The Park-to-Park Eastern Iowa JDRF Pump Princess water stop was a huge success! Thank you to Phil, Nate, Mom, Dad, Dylanne and Micheala for working the stop. Special thanks to Don, Alissa, Erica, Nikki, Shawn, Laura and Heather for running in honor of JDRF and Pump Princess. At the end of the day we raised $1733! I was very excited about the exposure that Eastern Iowa JDRF received throughout the day as well.
A special thanks to Michael and Lindsey Roberts for getting us connected with this event as well as supporting our purpose.
This event is an example of how can premote JDRF to a large number of people. Over 1300 racers on Saturday, and they all travel with family. I am confident that we got our message out and made an impact on some people. The more that we advocate and talk to other about Juvenile Diabetes, the better chance we have of eventually reaching a cure.
Congrats to all of the runners and I still have some Pump Princess Race for the Cure t-shirts left if anyone is interested.
Finally, I couldn't help but think of a special friend of mine on Saturday. Bryce is in junior high and was running in a cross country meet on Saturday. Bryce is also a type 1 Juvenile Diabetic. Not only does he have the pressure of the race, but also the pressure of managing his diabetes during the race. Bryce is a CHAMPION, so I know that he can handle himself on race day, plus he has an awesome family that is very supportive as well. Congrats Bryce and keep Pumpin!
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