We are just days from the walk.
Here are details to remember:
1. Start rounding up last-minute donors so proceeds can be turned in Oct. 3. Convert any cash donations to checks payable to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. No cash can be accepted on walk day.
2. It's never too late to donate. Any gifts that come in after Oct. 3 can be sent directly to the JDRF San Francisco office.
3. Because we have an awesome team, we qualify for not only our own check-in table on walk day but an official team photo. Our photo time is 8 a.m. Get there bright and early so you don't miss the picture.
4. T-shirts are coming in this week. We'll distribute them as quickly as possible after we get them.
5. Have fun! The walk is a tremendous time of inspiration. It's amazing to see thousands of people coming together to support a cause so close to all of our hearts.
Thanks for all of your love and support. We couldn't do what we do everyday for Shelby and the JDRF could not work to find a cure without all of your support.
Keep coming back to our site. After the walk, we'll post a new round of great photos. You'll continue to get the latest news and information about the team and the fight against diabetes all year long.
Saturday, September 25, 2004
Saturday, September 04, 2004
Fund-raising tip: Leverage your donations
Corporate matching grants is one of the best ways to maximize the donations you collect so Team Shelby can support the JDRF.
Many employers have programs that will partially match donations made by their employees to philanthropic causes. While many companies have such policies, employees often have to ask about them for the door to swing open. Use your fundraising letter to make your pitch. You also can note that the JDRF has been very well rated by the American Institute of Philanthropy for its responsible use of donations.
Some companies have cut back on their donations as the economy has hit some rough spots. But it never hurts to ask. Others budget the money the use it for other purposes at the end of the year when it goes unspent. Normally, the human resources department is the repository for this type of information.
The bottom line: You can't take advantage of planned/budgeted corporate giving unless you ask.
If anyone gets a corporate matching grant, please let us know. We will be more than happy to spread the good news about that responsive corporate citizen with our ever-growing online audience.
Good luck!
Many employers have programs that will partially match donations made by their employees to philanthropic causes. While many companies have such policies, employees often have to ask about them for the door to swing open. Use your fundraising letter to make your pitch. You also can note that the JDRF has been very well rated by the American Institute of Philanthropy for its responsible use of donations.
Some companies have cut back on their donations as the economy has hit some rough spots. But it never hurts to ask. Others budget the money the use it for other purposes at the end of the year when it goes unspent. Normally, the human resources department is the repository for this type of information.
The bottom line: You can't take advantage of planned/budgeted corporate giving unless you ask.
If anyone gets a corporate matching grant, please let us know. We will be more than happy to spread the good news about that responsive corporate citizen with our ever-growing online audience.
Good luck!
What your donations do
Here's an example of what the JDRF does with the money Team Shelby raises. We are a vital part of a much larger global effort.
See more examples in the Research Corner.
August 23, 2004
BOSTON-The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and Harvard Medical School today announced the opening of the JDRF Center for Immunological Tolerance in Type 1 Diabetes at Harvard Medical School, Generously Supported by Marshalls Ten Year Partnership with JDRF.
The Center was developed because advances in the immune tolerance area are critical for finding better treatments, and eventually a cure, for type 1 diabetes. The primary goals of the JDRF Center for Immunological Tolerance at Harvard Medical School are:
* understanding how immunological tolerance breaks down to provoke type 1 diabetes
* learning how to re-establish tolerance in order to prevent or cure type 1 diabetes, in particular via islet transplantation
* providing a framework for integrating basic research and clinical endeavors focused on islet transplantation
* serving as a magnet for research on immunological tolerance in type 1 diabetes at Harvard Medical School and its affiliated hospitals, and in the Boston area more generally
* becoming a reservoir for new technologies and resources to service the worldwide community of type 1 diabetes researchers.
The new Center will be supported by JDRF with a three-year grant of approximately $5 million.
