Thursday, February 22, 2007

Info on how to donate to Tour de Cure - a benefit for diabetes

Dear Friends and Family,

I recently accepted the challenge of cycling in the American Diabetes Association's Tour de Cure fund-raising event. I am taking part in this event because I believe in and support the Association's mission: to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.

You, too, can help by supporting my fund-raising efforts with a generous contribution. Your tax-deductible gift will make a difference to more than 20 million Americans who are affected by diabetes and another 40 million who are at risk for developing diabetes. It is faster and easier than ever to support this great cause - you can make your donation online by simply clicking the link at the bottom of this message. If you would prefer, you can also send your tax-deductible contribution to me at the address listed below.

More information on the American Diabetes Association, its programs, and diabetes in general can be found at the Association's Web site, www.diabetes.org. To find out more information on our Tour de Cure, please visit tour.diabetes.org.

Sincerely,

Helen

If this link does not send you directly to my personal fund-raising page, please cut and paste the entire link, from beginning to end, into your Web browser and hit return.

Monday, February 19, 2007

Welcome to my blog!


Oh boy, I've finally joined the brave new world of blogging! One more way to waste time on the computer when I should be doing something productive, like say, working out. Or cleaning my home. And here I am creating my blog page while I watch a show on "E" about "the dangers of the internet." Oooh, spooky....


Anyhow, we'll see how often I end up posting here. I'm currently pretty busy, with a lot of changes happening in my life which I'll elaborate on soon. I'm hoping to start working out more regularly starting this week, as I hope to do a few triathlons this summer. I also am planning on doing the St. Patty's Day Dash, and the Tour de Cure bike ride. More details to be posted as I register & start fundraising.