Time to Strikeout Diabetes

2011 Stu&Stew Strike Out Diabetes Bowling Fundraiser

Saturday, January 29 · 3:00pm - 5:00pm

East Windsor Bowl and Recreation

his event just keeps getting bigger and better!! Each year we step it up a little more in order to raise more and more money for the JDRF - Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

As usually we are also collecting door prizes that EVERYONE will have an opportunity to win.

Cost: $20 per person

Includes:

(2) Cosmic Games

Shoe Rental

(1) Hot Dog or Slice of Pizza

Chips and Soda

(1) Door Prize Ticket for a chance at one of many door prizes.

This is fun for the entire family and to top it off a great cause!!!!!

To reserve your lane go to

http://nextgen1991.weebly.com/

Business Owners: This year we are making one small change that we hope will make a big difference. We are calling on local businesses that would like to sponsor a lane. Similar to a gold outing hole sponsor. This is affordable exposure at $50 a lane. We will give these companies plenty of exposure throughout the event as well as information that will go home with all the bowlers. We also have vendor options. You an set up a table and display/sell a product for $100 a table or $50 and a door prize. If you or anyone you know has a business or their company they work for would like to participate, please have them email info@stuandstew.com.

Uncle Brian gets a gift

My brother just left an hour ago and I miss him terribly already... he was home for Christmas and we don’t get to see each other often enough.  This year Brian came home with a story and a check for the JDRF in his pocket.

I want to tell you his story.  Brian was at work a few days before he left to come home and he and a co-worker were talking about family.  At some point Brian told his friend about Arden’s website.  They chatted a bit more and the friend showed interest in Arden’s life with diabetes, my brother obliged him with a few stories about living with type I and facts about the disease.

The next day his friend found him at work and handed him two envelopes; the first was a Christmas card and the second was a check for the JDRF.  

Brian called me right after he opened the envelope and said the following, “I just got the best Christmas present that I’ve ever received”.  Then he told me this story.  

A young man that we’ve never met, gave my brother one hundred and fifty dollars to pass on the JDRF because he said that Arden’s story touched him.  So if you’re out there Barret, thank you!  It was the best gift that any of us got this year, you made my brother feel wonderful and all of us too.  We passed your kindness on to the JDRF and they thank you as well.

Anyone can make a donation to the JDRF at their website, JDRF.org or through Arden’s personal fundraising site on the JDRF’s site. http://walks.jdrf.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=extranet.personalpage&confirmid=87699113

One last time, thank you Barret, thank you so much!

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Lorraine

Amazing! Love it!

Friday, January 7, 2011 - 02:34 PM

Lend Your Support

November is Diabetes Awareness Month, more specifically November 14th is World Diabetes Day.  The blue circle that you see here is the logo for the World DIabetes Day campaign.  This organization is focused on the worldwide “education and prevention” of diabetes.  

In the spirit of World Diabetes Day, I like to think of November as a chance to continue the good work that we have done for the JDRF’s ‘Walk to Cure Diabetes’.  So just because the walk is over doesn’t mean that we are done yet.

When you make a donation to the JDRF you are making a 100% tax deductible contribution to an organization whose focus is finding a cure for Arden, being her voice in Washington and developing devices that will lengthen, save or enrich her life.  The JDRF is a well led and lean charity machine.  An impressive 80% of every dollar that you give goes directly to their endeavors.  

So that’s my pitch, if you find yourself looking for a charitable donation to make as tax season approaches, I truly hope that you’ll consider making a donation to the JDRF through Arden’s walk.

Arden’s 2010 walk has collected $5,600 so far.  In the five years that we have been supporting the JDRF, Arden has raised an incredible $40,000!  We’ve reached that number 5, 10 and 50 dollars at a time through the generosity of people just like you.  Though our team total was $5,600, we fell short of Arden’s personal goal of $5,000.  Perhaps you’d be able to help her get a little closer to that goal.  If you can, please use this link to make a donation. Thank you!

