New blog to share

A friend of Team Shelby turned us on to a new website called 'Betes Babe started by a former work colleague with Type I who started her own business selling diabetes related shirts and jewelry.

Ann Peyrat was diagnosed when she was 16.  But she didn't like the term 'diabetes,' because it sounded so negative.  So she started calling it 'betes because she thought it was cuter and less intimidating considering she was going to have it the rest of her life.

Anyway, just days after our friend Nora for Lompoc mentioned her, Scott ran across a news interview with her >>click for the interview>>.  Realizing that all things happen for a reason, it was time to share her with all of you.

You can find Ann's website at www.betesbabe.com.  We'll add her to our Team links, too.

Fund-raising Update

We're close!  Oh, so close to the magical $5,000 figure! 

According to the latest tally on the official JDRF Walk Central website, Team Shelby has raised $4,899.58 in the 2008 Walk to Cure Diabetes.  That's a mere $100.42 away from reaching the Silver Award level of fundraising!

In a year as financially troubled as this one, that's an amazing job turned in by everyone.  But it also will mean just the second time in team history that we've fallen short of reaching the $5,000 Silver Award level.

This year's walk is still open from a fund-raising perspective into the spring.  So if you know anyone who wants to claim another $100.42 in charitable donations on their taxes, this is a great opportunity!

Seriously, though, thank you to all of you for your hard work!  It was a tremendous walk this year, and we look forward to another great walk in 2009!