Scouters for a Cure (l-r) Glen, Larry, Ron, Nancy, Ron, Larry, David
Shortly after 9am Sunday morning with the rain coming down light and steady the 7 of us headed out on our 50km adventure to help raise awareness and $ for Diabetes Research.
Despite the rain, we all had a great ride, though Nancy at times felt left behind by the ‘pack’ =o)
We really had a great ride, and made all the better by the great friends that joined us on our journey.
Here’s a few photos from our day on Facebook.
Can’t wait to do it again next year!
Tragic story, with an ending that keeps getting better!
If you’re able donate to help Dawn, Mike and the kids as they begin the long journey to recovery.
Inside Shows – News – Ben Mulroney trades in his microphone for fundraising marathon – CTV.
photo courtesy of Rob & Lynn McFaul
This just in… Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood have been seized by H1N1 Panic and taking no chances have isolated and quarantined Piglet!
Pooh’s lovable friend and side-kick was spared no sympathy as many residents are blaming him for the entire swine flu pandemic! Late Friday night (Devil’s Night), Piglet’s friends and neighbours, overcome by the influences of the almost full moon and the media scare tactics surrounding the current H1N1 Pandemic, took it upon themselves to kidnap and isolate their good friend Piglet fearing that they might all contract Swine Flu from their association with their former friend.
Donning n95 surgical masks and vinyl gloves to protect themselves the mob came upon the unsuspecting piglet while he was getting a drink from the neighbourhood well. (more…)
What an awesome day for the walk this year! We got ourselves up ready and off, arriving at Streetsville Memorial Park around 8:30am. Shortly after our arrival we realized we forgot all our pledges!!!!! Luckily, they have the online numbers at the registration desks and we were able to send in the rest after the walk!
Very cool.. I mentioned to one of the staff that it would be nice to be able to purchase t-shirts for those that don’t get over the $100 in pledges.. eg. Aaron. Well he said “Just a minute,” and went and found one just the perfect size for him! You should have seen the smile, getting his own Walk Shirt!
Christopher also lucked out, they’d run out of his prize (> $250 received a jacket) so he was bumped up to a back pack! No one at his school has one like that now! lol (more…)
Hi everyone!
It’s been an incredibly busy spring this year! Work, Scouting and everything else. it’s been great!
I can’t believe it’s already June and we only have 5 days left until the Walk to Cure Diabetes!
I just want to thank everyone who has supported us in the past and donated this year too. For those of you who haven’t sent in your donations yet there’s only 5 days left!
Sponsor me today and help take a step towards a Cure for Diabetes!
http://jdrfca.donordrive.com/participant/ronboyd
Thanks!
Ron
Our family has been very dedicated to this cause for a number of years now.
Both my wife, Berta and son, Christopher have Type 1 Diabetes.
Berta having had Diabetes now for 33 years has been developing many of the complications which can make daily life exceedingly difficult.
Our hope is that through efforts like this and the support of friends, family and collegues a cure can be found so that Christopher may never know the complications that all diabetics face today.
Click this link to sponsor us now: http://jdrfca.donordrive.com/participant/ronboyd
Thank you for your continued support!
This morning we checked in for the walk just after 9am. The weather was awesome and we had a nice bonus when we arrived they actually had room in the disabled parking this year!
Bert hadn’t been doing very well the past month or so but happily she was feeling good from the start and had no problems all day! She really wasn’t sure she’d be able to make the entire walk. Sara only needed her crutches towards the end of the walk (for those that don’t know she broke her toe three weeks ago.. shouldn’t try to kick your brother =o)). (more…)
For the last 3 years our family has participated in the annual Walk for a Cure to raise money to help find a Cure for Juvenile Diabetes (Type 1 Diabetes).
As each year passes, Berta and Chris struggle to maintain the best control over their blood sugars that they can, and battle the complications and daily routines associated with this major killer.
As many of you know, this past year has been an eventful one. Berta continued to have several vitreous hemorrhages which eventually led to her being unable to see out of her left eye and requiring a vitrectomy.
Good news was that the surgery was a success and she has now regained sight in her left eye. Bad news is is that it’s not permanent, and she’s had to have laser surgery in her right eye now (more…)
