Tuesday, September 20, 2016
2016 Walk Letter
Dear friends and family,
It's the same Walk, supporting the same cause,...but now it's 2016.
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) could have a cure. The JDRF One Walk doesn't have to continue year after year.
There may already be a scientist out there with the idea that is the cure for T1D. JDRF could fund that research. And we could help.
Please support JDRF, that scientist out there somewhere,...and Grace. Together, we can turn Type One into Type None.
Make a donation or join Grace's Walk team with the following link:
http://www2.jdrf.org/site/TR?fr_id=6333&pg=team&team_id=219752
With our sincerest gratitude,
The Kuekers - Monique, Mike, Claire,...and GRACE!
Walk Day Details
JDRF ONE WALK SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
8:00 -9:45
Walker Check-In Opens
All participants, please check in!
Breakfast - Complimentary breakfast bars, bagels, fruit, and beverages (coffee, water, sodas)
Activities Area - Photo Booth, Slide, Bounce Houses, Obstacle Course, Balloon Artists, Airbrush and
Temporary Tattoos, Temporary Hair Dye, Tie-Dye, and Arts & Crafts, Dunking Booth
JDRF Advocacy and Resource Tent
New Family Welcome Tents - Be sure and stop by!
V1P Tent - for individuals who raised $1,000 or more
Custom espresso drinks, Chick-fil-A breakfast, V1P gifts, meet Titan’s GM, Jon Robinson
Type 1 Diabetes Resource Booths
TrialNet Type 1 Diabetes Screenings
Team Photos and T-Shirt design contest entry - Enter the t-shirt design contest at the volunteer tent
9:45
Opening Ceremony
Walk Begins
Post-Walk
T-Shirt Contest Winners Announced
Snacks - Complimentary Pepsi beverages and Frito Lay chips
Food Trucks - food available for purchase
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Saturday, September 19, 2015
2015 Walk Letter
Dear Family and Friends –
This is the time of year for the JDRF One Walk, the time when we ask folks to donate money to help find a cure for Type 1 diabetes (T1D). We've been doing the same thing for almost ten years, and it’s getting old. So this year, we want to do things a bit differently:
- I'm not obsessing about the walk letter. I'm typing this, checking for glaring errors, and then sending it out. I usually agonize over every word; it’s a very emotional process.
- I'm sending this letter to everyone in my email address book. I may have emailed you once six years ago, and you're getting this letter from someone you don't even remember. But, I decided not to judge who might or might not want to give to JDRF.
As we are approaching our JDRF support request differently this year, we are planning to respond differently:
- Anyone who makes a donation will get a signed photograph of Grace. Yes, that's a big deal. Grace strongly dislikes having her picture taken, and she'll have to think about how great folks think she is every time she signs a thank-you photo.
- And...we are going to have a party! A month or so after the walk, we are going to invite everyone who donates $50 or more, and anyone who walks with Super G's team, to come to our house and celebrate the journey to find a cure. We haven't had a post-walk party before, but your support of JDRF and our family is definitely worth celebrating!
Your donation is very important to me personally. There is a lot of who I am tied to JDRF as an organization, due to all of Grace’s years living with T1D. Truly, even giving $5 in honor of Grace means so much. Your donation is what will help find a cure. And I really want a cure for Grace. Now.
Thank you for your support of JDRF and our family, whether it’s by making a $50 donation (or a $5 one!), joining Super G’s team to walk on September 26th, or sending thoughts and prayers our way. To make a donation or to join us at One Walk, go to Grace’s JDRF Walk page at http://www2.jdrf.org/goto/superG. Please send any checks to JDRF Middle Tennessee at 105 Westpark Drive, Brentwood, TN, 37027.
With sincerest appreciation –
The Kueker Family – Monique (the one at the keyboard), Mike, Claire - and, of course, Grace!
This is the time of year for the JDRF One Walk, the time when we ask folks to donate money to help find a cure for Type 1 diabetes (T1D). We've been doing the same thing for almost ten years, and it’s getting old. So this year, we want to do things a bit differently:
- I'm not obsessing about the walk letter. I'm typing this, checking for glaring errors, and then sending it out. I usually agonize over every word; it’s a very emotional process.
- I'm sending this letter to everyone in my email address book. I may have emailed you once six years ago, and you're getting this letter from someone you don't even remember. But, I decided not to judge who might or might not want to give to JDRF.
As we are approaching our JDRF support request differently this year, we are planning to respond differently:
- Anyone who makes a donation will get a signed photograph of Grace. Yes, that's a big deal. Grace strongly dislikes having her picture taken, and she'll have to think about how great folks think she is every time she signs a thank-you photo.
- And...we are going to have a party! A month or so after the walk, we are going to invite everyone who donates $50 or more, and anyone who walks with Super G's team, to come to our house and celebrate the journey to find a cure. We haven't had a post-walk party before, but your support of JDRF and our family is definitely worth celebrating!
Your donation is very important to me personally. There is a lot of who I am tied to JDRF as an organization, due to all of Grace’s years living with T1D. Truly, even giving $5 in honor of Grace means so much. Your donation is what will help find a cure. And I really want a cure for Grace. Now.
Thank you for your support of JDRF and our family, whether it’s by making a $50 donation (or a $5 one!), joining Super G’s team to walk on September 26th, or sending thoughts and prayers our way. To make a donation or to join us at One Walk, go to Grace’s JDRF Walk page at http://www2.jdrf.org/goto/superG. Please send any checks to JDRF Middle Tennessee at 105 Westpark Drive, Brentwood, TN, 37027.
With sincerest appreciation –
The Kueker Family – Monique (the one at the keyboard), Mike, Claire - and, of course, Grace!
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
2015 OneWalk!
It's time for the JDRF Walk! We hope you can join us!
September 24, 2016
Check-in starts: 8:00 AM
Walk starts: 10:00 AM
Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
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