We've posted some of the dozens of photos from the 2004 Walk to Cure Diabetes at Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek. The photo link at the left will take you right there.
We had a great time! For technical reasons, we can't post all the ones we have right now. We're exploring other methods of posting even more great shots!
Also read below for the financial results of all your hard work!
Thanks again. You are all great!
Saturday, October 16, 2004
Sunday, October 10, 2004
Walk Totals.....$800,000
The preliminary totals for the East Bay Walk for a Cure to Diabetes are in....We raised $800,000! With pledges and other money still rolling in, that figure is sure to grow.
Of the total, family teams accounted for $335,000! So far, Team Shelby has officially collected $6,261. We were the 29th team overall in fund-raising, 13th among family teams. This year, there were 93 walk teams that each raised $1,000 or more.
This is a wonderful effort. In years past, the Bay Area chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation has raised about $2 million annually with its local walks. The amount of positive research into the causes and cures of Type I diabetes this amount of money will fund is just amazing.
Each member of Team Shelby is part of the solution. We are once again humbled and thankful for your support. Join us in celebrating our success!
Here's the official list for teams over $5,000:
Dollars Raised --- Team Name
$95,108 --- USS-POSCO
$72,532 --- Pepsi
$51,500 --- Oakland Athletics
$50,000 --- Harman Management Corp.
$29,458 --- PeopleSoft
$21,780 --- Dylan's Superstars (Calamoneri)
$21,495 --- Connor's Crusade for a Cure (Young)
$17,242 --- Team Bobby (Stearns)
$11,096 --- Addi's Angels/Maile's Miracles (Aplanalp)
$10,740 --- Hannah's Hikers (Francis)
$10,528 --- Emily's Dream Team (Giambastini)
$10,341 --- Safeway
$10,105 --- Tessie's Team (Robinson)
$10,000 --- Lending-A-Hand Pacific Service CU
$9,818 --- Jordan's Team (Ehrlich)
$9,601 --- ADP ProBusiness
$9,458 --- Katie's Krew (Assael)
$9,337 --- Farmer's Insurance
$9,280 --- Miller/Telles Family Team
$9,015 --- Alex's Army (Riley)
$8,710 --- PMI Group, Inc.
$8,675 --- Target
$7,375 --- Alec's Advocates (Hillman)
$7,303 --- Katelyn's Krew (Hanna/Theobald)
$7,205 --- Jack & Jill (Contra Costa County Chapter)
$6,955 --- Cooper's Crew for a Cure
$6,914 --- Temple Isaiah
$6,813 --- Save Mart Supermarkets
$6,261 --- Team Shelby (Corey)
$6,170 --- Jordan's CREW (Cain)
$6,115 --- Aiden's Army (Hornett)
$5,500 --- Jacob's Crew (Castleberry)
$5,375 --- Castus Low Carb Superstores
$5,302 --- Aradigm Corporation
$5,211 --- Aisling's A-Team (Maher)
$5,068 --- Team Handy
Of the total, family teams accounted for $335,000! So far, Team Shelby has officially collected $6,261. We were the 29th team overall in fund-raising, 13th among family teams. This year, there were 93 walk teams that each raised $1,000 or more.
This is a wonderful effort. In years past, the Bay Area chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation has raised about $2 million annually with its local walks. The amount of positive research into the causes and cures of Type I diabetes this amount of money will fund is just amazing.
Each member of Team Shelby is part of the solution. We are once again humbled and thankful for your support. Join us in celebrating our success!
Here's the official list for teams over $5,000:
Dollars Raised --- Team Name
$95,108 --- USS-POSCO
$72,532 --- Pepsi
$51,500 --- Oakland Athletics
$50,000 --- Harman Management Corp.
