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No butts about it — Register for NEC

March 1st, 2010

YOUR BUTT BELONGS HERE

In February your heart belonged to your valentine. Well, it’s March now and regardless of how you fared romantically your butt belongs with us — on a bike that is — in July, riding to raise funds for the American Diabetes Association.

The 2010 New England Classic rolls out in just 4-1/2 months, just 19 weeks or just 132 days depending on how you choose to count. But no matter how you count it’s closer than you think. And if you haven’t registered to ride yet it’s way too close. What are you waiting for? Spring?? Spring doesn’t really exist in New England. So if you are already sick of winter do your psyche some good and pretend it’s already summer.

What does that mean? That means the NEC is just around the corner and you better get your butt in gear, get registered, start fund-raising and at least think about training!

Don’t believe me? I’ll tell you what. Go down to Parker-Hannifin Chomerics at 77 Dragon Court in Woburn at 1 p.m. Saturday and tell me you don’t see a bunch of cyclists talking about this great ride around New England they are doing to support the American Diabetes Association. There’s no surer sign of summer than a gathering of the NEC Caravan of Crazies.

See you there at the Rider Roundup.

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Join us at the Rider Roundup!

January 20th, 2009

Do you have a hankering to roll out for a long ride on sun-baked asphalt with a flock of fun-loving cyclists?

Unfortunately for New Englanders the ride on the sun-baked asphalt will probably have to wait at least until May. But your best cycling buddies are hoping you’ll join them Feb. 28 at Clark University in Worcester for the American Diabetes Association’s 2nd Annual New England Classic Rider Roundup. Follow this link for directions to Clark where we’ll be meeting in the Grace Conference Room of the Higgins University Center: www.clarku.edu/admissions/visit/directions.cfm

We’ll be hanging out from 1 to 4 p.m. to share a few memories, and laughs, from last year’s ride and to talk about plans for the 2009 New England Classic, July 11-17.

Be sure to bring along any fun photos you may have from last year and more importantly bring along any cyclists you think might want to join us in having a great time on a great ride for a great cause. We’ll answer any questions they have about the route, training or fund-raising. And this year we hope to have someone available to tell us about diabetes research and the great work being done by the American Diabetes Association.

Haven’t registered for this year’s ride yet? Well go to www.newenglandclassic.org

and sign up now to join us for another adventure!

Until then we’re looking forward to seeing you at the roundup.

Tim Wilson

New England Classic Organizing Committee

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Thank you

July 19th, 2008

At the risk of leaving someone out (because I certainly will), here are some thank yous.

First and foremost, thank you to all the sponsors. Your donations are what this is all about. On behalf of the 24 million Americans with diabetes, thank you for your support and commitment.

Thanks to the riders. It was tough, it was fun. It was a swell week.

Thanks to the volunteers. It can’t be done without you.

Thanks to Bob and Erik, our mechanics who really went above and beyond the call to keep us all going.

Thanks to Bill Lacy who organized this whole thing for, like, what? 120 years in a row now? It runs like clockwork.

Thanks to the organizing committee members who divide up the chores to make it all a bit easier for everyone

Thanks to the route markers who keep us from getting lost.

Thanks to the cities and towns we pass through for granting us permits.

Thanks to the staff of the American Diabetes Association, especially Faith Linsky, for putting together another spectacular event.

And, from all of us – the riders, volunteers, and persons living with diabetes – thanks to the American Diabetes Association for taking the lead in fighting this disease.

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Pick Up Your Phone and Make A Difference

April 29th, 2008

This week, the American Diabetes Association is encouraging people from around the country to make a difference by calling Congress and urging them to do much more to fight diabetes.

Please call 1-877-ADA-2008 today and urge your members of Congress to help the 20.8 million Americans with diabetes by supporting an increase in research and prevention funding for diabetes at the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

We need all the help we can get so please let your friends, family and co-workers know about this.  We need to make sure Congress understands the effect diabetes has on the lives of millions of people living with this disease.  For more info on Call to Congress, please visit our website at www.diabetes.org/calltocongress.

Want to do even more – register for the New England Classic and raise money to help fund ADA’s own research projects.  Have a great time riding your bicycle around New England while supporting this important cause.

Your help is really important.  Thank you in advance for your support.

 

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Visit us at the Diabetes EXPO, Saturday, March 15

March 10th, 2008

Diabetes Expo logoWhat is the Diabetes EXPO you may ask? Well, it’s one stop shopping for everything related to diabetes, healthy eating and active living. This high-energy event is designed to provide you with access to product demonstrations, free product and food samples, knowledgeable health professionals, exiciting lectures, comprehensive health screenings, hands-on workshops and more. Not only that but you can visit us at the Tour de Cure display in ADA World. Come talk to us about the ride and the other New England tours.

The Diabetes EXPO will be held at the Seaport World Trade Center on Saturday, March 15 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Admission is free. Click here for the day’s schedule.

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ADA Expands Type 1 Diabetes Commitment with Planet D

December 5th, 2007

Planet D logoFor many years, the American Diabetes Association has helped families and health care providers manage type 1 diabetes through resources and local programs including ADA’s Diabetes Camps and Family Resource Networks. Now the ADA expands it commitment to these families by weaving all of its programs and resources for type 1 youth under a new umbrella: Planet D – Explore. Discover. Connect. Through Planet D, youth with type 1 diabetes will explore and discover new possibilities about themselves and their diabetes while connecting with other children like them.

The Planet D site provides a completely safe and secure online environment for youth to leverage diabetes management tools, learn about issues affecting people with diabetes, build personal “D-identities” and interact with other youth through a variety of social networking opportunities including message boards, personal sharing and online polls.

The development of the Planet D website was guided by both medical professionals who work closely with children who have type 1 diabetes, as well as a group of teens called the Planet D team. During the coming months, the ADA will announce additional resources for children affected by type 1 diabets and their families that are part of the Planet D initiative. Stay tuned.

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