2010 JDRF Walk Wrap Up

Our fifth walk is in the books and it was a great success!There were fifteen of us that walked together on Sunday, the weather was great and the company sublime.  I want to take this moment to thank everyone that supported Arden’s walk.  

As a team we’ve raised over $5,500!  Friends like Tami, Aly and Megan went to work asking their friends and family for support while Dan took to FaceBook to collect over $1,400 which he added to the $1,700 that his JDRF bowling fundraiser brought in last year.  Add that to the $2,000+ you all kicked in... just fantastic!  

I spoke to many walk teams yesterday and they almost all reported a drastic decline in donations over the last few years with this year being the worst.  I am so proud to say that while we experienced a decline, I was told that we were one of only a few teams at the Bucks County site to raise over $5,000. I’m very, very proud of that and of all of you. You are all to be commended.

I was asked to make a small announcement before the walk began and as I was sharing my story about the support that is available to the parents of type I kids online via Twitter, I found myself getting a bit choked up.  To be fair the entire event is an exercise in not feeling alone and quite emotional if you are effected by type I.  I looked around at the brothers, aunts, mothers and sons in the faceless crowd and was calmed by the knowledge that they all understand what Arden’s Day is like.  I spoke to a man whose son was diagnosed just a month before the walk, the little boy was just three years old.  I could see myself in his face as he described what the last month had been like.  I saw his fear and sadness but worse I saw that he doesn’t yet understand what’s about to happen to his family.  I smiled, wished him well and told him that everything was going to be fine.  What I didn’t tell him is that everything was going to be ‘diabetes fine’, not fine like he was accustomed to in the past.

So that’s it. Another walk in the books... I hope it’s the last one they ever have to have.  I have to go check Arden’s BG now... good night!

You know what? I should say that it’s not too late to make a donation... You can do it at the link. Thanks again!

I was asked to make a small announcement before the walk began and as I was sharing my story about the support that is available to the parents of type I kids online via Twitter, I found myself getting a bit choked up.  To be fair the entire event is an exercise in not feeling alone and quite emotional if you are effected by type I.  I looked around at the brothers, aunts, mothers and sons in the faceless crowd and was calmed by the knowledge that they all understand what Arden’s Day is like.  I spoke to a man whose son was diagnosed just a month before the walk, the little boy was just three years old.  I could see myself in his face as he described what the last month had been like.  I saw his fear and sadness but worse I saw that he doesn’t yet understand what’s about to happen to his family.  I smiled, wished him well and told him that everything was going to be fine.  What I didn’t tell him is that everything was going to be ‘diabetes fine’, not fine like he was accustomed to in the past.
So that’s it. Another walk in the books... I hope it’s the last one they ever have to have.  I have to go check Arden’s BG now... good night!

You know what? I should say that it’s not too late to make a donation... You can do it at the link. Thanks again!

http://walk.jdrf.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=extranet.personalpage&confirmid=87699113

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maggie and rhianna

we really enjoyed exploring your whole website and reading the other comments.  we think your doing a fantastic job in being cole's and arden's father.

Sunday, November 21, 2010 - 09:32 AM 

Sunday is walk day

Arden’s 2010 JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes is this Sunday, October 24th at the Bucks County Community College in Newtown, PA. Walk registration begins at 9am, the walk starts promptly at 10am.  I’ve been asked to make a short announcement before the walk about the benefits of social media. So if you arrive early enough you’ll get to see me rock the mic. ;)

This year marks Arden’s 5th walk.  Since we’ve been at this for so long we tried to stay a little low-profile this year because we thought that some of the supporters may need a break.  With that in mind we won’t have any custom t-shirts for you but the JDRF does provide a shirt that I’ll be wearing and I hope you will be too.  It would be great if everyone that is planning to come would take a moment to send an email, I’ll send you a note back complete with my cell number so we can coordinate that morning.  The weather for Sunday according to weather.com will be 66º and sunny - perfect!  If you need directions please refer to the map below or give me a call.