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Triabetes 2009

Kevin Burgess's Fundraising Page

Thanks for visiting my Triabetes fundraising page.

Your donation will help Triabetes, a Title C Non-Profit, promote fitness and healthy living for diabetics worldwide. Through programs like "Triabuddies" we hope to enlighten and inspire everyone we meet by promoting our message, especially to children, who often have the hardest time coping with being a diabetic.

November 22nd 14 type 1 diabetics will compete in Ironman Arizona. 2.4 miles of swimming, 114 miles of cycling, and 26.2 miles of running all packed into one race. If this seems like an insurmountable task to you, imagine for a moment how mixing a potentially deadly disease into the equation would factor. But I am not trying to promote Ironman, instead, I am trying to spread the message that a healthy lifestyle, like the one I am living while training for Ironman, is of utmost importance in helping to control this disease and live a long, healthy life.

I have had seen friends die from this. I've seen how a 10 year old is affected when they come home from school to find their mother dead from diabetic complications - which could have been avoided if she would have chosen an active lifestyle - and I do not want anyone else to suffer like she has. So help me spread the word through Triabetes.org.

A $50 donation will automatically enter you in a drawing to win my 58cm Cervelo P2SL. You can see an actual photo of this bike to the left. I will have my 9 year-old Triabuddy Cadhan pull a name from a hat at the Triabetes reception party for Ironman Arizona to decide the winner of the bike and I will have it delivered to the winner, wherever they may reside. See my blog for more information.

Be sure to follow me as I reach my goals of fundraising and racing for Triabetes at http://diabeticscant.blogspot.com.

Donating through this website is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to support my fundraising efforts.

Many thanks for your support -- and don't forget to forward this to anyone who you think might want to donate too!

 

Supporters

Comment Donation
Dana and Virginia Good Luck Kev
$50.00
Cary Cameron Good Luck to all of you this weekend
$50.00
Lee and Laurel You've come a long way, Baby! We are proud of you.
$250.00
Anonymous Good work Kevin!
$100.00
jennifer white good luck! and great job on the fashion show :-) you did a great job1
$20.00
Cadhan Brown You've been a big inspiration to me already. Can't wait to run with you across the finish line!
$100.00
Jamie Nguyen
$50.00
Julie Luft You'll do great! After all you train with SS, and keep the bike.
$50.00
Rhet Stinson Keep up the hard work Kevin!
$50.00
Lara Pockros You better kick some serious butt at Ironman ;)
$50.00
Kim Lambert We all know how hard you have been training. You will rock!!
$50.00
Sole Sports Running Zone Kimo Seymour
$100.00
Red Rock Company, Inc. Kimo Seymour
$100.00
Tim & Jan Shaw Good luck & have fun!
$50.00
M Craney Awesome goal, Kevin! Best of luck!
$50.00
Sandy Burgess
$25.00
Julie Sekella YOU ARE AWESOME!!!! GO GO GO
$50.00
C.D. Joe RN I just want your bike, jk! Good luck!!
$50.00
Ann and Paul Pockros Good Luck, Kevin!
$100.00
Tim & Melissa Ellis Happy Birthday, brother!! Keep your bike. ;)
$50.00
Bevan James Eyles Go you good thing!
$50.00

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