In 8 short hours my 11 year old son, my husband, our two daughters and myself will be walking 3 miles to raise money for Juvenile Diabetes in Atlanta, Georgia. My son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 2 years ago. He takes 4 to 5 shots every day and will continue to do so until there is a cure. All his doctors believe a cure will be found in the next 20 years BUT it relies heavily on stem cell research. Barack Obama and Joe Biden believe in and support stem cell research. John McCain waffles and Sarah Palin does not support stem cell research. That is one of the MANY reasons I volunteer for the Obama campaign and why I voted for Obama today. (Awesome, by the way!!!) Please follow me after the break to see what I am doing to help Obama and what you can do to help me.
This is my 2nd post about this. The other got pushed off the board pretty quick.
Tomorrow, my whole family will be walking with thousands of others in Atlanta, Georgia. The big difference will be that we will all be wearing Obama shirts and buttons and telling everyone to vote early and vote Obama! Our hope is to get on television for some free publicity for the campaign. Here is where you come in my fellow kossacks. If you can, please visit our sponsor page and make a donation. Our goal was to raise $500. We beat that this evening at 10:30. (Thanks to 3 Kossacks who chipped in $85-you rock!) My son checks the page every few hours to see how high we can get. I would love nothing more than for him to wake up Saturday morning and see us above $600 or $700. It was his idea to post a diary here-he knows how great you all are and takes great pride in reading his mom's diaries and all your comments. Please make my son smile. Recommend this diary so it is viewed by many and make a donation if you can. Thanks so much for the friendship, support and encouragement you provide!
http://walk.jdrf.org/...