"We are excited about tackling the critical and very complicated area of immune tolerance," says Raphael Dolin, M.D., Dean for Academic and Clinical Programs at Harvard Medical School. "The Center's scientists are dedicated to learning more about immune tolerance and are acutely aware of its potential impact on islet transplantation, which is a very promising strategy for treating and potentially curing diabetes. We are honored to be working with JDRF to help find a cure for type 1 diabetes."
See more examples in the Research Corner.
August 23, 2004
BOSTON-The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and Harvard Medical School today announced the opening of the JDRF Center for Immunological Tolerance in Type 1 Diabetes at Harvard Medical School, Generously Supported by Marshalls Ten Year Partnership with JDRF.
The Center was developed because advances in the immune tolerance area are critical for finding better treatments, and eventually a cure, for type 1 diabetes. The primary goals of the JDRF Center for Immunological Tolerance at Harvard Medical School are:
* understanding how immunological tolerance breaks down to provoke type 1 diabetes
* learning how to re-establish tolerance in order to prevent or cure type 1 diabetes, in particular via islet transplantation
* providing a framework for integrating basic research and clinical endeavors focused on islet transplantation
* serving as a magnet for research on immunological tolerance in type 1 diabetes at Harvard Medical School and its affiliated hospitals, and in the Boston area more generally
* becoming a reservoir for new technologies and resources to service the worldwide community of type 1 diabetes researchers.
The new Center will be supported by JDRF with a three-year grant of approximately $5 million.
"We are excited about tackling the critical and very complicated area of immune tolerance," says Raphael Dolin, M.D., Dean for Academic and Clinical Programs at Harvard Medical School. "The Center's scientists are dedicated to learning more about immune tolerance and are acutely aware of its potential impact on islet transplantation, which is a very promising strategy for treating and potentially curing diabetes. We are honored to be working with JDRF to help find a cure for type 1 diabetes."
Friday, September 03, 2004
Go Team Shelby!
Team Shelby was mentioned somewhat prominently in the JDRF Bay Area weekly walk team captain update on Thursday.
Not only did they thank us for turning in a sample fundraising letter, we have the second highest advance walker registration so far with 29 walkers. Way to go!
In the past two years, all of you - Team Shelby - raised more than $10,000 to help the JDRF find a cure! Told you all those small checks and pennies add up! We have a fairly ambitious goal this year, but we can make it!
The East Bay walk is on Oct. 3, which is coming up fast. If you have registered yet, please follow the link at the left to do so. You can also sponsor a registered walker through the same link! Tip: Shelby is a registered walker.
If any team members need help remembering who supported their fundraising last year, drop us a line. We have that information and can get it out to you quickly
Liz is heading up the T-shirt orders. Write to us and we can get a shirt shipped out to you. We have a couple different styles. It's a great way to show year around support for the Team! Even if you can't make the walk!
The JDRF update also plugged our Web site! It's our first, official outside the team plug!
Just for some friendly competition: Sal Pal's, another East Bay family team, has 99 walkers already! They did really well last year, too. As the walk come closer there are usually some really tremendous sudden surges!
Keep up the good work. You are all amazing. We couldn't push forward without knowing the tremendous support network we have in all of you.
Not only did they thank us for turning in a sample fundraising letter, we have the second highest advance walker registration so far with 29 walkers. Way to go!
In the past two years, all of you - Team Shelby - raised more than $10,000 to help the JDRF find a cure! Told you all those small checks and pennies add up! We have a fairly ambitious goal this year, but we can make it!
The East Bay walk is on Oct. 3, which is coming up fast. If you have registered yet, please follow the link at the left to do so. You can also sponsor a registered walker through the same link! Tip: Shelby is a registered walker.
If any team members need help remembering who supported their fundraising last year, drop us a line. We have that information and can get it out to you quickly
Liz is heading up the T-shirt orders. Write to us and we can get a shirt shipped out to you. We have a couple different styles. It's a great way to show year around support for the Team! Even if you can't make the walk!
