Last year, both Justen and I lost grandfathers who battled long histories of Diabetes. Diabetes affects over 23 million children and adults in the U.S. alone, and after seeing the long time struggles that both our family members endured we decided to do something to help. Last Spring one of the things we enjoyed taking part in was the Downtown Dash for Diabetes 5k run/walk. It was so much fun...we met Falcons players, got to see historic parts of the city, and got to listen to fun music. Also, Justen even finished first within our age group and got to take home a fancy shiny plaque (I finished at a close third to last so it isn't like I wasn't close behind!). We had such a blast that we decided to do it again this year! If you guys are interested in checking out the Diabetes it will be on March 21st at 8:30a.m. in Hurt Park. To view more information or to participate go to: http://www.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=299766. Our team name is Bernies 'Betes Bashers if you would like to check out our team page or if you would like to join (you can witness my running in all its glory). Hope to see everyone there!
For more information on Diabetes go to:
http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp
http://www.diabetesatlanta.org/
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