$29,458 --- PeopleSoft
$21,780 --- Dylan's Superstars (Calamoneri)
$21,495 --- Connor's Crusade for a Cure (Young)
$17,242 --- Team Bobby (Stearns)
$11,096 --- Addi's Angels/Maile's Miracles (Aplanalp)
$10,740 --- Hannah's Hikers (Francis)
$10,528 --- Emily's Dream Team (Giambastini)
$10,341 --- Safeway
$10,105 --- Tessie's Team (Robinson)
$10,000 --- Lending-A-Hand Pacific Service CU
$9,818 --- Jordan's Team (Ehrlich)
$9,601 --- ADP ProBusiness
$9,458 --- Katie's Krew (Assael)
$9,337 --- Farmer's Insurance
$9,280 --- Miller/Telles Family Team
$9,015 --- Alex's Army (Riley)
$8,710 --- PMI Group, Inc.
$8,675 --- Target
$7,375 --- Alec's Advocates (Hillman)
$7,303 --- Katelyn's Krew (Hanna/Theobald)
$7,205 --- Jack & Jill (Contra Costa County Chapter)
$6,955 --- Cooper's Crew for a Cure
$6,914 --- Temple Isaiah
$6,813 --- Save Mart Supermarkets
$6,261 --- Team Shelby (Corey)
$6,170 --- Jordan's CREW (Cain)
$6,115 --- Aiden's Army (Hornett)
$5,500 --- Jacob's Crew (Castleberry)
$5,375 --- Castus Low Carb Superstores
$5,302 --- Aradigm Corporation
$5,211 --- Aisling's A-Team (Maher)
$5,068 --- Team Handy
Walks From Around America
I've been seeing lots of accounts recently of families and children fighting diabetes one step at a time like we do here at Team Shelby. Part of the beauty of the Internet is having all of this at your fingertips, but it also brings home just how many people this disease impacts.
Here are capsules of what local newspapers around the country have been reporting:
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Lowell, Mass., Sun:
Jonathan Lapa was 3 when he first got sick.
He was on vacation with his family in Disney World when he suddenly fell very ill.
At the doctor's office in Orlando, Fla., they were told he had a stomach bug, so the family cut short their trip and came back home to Dracut. But Jonathan wasn't getting any better.
They brought him to his primary-care physician. It was a good thing they did. The doctor said if they waited a couple more days, Jonathan would have ended up in a coma.
Jonathan, a sweet little boy with light brown hair and bright blue eyes, was diagnosed with Type I diabetes an autoimmune disease in which the body attacks the cells that produce insulin.
Devastated by the news, the family began the long, heartbreaking journey down a road feared by all parents.
"My baby was very sick," said Jonathan's mother, Sheila Lapa, with tears streaming down her face. "And there wasn't anything I could do about it.
"I cried for a year," she said. "It's very, very hard it changes your whole life."
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From the Marietta, Ohio, Times:
By Connie Cartmell
You don't have to be a mother to know the fear Jeanann Hartman felt eight years ago when her 6-year-old daughter, Nikki Neville, was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes.
The news was overwhelming.
"When I first found out, I was very upset," Hartman, of Cutler, said. "I still worry, and I feel like I nag her a lot."
This mom worries that when her daughter is old enough to move away from home, that she won't take good care of herself and terrible complications will result.
In Type 1 diabetes, a person's pancreas produces little or no insulin, a hormone necessary to sustain life. Insulin must be taken, usually by daily injection, to maintain the proper glucose balance.
There are 17 million Americans with diabetes, 2 million diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. Of the total number of victims, there is one death every three minutes from diabetes. Juvenile, or Type 1 diabetes, often goes undiagnosed, while internal damage continues to ravage young victims. It is a growing health concern, receiving a lot of attention as more children are diagnosed at younger ages.
Several thousand Ohioans participated in a walk at Easton Mall in Columbus Sunday to support the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. A group from Marietta, including Neville, attended in support.
"The numbers of people there really impressed me," Tracey Huck, of Marietta, dean of students at Cutler and Bartlett elementary schools said. "There were a ring of 'walkers' all around the mall perimeter."
