Friday July 11 at Tangerine Calgary Cafe, Buzz Bishop and XL 103 will be hosting a Stampede BBQ with All Beef Catering to support Team Diabetes.
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Bermuda and Prague Added to Team Diabetes 2015 Race Calendar
Team Diabetes has unveiled their 2015 race calendar. It will take them to Prague, Hawaii, Iceland, and Bermuda to run The Bermuda Triangle.
Canadian Diabetes Association Salutes 2013 Volunteers
The Canadian Diabetes Assocation saluted their 2013 Volunteers. While it was an honour to be named Outstanding Regional Partner for mywork with Team Diabetes, the best part of the day was posing for pictures with my award. Seriously, you have to look at these photos.
CONTEST: Who Inspires You In The Fight Against Diabetes?
I don’t have diabetes directly in my family. But, through my involvement with Team Diabetes, I have met many people living with diabetes who I would go to the moon and back for. The latest is a girl in Grade 1 who is being ostracized from her class just because she has to check blood sugar and adjust her insulin pump. Here’s her story ..
Kauai Marathon Added As New Destination For Team Diabetes In 2014
Lace Up and Run the Kauai Marathon with Team Diabetes! The race goes August 31st, 2014.
Camp Jean Nelson: A Summer Camp For Kids With Diabetes
[twitter]I pulled in to the parking lot of Camp Jean Nelson to the joyous symphony of kids laughing and singing along in the pool to Carly Rae Jepsen‘s Call Me Maybe. I could have been…
ING Direct Is The Little Bank That Gives Back In Big Ways
[twitter]This is not a sponsored post. Nobody paid me to write this, I’m just writing this because .. well .. I want to say thank you. In the past 18 months, ING Direct has donated…
Team Diabetes Edinburgh Race Report: Finish What You Start
[twitter]There is something you quickly realize when you’re at a Team Diabetes event: time doesn’t matter. I’m a very competitive person. Radio ratings have played right into that, but I am constantly measuring and comparing….
If I Won The Lottery
[twitter]Chad Klepaycuk of Okotoks claimed his $15.8 million dollars this week. He was one of 4 people holding a winning ticket in the largest jackpot in Canadian lottery history. The first question all reporters ask…
My Team Diabetes Edinburgh Marathon Playlist
The final few kilometres of the Easter Island Marathon with Team Diabetes [twitter]When I do a race with Team Diabetes, I like to fill my iPod Shuffle with local music. For Team Diabetes in Rio…
What Does It Feel Like To Have Diabetes?
November is Diabetes Awareness Month. I try to do all I can through radio and the web to bring awareness to Team Diabetes and the greater cause, but my friend Kerri at Six Until Me…
The Cost Of Diabetes [Infographic]
[twitter]I run marathons for Team Diabetes. It’s a cause I believe in passionately because it is fighting a disease that is reaching epidemic proportions in Canada. By 2020 1/3 of Canadians will have diabetes. That’s…
Why I Joined Team Diabetes
Many of us only become active in charities when they directly affect our lives. Our kids have autism, we wear the blue puzzle pin. Our grandmother has breast cancer, and our world becomes pink. Some…
Team Diabetes Iceland Is A Go
[twitter]It’s on. With more than $9 500 raised for Team Diabetes Iceland, I’m over my fund raising goals for the half marathon in Reykjavik this August. There are a few facets to being a Team…
Things Are About To Get A Little Hashtaggy
[twitter]My personal charity of choice is Team Diabetes. If I enter any media contest where an honorarium to charity is offered, I choose Team Diabetes. This has resulted in big donations from the likes of…
Adjusting My Running Goals
[twitter]One of the best early season races in Calgary is the St Patrick’s Day Road Race. For me, it came at a perfect time to test my early training for the two big races on…