Tour de Cure

This year I will be participating in the Tour de Cure, which is a cycling fund-raising event for the American Diabetes Association (ADA). If any of you would be interested in sponsoring me the below link will allow you to make credit/debit donations, or you can give other forms of donations directly to me. (The link is accessible through our intranet.) Certainly don’t feel obligated to donate anything! Every donation, regardless of size, will be appreciated.

http://main.diabetes.org/site/TR?pg=personal&fr_id=5026&px=4167632

Why I am doing this:
I try to do my part to help organizations that I believe in. I also, REALLY enjoy riding my bike. In regard to the ADA specifically, this Mother’s Day marks the 28th anniversary of my Grandma’s death. Seeing that I am currently 27, it is understood that my Grandma passed away months before I was born. My mother is also diabetic. Organizations like the ADA help to advance research and technologies that will hopefully allow my mother the opportunity to be on this earth long enough to meet my children.

I have to raise at least $150 to participate in the ride. However, my current goal is set at $1,550. In reality I just want to raise as much as I can, because I do really believe in this organization. I have no problem with paying the $150 out of my pocket. I just want to do this 50k ride and at the end feel like I did everything that I could to further the efforts of the organization. I don’t really care if at the end of the day I only have $150 that came out of my pocket. So honestly, DO NOT feel obligated.

Thanks,
Evan

P.S. Feel free to forward this if you know of someone else that might be interested in the event in any way.