The JDRF update also plugged our Web site! It's our first, official outside the team plug!
Just for some friendly competition: Sal Pal's, another East Bay family team, has 99 walkers already! They did really well last year, too. As the walk come closer there are usually some really tremendous sudden surges!
Keep up the good work. You are all amazing. We couldn't push forward without knowing the tremendous support network we have in all of you.
Off to School
Frequent visitors probably have wondered, "What's going on with Shelby these days?" You've also probably wondered why things haven't been updated on the site lately.
Well, the answer to those questions are inter-related.....We've started kindergarten!
Shelby and her twin brother Alex have been in school now for almost three weeks. There's been tons of excitement and new experiences, friends, teachers and routines. They love kindergarten. For Shelby, she's finally in the place she's talked about for more than a year!
We really think they are in a good place to get the academic training they need.
However, entering the public school system, even a good district, for the first time presented more challenges than we expected. Frankly, the school was less prepared for Shelby and providing the type of care she needs than we thought they would be. There are lots of reasons great and small for this, which we'll get into at some point in the future. But Liz and I have spent a lot of time working with our principal, teacher and school nurse to work out a formal plan structuring Shelby's day at school. Let's just say it was terrific to go to back to school night this week and talk about academics rather than negotiating a medical regimen.
That's part of the reason for the lack of regular Web site updates lately, too. But the real problem is that putting this site together and thinking of new and useful stuff for it is a ton of fun. I could spend all day on this. The problem is I have the proverbial day job and I have to sleep at some point. I can really see how people get addicted to this stuff!
Well, the answer to those questions are inter-related.....We've started kindergarten!
Shelby and her twin brother Alex have been in school now for almost three weeks. There's been tons of excitement and new experiences, friends, teachers and routines. They love kindergarten. For Shelby, she's finally in the place she's talked about for more than a year!
We really think they are in a good place to get the academic training they need.
However, entering the public school system, even a good district, for the first time presented more challenges than we expected. Frankly, the school was less prepared for Shelby and providing the type of care she needs than we thought they would be. There are lots of reasons great and small for this, which we'll get into at some point in the future. But Liz and I have spent a lot of time working with our principal, teacher and school nurse to work out a formal plan structuring Shelby's day at school. Let's just say it was terrific to go to back to school night this week and talk about academics rather than negotiating a medical regimen.
That's part of the reason for the lack of regular Web site updates lately, too. But the real problem is that putting this site together and thinking of new and useful stuff for it is a ton of fun. I could spend all day on this. The problem is I have the proverbial day job and I have to sleep at some point. I can really see how people get addicted to this stuff!
Thursday, September 02, 2004
On TV
For Team members in the Bay Area and environs, there will be a television segment on the JDRF walk this month.
The good folks at the JDRF Bay Area office wrote:
"Cal-Hi Sports will air a story on Swimmer/Golfer Andrea Sarti a type 1 diabetic from Carondelet High School on the show September 5 at 4:30 on KRON 4. The story will be replayed on September 6 at 7 p.m. on Fox Sports Net."
Sometimes seeing another person's story first-hand can be pretty inspiring, particularly when its a teen who is living a 'normal' life with diabetes. Important thign to remember: People with diabetes can do just about anything. They just need to plan ahead and really think about what those activities mean for their lives.
The good folks at the JDRF Bay Area office wrote:
"Cal-Hi Sports will air a story on Swimmer/Golfer Andrea Sarti a type 1 diabetic from Carondelet High School on the show September 5 at 4:30 on KRON 4. The story will be replayed on September 6 at 7 p.m. on Fox Sports Net."
Sometimes seeing another person's story first-hand can be pretty inspiring, particularly when its a teen who is living a 'normal' life with diabetes. Important thign to remember: People with diabetes can do just about anything. They just need to plan ahead and really think about what those activities mean for their lives.
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