the link somehow. Thanks for coming this far...
I was asked to walk in the October 24th "Step Out" with my roommate for her Dad. He is a pretty awesome guy, and I am happy to do this. I think that just one person with a life altering and threatening disease is enough that we should take action, but since I (amazingly) do not currently know anyone else with the disease, I wanted to make those of you who can't come walk an offer.
If you would like to donate to support the ADA through my link I will make a blog entry here in memorium or support of anyone that you might know who has been affected by this awful disease. I will also write their name on my walking number. If you would like to donate a larger amount to help our team reach our goals I will include a longer write up, and will attach a separate sheet with their name and picture to my walking numbers.
If you are like me and don't have anyone close to you who is affected and would still like to donate I encourage you to do so. I will write -your- name on the side of the numbers that doesn't stick out, so that I will still know you "have my back".
To take advantage of this offer, please click on the "Click here to sponsor me" button above the fund raising status bar. Be sure to leave the name of the person you want me to walk for and any stories about them you would like me to post to this blog. If you would like me to take their picture with me, please e-mail it to me at: pettronella at gmail dot com.
Thank you for your support!
~Wendi~
by Wendi King on Mon, Oct 12, 2009 @ 8:34 PM
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