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From the Munster, Ind., Times:
BY SUZANNA TUDOR
MERRILLVILLE -- More than 2,000 people took steps Sunday to help raise more than $325,000 for the Northwest Indiana Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Using names such as "Bobby's Buddies" and "Kady's Krusaders," friends and family members of youngsters stricken with the disease converged on Hidden Lake Park in Merrillville for the fifth annual Walk to Cure Diabetes.
The organization was founded in 1970 and sponsors more than 200 walks nationally. The local walk was started because of a mother's desire to help her daughter.
Kady Helmer, 14, of Western Springs, Ill., was diagnosed with Type I diabetes eight years ago.
"I felt there was a need for support from Northwest Indiana for juvenile diabetes research," said mother Kassy Helmer, 41.
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From The Intelligencer of suburban Philadelphia, Pa.:
At 8 years old, Kelly Bandish just wants to fit in.
She was diagnosed with Type 1, or juvenile, diabetes over the summer. This school year is different from the last because Kelly now has to visit the school nurse several times a day to check her blood-sugar level.
"I'm afraid people will think I'm different than the other kids. I'm afraid that they'll think I'm not the same," said Kelly, a third-grader at Mill Creek Elementary School in Warrington.
She plays soccer, softball and the violin. She loves animals. When she grows up, she wants to be a veterinarian.
Looking at her, no one would know she has diabetes. The daily insulin injections that Kelly gives herself serve as a reminder.
In Type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin, which is necessary for the body to be able to use sugar, according to the American Diabetes Association Web site.
Kelly is asking for support as she participates in the Walk to Cure Diabetes on Oct. 31 in Fort Washington. She is hoping to raise $5,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
****
They go on and on and on. Thousands of kids just like our Shelby all over the country just trying to live a normal life with a disease that forces them to think about what their body is doing 24/7.
Here are capsules of what local newspapers around the country have been reporting:
****
Lowell, Mass., Sun:
Jonathan Lapa was 3 when he first got sick.
He was on vacation with his family in Disney World when he suddenly fell very ill.
At the doctor's office in Orlando, Fla., they were told he had a stomach bug, so the family cut short their trip and came back home to Dracut. But Jonathan wasn't getting any better.
They brought him to his primary-care physician. It was a good thing they did. The doctor said if they waited a couple more days, Jonathan would have ended up in a coma.
Jonathan, a sweet little boy with light brown hair and bright blue eyes, was diagnosed with Type I diabetes an autoimmune disease in which the body attacks the cells that produce insulin.
Devastated by the news, the family began the long, heartbreaking journey down a road feared by all parents.
"My baby was very sick," said Jonathan's mother, Sheila Lapa, with tears streaming down her face. "And there wasn't anything I could do about it.
"I cried for a year," she said. "It's very, very hard it changes your whole life."
****
From the Marietta, Ohio, Times:
By Connie Cartmell
You don't have to be a mother to know the fear Jeanann Hartman felt eight years ago when her 6-year-old daughter, Nikki Neville, was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes.
The news was overwhelming.
"When I first found out, I was very upset," Hartman, of Cutler, said. "I still worry, and I feel like I nag her a lot."
This mom worries that when her daughter is old enough to move away from home, that she won't take good care of herself and terrible complications will result.
In Type 1 diabetes, a person's pancreas produces little or no insulin, a hormone necessary to sustain life. Insulin must be taken, usually by daily injection, to maintain the proper glucose balance.
There are 17 million Americans with diabetes, 2 million diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. Of the total number of victims, there is one death every three minutes from diabetes. Juvenile, or Type 1 diabetes, often goes undiagnosed, while internal damage continues to ravage young victims. It is a growing health concern, receiving a lot of attention as more children are diagnosed at younger ages.
Several thousand Ohioans participated in a walk at Easton Mall in Columbus Sunday to support the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. A group from Marietta, including Neville, attended in support.
"The numbers of people there really impressed me," Tracey Huck, of Marietta, dean of students at Cutler and Bartlett elementary schools said. "There were a ring of 'walkers' all around the mall perimeter."
