Hello World……Hello MyspaceI'm writing to you to ask for your support in a very special cause.March 29, 2009, I'll be taking part in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Walk to Cure Diabetes along with a half-million other walkers across the country. My personal goal is to raise $5000 to help fund research for a cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications. (Think about it: If 250 people donate $25.00 I can raise $5000 by March 29, 2009.)Type 1, or juvenile, diabetes, is a devastating, often deadly disease that affects millions of people--a large and growing percentage of them children.Many people think type 1 diabetes can be controlled by insulin. While insulin does keep people with type 1 diabetes alive, it is NOT a cure. Aside from the daily challenges of living with type 1 diabetes, there are many severe, often fatal, complications caused by the disease.That's the bad news... and yes, it's pretty bad.The good news, though, is that a cure for type 1 diabetes is within reach. In fact, JDRF funding and leadership is associated with most major scientific breakthroughs in type 1 diabetes research to date. And JDRF funds a major portion of all type 1 diabetes research worldwide, more than any other charity.I'm writing to ask for your support because now more than ever, EACH of us can be a part of bringing about a cure. Each of us can make a real differenceWon't you please give to JDRF as generously as you're able? Even if it’s a penny! Please let me know if you would like to write a checks. Check should be made payable to JDRF or the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and are tax deductible!Together, we can make the cure a reality.May God Bless You and Thank you,Charmain LucienPlease visit my Walk Web page if you would like to donate online or see how close I am to reaching my personal goal:http://walk.jdrf.org/walker.cfm?id=87066345Secure Transactions
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