Liz Gives Kickoff Keynote Speech

Liz was asked to give the personal story at the JDRF kickoff luncheon in August.

We have the pictures and the moving speech, which helps remind us all what Team Shelby is all about.

Cheers.

JDRF Walk Comes to Napa on a Saturday!

The North Bay Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is holding it inaugural Walk to Cure Diabetes this year in Napa County! So far, Team Shelby is one of only two registered family teams that has ever participated in a JDRF Walk.

The Walk is scheduled for Saturday Oct. 22 at St. Supery vineyards. The captain kickoff luncheon is next week so we'll have tons more details after that.

The picture at right is of the main house at St. Supery off Highway 29 in the heart of Napa County wine country. The photo is taken from the top of a two-story wine production facility that offers self-guided tours of the entire wine-making process and a very comfortable tasting room, for those who are interested.

October is just after the main harvest and the grape vines should start turning their fall colors about then.

We decided to participate in the new Napa County walk rather than the East Bay Walk in Walnut Creek that we've been doing for three years for a couple of reasons. First, it's in Napa County where we live and is a much easier highway drive than going to Walnut Creek. Second, the event is on a Saturday, which hopefully will make travel easier for our out-of-town guests and allow our local supporters who may have standing Sunday plans to participate.

Stay tuned for more details of the Oct. 22 Walk. While you're here, take some time to check out some of the recent posts: lots of inspirational stories and research information is on the site.