****
From the Munster, Ind., Times:
BY SUZANNA TUDOR
MERRILLVILLE -- More than 2,000 people took steps Sunday to help raise more than $325,000 for the Northwest Indiana Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Using names such as "Bobby's Buddies" and "Kady's Krusaders," friends and family members of youngsters stricken with the disease converged on Hidden Lake Park in Merrillville for the fifth annual Walk to Cure Diabetes.
The organization was founded in 1970 and sponsors more than 200 walks nationally. The local walk was started because of a mother's desire to help her daughter.
Kady Helmer, 14, of Western Springs, Ill., was diagnosed with Type I diabetes eight years ago.
"I felt there was a need for support from Northwest Indiana for juvenile diabetes research," said mother Kassy Helmer, 41.
****
From The Intelligencer of suburban Philadelphia, Pa.:
At 8 years old, Kelly Bandish just wants to fit in.
She was diagnosed with Type 1, or juvenile, diabetes over the summer. This school year is different from the last because Kelly now has to visit the school nurse several times a day to check her blood-sugar level.
"I'm afraid people will think I'm different than the other kids. I'm afraid that they'll think I'm not the same," said Kelly, a third-grader at Mill Creek Elementary School in Warrington.
She plays soccer, softball and the violin. She loves animals. When she grows up, she wants to be a veterinarian.
Looking at her, no one would know she has diabetes. The daily insulin injections that Kelly gives herself serve as a reminder.
In Type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin, which is necessary for the body to be able to use sugar, according to the American Diabetes Association Web site.
Kelly is asking for support as she participates in the Walk to Cure Diabetes on Oct. 31 in Fort Washington. She is hoping to raise $5,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
****
They go on and on and on. Thousands of kids just like our Shelby all over the country just trying to live a normal life with a disease that forces them to think about what their body is doing 24/7.
Sunday, October 03, 2004
Terrific Walk!
Wow! What a wonderful Walk to Cure Diabetes 2004! The weather was absolutely perfect. The turnout was great. And we here at Team Shelby HQ were once again humbled and thankful for our fantastic team!
We had about 60 Team Shelby walkers turn out this morning to join thousands of others at Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek. Only a small group was able to get there early enough for the official picture, but when the walk stepped off at 9 a.m. the Team's pale yellow shirts were clearly evident among all the other family and corporate teams.
As of the end of registration this morning, Team Shelby had raised almost $7,000 to help find a cure for diabetes. That's a phenomenal figure! With more pledges still coming in, that amount is likely to grow even bigger. (It's never to late to mail in your donation to the JDRF!) As amazing as the money is, it's even more important the new people who joined the team this year and the untold hundreds who learned something about diabetes from our ever-expanding Team membership.
Our team is truly inspirational. We've heard some of the stories:
** The penny and coin drive at Van Nuys Elementary School that raised more than $400. Some 22 teachers were involved this year and another segment of classes has yet to participate.
** The staff of the Solano County Public Defender's Office that opened their hearts to the Team again this year with an amazing outpouring of support.
** The members of the classic car club that my West County Times colleague Mary Reiley belongs to who spontaneously donated $10 each over a desert social.
** The dozens of family members who were moved enough by what their Team member relatives were doing that they joined the Team themselves by telling their friends and associates about Team Shelby and the JDRF.
** The student body of Napa Junction Elementary School, especially Kindergarten Room K, Ms. Salsman and Mrs. Hansen. Ms. Salsman, Alex and Shelby's teacher, helped her class make signs for Alex and Shelby to carry in the walk signed and decorated by all their classmates. Then hundreds of kids at the school signed a wall-sized banner that read "Go Team Shelby!" The signatures and pictures were tremendous! We used the banner in our team picture and put it up at the post-walk BBQ.
These are just a few of the hundreds of extraordinary personal efforts that make Team Shelby amazing!
We had more Team members than ever come to the post-walk barbecue at our house. More than 35 people came over to share together in the success of our group effort. People of diverse backgrounds and experiences all coming together in the shared support of Team Shelby over barbecued chicken, burgers, hot dogs and a little Sunday afternoon football. We were particularly blessed this year to have Liz's family from Lompoc and Scott's family from Southern California travel up for the weekend.
