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Once again, this year, I am fundraising with the team Carter’s Crew for the Walk to Cure Diabetes for JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) on June 24, 2012 in Red Deer! My personal goal is $5,000 with our team goal set at $10,000!
Type 1 (or Juvenile) Diabetes is not predictable, not preventable and not curable… yet. My son, Carter (3), is a Type 1 Diabetic and was diagnosed at the age of 15 months and since then, our daily life is filled with counting carbohydrates, monitoring blood sugar levels and calculating insulin. Carter NEEDS a minimum of 4 finger pokes (blood checks) and 3 insulin shots every day to survive. To date, that is over 3,500 finger pokes & 2,600 insulin injections since diagnosis (2 years, 5 months).
Over 300,000 Canadians live with Type 1 Diabetes and we personally know of 4 other families IN Stettler travelling this same journey. The incidence rate of Type 1 Diabetes is rising by 3-5% in Canada and it is the leading cause of kidney failure, adult blindness, stroke, heart disease, nerve damage and amputation.
To help raise funds, I am auctioning off another Melissa Zimmermann Photography package!
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Auction Package
Total Value ~ $2,250
Includes:
+ Session*
Includes: pre-session consultation, up to 2 hours of session time (for up to 4 people),
in-office personal ordering session (10% discount for ordering that day), private online proofing gallery (for 7 days)
+ Coil Bound, 5×7 Proof Book of all your session’s gallery images
+High Resolution Disc of all your session’s gallery images
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Bidding starts NOW and ends midnight on June 1, 2012! Current Bid: $600 (updated 7:52 am, May 14/12)
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*Session excludes weddings.
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