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

25% and Counting

2009 has been a tough year for fundraising but our generous donors and supporters have pushed us past 25% of our $70,000 goal with two weeks to go before the walk.  We've also registered almost 30 walkers and with the help of the SMHS choir and the DC DanceCenter dancers, we hope to double that number before long.

We'll continue to push toward our goal and hope that despite the poor economic times, we can at least exceed our results from 2008.

Thank you all for your support and interest in helping JDRF find a cure for Type 1 diabetes and an end to complications.

The JDRF Walk is at Dodgers Stadium on November 8, 2009.  We'd love to have you join us.

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

100 for $100

Jessica's J-Walkers has launched a new initiative to increase our overall fundraising for JDRF for 2008 to $50,000. We are calling it "100 for $100". If 100 of our friends donate at least $100 each, we will reach $10,000 in additional donations. Its that simple. ..If you had a good year and can afford more, that'll help us get to our goal that much sooner. If $100 is out of reach, please send us what you can.

The link to donate online is below, or send an email to shapirowalk at earthlink.net (substitute the @ sign for at) and we'll give you the mailing address.

All donations are tax deductible and JDRF uses the funds for diabetes research to find a cure for Type 1 diabetes and ease its long-term complications.

We thank you. Jessica, Janice and Paul Shapiro

http://walk.jdrf.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=extranet.personalpage&confirmid=86992329