A Fantastic Day in SF!

It was beautiful & sunny Saturday at the 2009 Walk to Cure Diabetes at Crissy Field in San Francisco. While fog played cat and mouse with the Golden Gate Bridge throughout the day, Team Shelby was cozy in their new hoodie sweatshirts, which came off and on as the wind would fade then bluster. We had a terrific turnout and a ton of fun!

Enjoy the photos and read Shelby's take on the day on her blog.

Liz, with an assist from Alex and her great-niece Annabelle, led the warm-up for the estimated 1,500 walkers there to raise money and show support for a cure for Type 1 Diabetes.

We have so many stories to share and be thankful for:

• We had family members from Covina and Lompoc who traveled up for the weekend. Scott's sister Marianne with her husband Brian and their boys Aaron & Nathan joined us for the first time in a couple of years. Our house feels just a little too quiet now that Liz's niece Amanda, 'adopted' niece Natasha, and Annabelle, Gabby and Alexandra have returned home.
• Our baseball buddy continued his fabulous support for Team Shelby. We met Mark Faver and his buddy Ricco at the Giants game three years ago, and they've been fantastic Team Shelby supporters ever since. Ricco couldn't make the Walk this year, but Mark brought his wife Nancy and daughter Amanda along with him from Elk Grove, near Sacramento.
• Our terrific American Canyon crew turned out in force. All our Jazzercise friends and there families have been a consistent and tremendous support to Team Shelby and our family, many from the very first day Shelby was diagnosed 8 years ago. Though there are too many to list without surely leaving someone out, we couldn't do what we do with each of you.

Our hearts and prayers also go out to the huge number of Team Shelby members who were sidelined this year with medical issues and the flu. We hope you all recover quickly, and plan on joining us in October 2010 when we go back to Crissy Field.

This was our first year at the San Francisco Walk, after our favorite Napa walk was moved over to Santa Rosa. The setting couldn't be more beautiful. Crissy Field is located right on the shore of San Francisco Bay with views of the Golden Gate Bridge to the west, Alcatraz to the east and the San Francisco skyline to the south. The walk was a flat 2-mile loop around the meadow and pond. Aside from competing with the bicyclists and joggers it was a great stroll. There also was a 4-mile hike through parts of the Presidio, which Patti & Mike Schnieders and Gina Osborn of Team Shelby went on and said had terrific views! Plus, there was Walktober Fest over at Sports Basement sponsored by Gordon Biersch.

We want to thank everyone for their unbelievable support this year! You guys were a terrific support through Liz's Labor Day surgery, and helped with all the last-minute Team Shelby organizing and, of course, walk day.

Enjoy the photos to re-live the day, or experience it vicariously. We can't wait to see you all in 2010!

Vital Walk Day Info

Can you believe the 2009 Walk to Cure Diabetes is just the day after tomorrow? It's already here!

Team Shelby is going to San Francisco for the first time this year. The walk is at Crissy Field, 610 Old Mason Street in the Presidio. >>click for a map >>

Registration starts at 10 a.m. with the walk at 11 a.m. Leave plenty of time for parking.

There's tons going on Saturday:

• The regular walk
• A special 4-mile hike
• Raffle
• Walktober beer fest donated by Gordon Biersch for anyone who's raised $100 or more
• Plus more!

Of course, we'll have the famous Team Shelby cake (provided by our friend Stacey), too!

Here's a link to all the information you'll need for walk day plus more!

See you there!

Countdown to Saturday

The Walk to Cure Diabetes is this Saturday at Crissy Field in San Francisco! We are so excited about the walk this year and everyone coming into town to participate, and our local friends who are planning the trip to SF for the morning. It should be a beautiful day on SF Bay!

Of course, it's never to late to either donate to the JDRF online through teamshelby.blogspot.com or by bringing donations on walk day (checks only, please).

Here are some pictures from last year's SF Walk:

Join us so we can add your pictures and thoughts to our Walk to Cure Diabetes album!

See you there!

Order Your Team Shelby T-shirt Today!

This is it! The deadline to order 2009 Team Shelby T-shirts is Sunday!

We're doing a beautiful chocolate brown T-shirt this year for only $15.

Because we're walking in San Francisco this year, we're also doing a sweatshirt for only $25.

Order a T-shirt and sweatshirt combo for only $35.

They come in junior sizes, and adult small through XXL!

Email us at teamshelby@yahoo.com or call Team Shelby HQ. Move fast!

Getting It in Gear

As many of you know, it's been a really tough late summer for us here at Team Shelby HQ. But Liz is on the mend, and we are coming out of the fog of emergency surgery to realize we are just a few short weeks from the Oct. 17 Walk to Cure Diabetes!

Now's the time to get signed up for the walk. >>Sign-up here!>>

Support your favorite Team Shelby family walker, including Shelby herself, through the links at the right side of this page!

We know it's a very tough economy, but each $20 gift really adds up in a hurry!

You guys have always been there for us, and we appreciate it more than you can know.

Because You Donated......

Researchers around the globe are pursuing new discoveries, therapies and devices in the never-ending search for the causes, cures and treatments for Type I Diabetes. The JDRF, a non-profit founded by parents determined to find a cure for their children, is the largest non-governmental supporter of Type I Diabetes research in the world!

Because of your donation, no matter how large or small.......

• The dream of a device that automatically reads and supplies insulin as required (an artificial pancreas) is within reach. >> READ ABOUT IT >>
• Researchers discovered how to convert pancreas cells in mice into insulin-producing cells. >> READ ABOUT IT >>
• UCSF doctors discovered that two common cancer drugs can prevent and reverse Type I Diabetes in mice. >> READ ABOUT IT >>
• The JDRF and Novartis create a four-year program to get new drugs from the research bench to patients. >> READ ABOUT IT >>

We are beginning to see some of the discoveries and tools we only dreamed about 8 years ago entering human trials or moving toward trials.

All this work takes money, plain and simple. That's why we walk every year to raise money to help the JDRF fund life-changing research. Whether you give $5, $20 or $100, every gift is greatly appreciated. It really does make a difference in the lives of real people, like our Shelby.

2009 Walk Season Kick-off This Sunday

The 2009 Walk to Cure Diabetes is fast approaching!

Team Shelby will participate in the San Francisco walk this year. Liz did the warm-up at the SF walk last year, and it's quite a change of pace from the North Bay event we've been doing in Napa the past couple of years. It will be held Oct. 17 at Crissy Field with great views of the Golden Gate Bridge! We're looking into Team Shelby sweatshirts this year rather than the traditional T-shirts; it can be pretty chilly by the Bay.

This Sunday, we'll be joining other SF walk families on a motor yacht on the Bay getting amped up for the upcoming walk. We'll take lots of pictures and post them so all of you can enjoy the day vicariously.

Team Shelby is now on Facebook! We launched an official 'cause' and are already up to 58 members through Facebook. Join us and share Team Shelby with your friends!