Less than two weeks...

Down to our last two weeks... and honestly I don't know what I'm going to do after the 1st. I am so used to Monday morning blogs and emails about DUCK Fiabetes that while I we take a break... I'm going to be a little lost. Oh well... I digress.

TODAY'S FUND RAISING TOTAL = $4,333.00

I have to tell you how proud I am that we've all gotten together to make this happen. So far, we have done a great job of getting people together, getting them joining the team, and getting them to donate to our cause. Once I include tee shirt money and some other donations I have via check, I think we'll be over $4500. If we could somehow slip into $5,000 that would be just awesome!

Keep up the good work...

THREE WEEKS AND COUNTING...

Early Monday Morning... and I wanted to make sure I got a note out to everybody. We are down to under three weeks, and we've done a FANTASTIC JOB on raising funds and getting ready for the event. As of this morning, we are really close (again) to our new goal! Right now we have raised $4,047.00 in total for the team! OVER FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS!!!!

So you think I'm going to quit harping on raising funds right... WRONG! It's time for the last big push.

1. If you haven't bought a shirt yet... go here now and buy a shirt. Shipping takes a little while, so you want to order today and make sure you have it by the event. http://www.cafepress.com/DUCKFiabetes

2. If you work for a large company, it's time to ask them about matching on funds raised. Some of them will cut you a check to match our teams amount, or your contribution, or a max amount. An email to HR should do...

3. A quick email to friends and family reminding them you are walking, raising funds, and the walk is in 3 weeks can help kick start some individuals that want to donate just haven't had time yet to sit down and do it yet.

Let me know if you need anything from me... and I'll do by best to help out this week!

The Beginning of The End

It's October 6th... and the website here says there are only 25 days and 20 hours until the walk. It's down to crunch time for our fund raising efforts. We've had a great season... and the good news is that we've officially raised more than I had hoped for. The original goal we had set was $3,000 total. As of this morning... we are at $3,222.!

Ok so the bad news is... I'M CHANGING THE GOAL! With over 20 members, I'm confident that we can make a last minute push to increase each of our donations! We are officially in 3rd place for personal teams behind "Charlies Angels" at $4,800 and "Adah's Rhodesters" at $3,650. If we get into second place... I think that'll be awesome.

So let me know what I can do to help you raise money for the rest of the 25 days... and let me know if you have any good ideas on how to raise money before the walk!

Monday September 29th - DUCK SPLASH 2008 REVIEW

Just a quick note to thank everybody for coming out yesterday and enjoying the afternoon. It was a perfect afternoon to get outside... and everybody seemed to have fun. Thanks again to Jim Vallilee with Duck Riders for sponsoring the event and thanks to all of you for your donations!

I'll post a link on the right to the pictures... and I think you can get them if you CLICK HERE!

Monday September 29th - ADA Step Out Walk to Fight Diabetes Kick Off Event

Real quick side note... enclosed it the video from my speaking engagement for the Step Out Walk to Fight Diabetes Kick Off last week. I can't watch it... watching myself is too freaky. I'm sure it's terrible... but know that it's 6 minutes long.