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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Triabetes:  The team completed the Ironman Arizona!  Casey Boren was just a few ticks of the clock from breaking the ten hour mark.  I talked to Reid Stewart the next day as the team was all jammed into a hotel room together breaking down their bikes for shipping - and preparing to start some celebration stuff.  A couple days later, Sebastion Sasseville sent out a note that he was actually walking again.  Look up their stuff at www.triabetes.org. 

JDRF:  A few weeks ago, I went to the JDRF Capitol Chapter’s Night of Hope Gala.  This was a great fundraising event and the generosity of the donors was incredible!  There are a bunch of pics and some info on the night at www.jdrfnightofhope.org. 

Athletes for Hope:  I recently became aligned with a phenomenal group called Athletes for Hope.  They have an on-line debate going on right now which addresses the question of whether or not athletes are obligated to give back.  Check out the lively discussion here:  www.athletesforhope.org. 

Diabetes stuff in NC:  There is supposed to be a weekend for parents and kids in Greensboro in January.  I’ll look for more info and post it.  There’s both a Diabetes Sisters and a TCOYD conference at the Raleigh Convention Center on the weekend of May 22nd-ish (not certain about the date because I don’t have a calendar in front of me).  

That’s all I got for right now.  Happy Trails!  Missy