“If I’ve saved someone from struggling through something, then it’s worth it.” Nicole Calvert-McKeag, Team Diabetes Champion.

As part of the Association’s mission to help people with diabetes live healthy lives while we work to find a cure, the Association is proud to partner with CBC, and other leading Canadian health organizations, on a national initiative to motivate Canadians to live healthier—to change the health of this country. LIVE RIGHT NOW is a six-month program designed to inspire Canadians to make small, manageable changes that will have a big and lasting effect on their health.

The walk, run, cycle at Wildwood Golf and RV Resort in Windsor on March 20 was a huge success with more than 153 participants. This inaugural event for walk, run, cycle in Windsor was Team Diabetes’ second community, grass-roots event and proved to be another large success. ‘Run the Greens for Diabetes’ organizers Mickey Fryer and Stefanie Rossi are longtime Team Diabetes participants with Mickey leading many events as an official trainer for the program.

On March 20, 2011, thousands of participants took part in the latest version of the Rome Marathon – or to be exact, Maratona di Roma. A record number of 12,596 runners finished the race with Kenyan Dickson Chumba Kiptolo crossing the finish line first, but of greater importance were the more than 100 walkers and runners representing Team Diabetes!

Istanbul Marathon – Registration deadline – April 29

Cayman Islands Marathon – Registration deadline – June 4

RBC GranFondo, Whistler, BC – Registration deadline – May 2

The Istanbul Marathon, is the only Marathon in the world where you can run or walk from one continent to another!

“Everyone is an athlete. The only difference is that some of us are in training and some are not.”
George Sheehan

Fundraising with Impact

When you fundraise in your community, you are also raising important awareness about diabetes in the process. If you want to increase the educational impact of your fundraising activities even more, consider these ideas!