I could go on for hours. But we'd also like to hear from Team members! By clicking on the 'comment' note at the end of this posting, you can add your thoughts about this year's Walk to Cure Diabetes for everyone to enjoy.
We handed out almost a dozen individual cameras at the walk and BBQ this year for Team members to take pictures. We're going to have those developed and post them up on the site as soon as possible. We'll send out a note when the pictures are available.
The walk is over for this year, but the fight against diabetes continues. Please come back to the site regularly for news and research updates. You'll also soon hear about an opportunity to support one Team member on his quest to launch the Team Shelby Bike Team with a spring time Ride to Cure Diabetes.
There is no way to adequately say 'thank you' to each and every one of you for your contribution to Team Shelby. Through financial support, thoughtful gestures, telling a friend or colleague about diabetes, and/or prayers and well wishes, each of you buoyed Team Shelby more than you, or we, could ever really know.
We had about 60 Team Shelby walkers turn out this morning to join thousands of others at Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek. Only a small group was able to get there early enough for the official picture, but when the walk stepped off at 9 a.m. the Team's pale yellow shirts were clearly evident among all the other family and corporate teams.
As of the end of registration this morning, Team Shelby had raised almost $7,000 to help find a cure for diabetes. That's a phenomenal figure! With more pledges still coming in, that amount is likely to grow even bigger. (It's never to late to mail in your donation to the JDRF!) As amazing as the money is, it's even more important the new people who joined the team this year and the untold hundreds who learned something about diabetes from our ever-expanding Team membership.
Our team is truly inspirational. We've heard some of the stories:
** The penny and coin drive at Van Nuys Elementary School that raised more than $400. Some 22 teachers were involved this year and another segment of classes has yet to participate.
** The staff of the Solano County Public Defender's Office that opened their hearts to the Team again this year with an amazing outpouring of support.
** The members of the classic car club that my West County Times colleague Mary Reiley belongs to who spontaneously donated $10 each over a desert social.
** The dozens of family members who were moved enough by what their Team member relatives were doing that they joined the Team themselves by telling their friends and associates about Team Shelby and the JDRF.
** The student body of Napa Junction Elementary School, especially Kindergarten Room K, Ms. Salsman and Mrs. Hansen. Ms. Salsman, Alex and Shelby's teacher, helped her class make signs for Alex and Shelby to carry in the walk signed and decorated by all their classmates. Then hundreds of kids at the school signed a wall-sized banner that read "Go Team Shelby!" The signatures and pictures were tremendous! We used the banner in our team picture and put it up at the post-walk BBQ.
These are just a few of the hundreds of extraordinary personal efforts that make Team Shelby amazing!
We had more Team members than ever come to the post-walk barbecue at our house. More than 35 people came over to share together in the success of our group effort. People of diverse backgrounds and experiences all coming together in the shared support of Team Shelby over barbecued chicken, burgers, hot dogs and a little Sunday afternoon football. We were particularly blessed this year to have Liz's family from Lompoc and Scott's family from Southern California travel up for the weekend.
I could go on for hours. But we'd also like to hear from Team members! By clicking on the 'comment' note at the end of this posting, you can add your thoughts about this year's Walk to Cure Diabetes for everyone to enjoy.
We handed out almost a dozen individual cameras at the walk and BBQ this year for Team members to take pictures. We're going to have those developed and post them up on the site as soon as possible. We'll send out a note when the pictures are available.
The walk is over for this year, but the fight against diabetes continues. Please come back to the site regularly for news and research updates. You'll also soon hear about an opportunity to support one Team member on his quest to launch the Team Shelby Bike Team with a spring time Ride to Cure Diabetes.
There is no way to adequately say 'thank you' to each and every one of you for your contribution to Team Shelby. Through financial support, thoughtful gestures, telling a friend or colleague about diabetes, and/or prayers and well wishes, each of you buoyed Team Shelby more than you, or we, could ever really know.
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