Cyclist headed to Death Valley to Ride for the Cure
[Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation] Support Brian Berg in
the 2007
Ride to Cure Diabetes
Greetings!
I’m writing to you to ask for your support in a very special cause.
This year, I’ll be taking part in the Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation’s Ride to Cure Diabetes in Death Valley along with hundreds
of other Riders across the country. Our goal: To raise $3.2 million to
help fund research for a cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications.
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
difference
Won’t you please give to JDRF as generously as you’re able?
Together, we can make the cure a reality.
Thank you,
Brian Berg
Please visit my Ride Web page if you would like to donate online or see
how close I am to reaching my personal goal:
Follow this link to make a donation:
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