The 2007 Walk to Cure Diabetes presented by GoDaddy.com® was an amazing success with 26,000 walkers raising $2.4 million! This year's goal is to join together more than 27,000 walkers and raise more than $2.5 million for research to find the cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications. Join the team and be a part of the largest JDRF Walk site in the world. Register Now! For more information, call the Walk Hotline - 602.224.1840
Want to Get Involved This Year? There are many ways for corporations, families and schools to participate in the Walk to Cure Diabetes! JDRF can help you find the perfect way for you to get involved and have fun! These are just a few ways that you can make a difference:
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Form a Corporate Walk Team
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A corporate Walk team is a wonderful team-building experience
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Set goals to motivate employees to really get into the excitement of the Walk
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A corporate Walk team is also a great way to generate positive public support for your company.
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Form a Family Walk Team.
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A great way to spend time with your family and friends and support a great cause.
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Have fun with it; create a team name, make t-shirts, set your fundraising goals and reach for the stars!
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JDRF and veteran family teams are here to answer your questions and provide you with ideas
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Form a School Walk Team.
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JDRF has curriculumn teachers can use in the classromm teaching healthy living.
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Students will learn the importance of helping another student living with diabetes.
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Popular fundraising ideas in the past have been Dimes for Diabetes, Sneaker Sales, Caps for a Cure and Jeans Day.
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Sneaker Sales
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JDRF will provide you with paper icon sneakers in four colors.
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All you have to do is sell them in your place of business for only $1.00 each.
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Offer incentives to your top sneaker-selling employees to really motivate and boost the sales!
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Corporate Partnership
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We offer six levels of sponsorships, each offering a variety of great benefits for your corporation.
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Sponsoring the Walk is a fantastic way to get involved with the community and have a lot of fun while enhancing your public support.
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Volunteers
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Volunteers are needed for pre and post Walk needs and also for Walk day.
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We have jobs for everyone and will work with your schedule.
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This is a great opportunity for students to earn community service hours and for anyone interested to support a great cause.
For more information about the Phoenix Walk to Cure Diabetes, please contact JDRF's Desert Southwest Chapter office at 602.224.1840 or
phoenixevents@jdrf.org.
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With your help, we are moving research from the laboratory bench to the patient's bedside, translating scientific advances into longer, healthier lives for those with diabetes. With your help, we are moving closer to our goal ... a cure for diabetes and its complications.
Mary Tyler Moore
International Chairman
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