2011 Walk to Cure Diabetes @ the Oakland Zoo

Shelby & Co. had a fabulous day at the Oakland Zoo with the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes!  The weather was perfect, the crowd was excited and engaged, and who doesn't like a day at the zoo.

Liz was a huge hit warming up the always enthusiastic East Bay walkers!  Here's the video:

In two weeks, we hit San Fran!

Here are the photos on our Shelby & Co. Facebook.

Why is Team Shelby Now 'Shelby & Co.'?

Ten years ago, we launched Team Shelby after our daughter Shelby was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. The purpose of Team Shelby was to raise awareness about the causes, treatments and ultimate cure for Type 1, particularly by supporting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the world's leading non-governmental funder of this type of research.

But in December 2009, another member of our family - Scott - was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes.  At age 42!  Clearly, Type 1 Diabetes is not a juvenile condition!  Fortunately, Scott's diagnosis came as part of an international family history study program hoping to watch the development of Type 1.  It also meant that he was eligible for a clinical trial of GAD protein injections that attempt to slow the loss of insulin-producing beta cells during early onset Type 1.

Two people in the family caused a problem with it came to 'Team Shelby,' though.  It wasn't just about Shelby, not that it ever really was.  But how to you incorporate another family member without losing the initial purpose of the effort - to support Shelby's diagnosis and urge people to rally around a cure?

We chose 'Shelby & Co.', and a new logo depicting a daughter and father to carry on with our JDRF support efforts.  Unfortunately, Facebook doesn't let you rename a page if you have more than 100 fans, which thankfully we do.  So the name TeamShelby will live on at least on Facebook.

Shelby & Co. Tremendously Blessed

It's only two weeks out from the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes now.  Unbelievable!  It's also our 10th anniversary as a Type 1 Diabetes family!

We need people who are going to join us at the Oakland Zoo on Oct. 16 to register now & start raising contributions.  We have fund-raising prizes for the first time ever, too!  A set of Paula Deen cookware, Nyla Oliver greeting cards, and more!  One drawing entry for every $100 in donations you raise!

If you are not going to join us, please donate to Shelby, Alex, Liz or Scott using a link at the right.

You also can now purchase your Shelby & Co. T-shirt & hoodie online with a debit or credit card! (We keep trying to innovate here at Shelby & Co.!)

One reason we're running behind this year is because The Coreys were unbelievably blessed by The Wish Connection.  After being nominated by Dayna Hall, Shelby was selected to have a wish granted, as The Wish Connection's very first Bay Area wish child! What better way to mark 10 years with Type 1 Diabetes?

We spent one luxury weekend in San Francisco with the Giants & more, and another weekend in New York City, where we saw 'Wicked' and the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox!  Check out Scott's reflection on the experience.

For Wish pictures, check out the Shelby & Co. Facebook.

September was pretty busy (and absolutely tremendous), but now we need to get down to Shelby & Co. walk business!  Join us & help us spread the word!

A great way to keep up with Shelby & Co. is through Facebook.