Team Diabetes
Team Diabetes is the adventure of a lifetime. A chance to give back to the community by raising money and awareness about this disease that affects more than 1 million Canadians. While the fundraising grows community spirit and awareness, the training for the marathon or half marathon or hike or cycling event you’ve registered for keeps you healthy and increases your chances of not having to live with diabetes in the first place.
Numerous times a year Team Diabetes organizes marathons around the world. Greece, Hawaii, Iceland, Prague, Easter Island, Victoria, Vancouver, Rio de Janeiro and more are on the calendar. Each marathon happens at a different time, so many teams are being joined simultaneously.
In August, 2003 I ran the Iceland Marathon as a member of Team Diabetes. After raising $5000 and I pounded my way through 42k around Reykjavik.
In June 2009, I joined Team Diabetes again and raised more than $10 000 and headed to the opposite end of the planet to run the Easter Island Marathon.
The Team Diabetes cause is more than just people running marathons. Our group of 43 that went to Easter Island raised in excess of $300 000 and spread the word amongst dozens, hundreds and thousands of people about what diabetes is and how it can be prevented.
By joining Team Diabetes you become a powerful voice in not only raising money for research, but in supporting the cause with awareness. Education can prevent us from getting hit by it in our adulthood, and many children have no choice having to live with daily insulin shots. Being a new father, I am all over preventing diseases that Zacharie could face.
And it’s not going to stop.
The next event for me is Rio de Janeiro in June 2010. I’d love it if you could join me. The fundraising goal is $6 100, and you have a year to get it done, that’s just $500 a month. No problem.
Think of all the great tie-ins you can use: Carnival, Blame it on Rio, Duran Duran, Copacabana, Ipanema, thongs, futbol… it goes on and on.
Once again I will be looking for help with my strategy of freelancing for charity.
I’ve done work for Apple, LA Weight Loss, LG and Western Financial Group with all the money going directly to the Team Diabetes cause.
I’ve written many blog posts about the fundraising, the training, and raising awareness on World Diabetes Day. You can find them all in my blog archives.
If you have something you’d like me to add my voice to, so you can add your support to Team Diabetes, simply email me, Twitter me, Facebook me, comment
