Berg is riding on October 20, 2007 at Death Valley

[Guest guest]

Greetings!

I'm writing to you to ask for your support in a very special cause.

This year, I'll be taking part in the Juvenile Diabetes Research

Foundation's Ride to Cure Diabetes in Death Valley along with hundreds

of other Riders across the country. Our goal: To raise $3.2 million to

help fund research for a cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications.

Type 1, or juvenile, diabetes, is a devastating, often deadly disease

that affects millions of people--a large and growing percentage of them

children.

Many people think type 1 diabetes can be controlled by insulin. While

insulin does keep people with type 1 diabetes alive, it is NOT a cure.

Aside from the daily challenges of living with type 1 diabetes, there

are many severe, often fatal, complications caused by the disease.

That's the bad news... and yes, it's pretty bad.

The good news, though, is that a cure for type 1 diabetes is within

reach. In fact, JDRF funding and leadership is associated with most

major scientific breakthroughs in type 1 diabetes research to date. And

JDRF funds a major portion of all type 1 diabetes research worldwide,

more than any other charity.

I'm writing to ask for your support because now more than ever, EACH of

us can be a part of bringing about a cure. Each of us can make a real

difference

Won't you please give to JDRF as generously as you're able?

Together, we can make the cure a reality.

Thank you,

Berg

Please visit my Ride Web page if you would like to donate online or see

how close I am to reaching my personal goal:

http://ride.jdrf.org/rider.cfm?id=7101

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