Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Walk(sponsor me pls)

[dominicminicoopers]

Sponsor dominicminicoopers for the JDRF walk

On Sat Nov 1st, 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,

Dominic Tuso (dominicminicoopers)

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

Sponsor dominicminicoopers for the JDRF walk

[dominicminicoopers]

The walk is this Saturday. Yep, it's almost November already! Can't tell by the wonderful weather we've been having.

[dominicminicoopers]

Thanks for the sponsorships to date! I appreciate all of the help.

[danjmcs]

Good luck Dom!

[dominicminicoopers]

Due to the overwhelming response, I've raised my goal by 50%. Thanks again to all of those who sponsor me. (and no, you don't get your money back if I don't complete the walk...in other words, no one gets to do a Nancy Kerrigan attack on my legs!)

[dominicminicoopers]

Thanks to all of those who supported this. About 18k walkers this AM is what I heard. The largest walk in the world for JDRF!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcs/sets/ ... 567675906/

[dominicminicoopers]

Just got this in. Amazing!! 27500 walkers!!

It is estimated that there were more than 27,500 walkers onsite, and the Walk raised more than $2.1 million!