Santa Monica Daily Press Photo

Thanks to the Santa Monica Daily Press and the team at JDRF!

We are so proud of our 2014 version of Jessica's J-Walkers - Jessica Lee, Greta Capeluto, Kelly Flaherty, Janice Shapiro, Paul Shapiro, Kate Martin, Rosey Angelo and Alex Slater.  This was a fun day at the beautiful Pasadena Rose Bowl, as about 10,000 people came together to raise money to support research for Type 1 Diabetes.  Thanks also to EdgeCast Networks (now part of Verizon) for your generous fundraising on our behalf...the Verizon match has been wonderful!

We're still trying to reach our goal of $25,000 by 12/31/14.  Here's a link to join up as an honorary J-Walker.  All donations through the end of the year will be matched, so your contribution, IN ANY AMOUNT, will be doubled and appreciated that much more!

Here's the link:  http://www2.jdrf.org/goto/j-walkers

Raised $20,000 to date - thank you J-Walker supporters.

In case you haven't had a chance to help yet, we are able to accept donations through year-end. If you're so inclined, here's the link:http://www2.jdrf.org/goto/j-walkers We appreciate your support in any amount.  We'd like to reach $25,000 by 12/31/14 - Thank You!

JDRF Walk this Sunday, November 8 Dodger Stadium

Just a few days to go until the walk to benefit JDRF and their efforts to find a cure for Type 1 diabetes.  Jessica's J-Walkers has raised over $25,000 and has over 50 registered walkers, plus another 45 or so who have committed through FaceBook.  DC Dance Center will once again be dancing before the walk.

We look forward to a great morning and invite anyone reading this to come out and join us or show support with a donation.  See link to register or donate.

Thanks for being part of this great event for a great cause.

Jessica, Janice and Paul Shapiro
shapirowalk "at" earthlink.net

Getting ready for the 2009 JDRF Walk

As the summer (unfortunately) draws to a close, we are getting ourselves psyched up for the 2009 walk to be held, once again, at fabulous Dodger Stadium on Sunday November 8. Jessica hopes to have the letter done soon so that we can send it out to our supporters.

We also have to decide on our shirt color - we've already had blue, purple, pink, green, orange and ....?

Stay tuned!

Here's the site link to register (or donate).

http://walk.jdrf.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=extranet.personalpage&confirmid=87361319

2007 JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes

September 2007

Dear Friends and Family,

2007 marks Jessica’s J-Walkers fifth walk year (and my fifth year living with diabetes). We would like to thank everyone who helped us raise over $180,000 in the last four years. We walk in support of JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation), whose mission is to cure type 1 diabetes and control complications. Since this is our 5th anniversary, we are going to step up our game and raise our goal to $75,000 and 120 walkers. This is a real challenge and we need everyone’s help to achieve it. Thank you in advance for your participation.

To show you what your support has achieved, we would like to highlight some of the advances in research and technology that JDRF has made over the past 5 years.
* New insulins include Lantus, which works as a base dose for 24 hours and mimics a normal pancreas’s actions. Another remarkable breakthrough is inhaled insulin (now approved for adults over age 18), which eliminates the need for multiple daily injections or pump therapy.
* Insulin pumps now include new features such as alarm clocks, daily averages, and dose calculators. These features add to the already elevated flexibility of an insulin pump compared to daily injections. Like Lantus, pumps also mimic normal pancreatic secretions.
* A new therapy called CGMS (continuous glucose monitoring system) allow for blood sugars to be automatically tested every 5 minutes by a sensor placed beneath the skin. This therapy allows for even tighter control of blood sugars, thereby delaying and preventing diabetes complications.

However, there is so much more scientists and researchers are capable of developing and discovering. Diabetics everywhere are looking forward to a closed-loop system that tests blood sugars and adjusts insulin dosages based on these results – all automatically. The person with diabetes would have even less to worry about with this system. Scientists are also in the process of investigating why and how type 1 diabetes develops in certain people. However, for investigations to continue, more funding is needed.

And that’s where you come in. We need your support to reach our goal of $75,000 and get one step closer to curing type 1 diabetes. There are 2 ways you can help.

· Make a donation to JDRF.
· Walk with our team in and around Dodger Stadium on Sunday, November 4, 2007 and raise money from your own circle of friends and family to contribute even more to JDRF.

· Donate online or sign-up for the walk, go to http://www.jdrf.org/ and search for “Jessica Shapiro” or use:
http://walk.jdrf.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=extranet.personalpage&confirmid=86676161

Thank you for your support of a cause so close to our hearts!

Sincerely,
Jessica Shapiro
Team Captain, Jessica’s J-Walkers

Janice Shapiro
Assistant Captain
2007 Family Walk Team Chairwoman

Paul Shapiro
Assistant Captain JDRF-LA Treasurer