Enter to win 2 tickets to a Red Sox game! Check out the latest e-blast sent today. Please let me know if you are not receiving the e-blasts and weekly newsletters! rwilliams@diabetes.org or 888.342.2383 x3456

Remember, Folks: You can use the North Shore Tour de Cure, the Narragansett, RI and/or the Kennebunks, ME Tour de Cure events as a training ride – at no additonal fundraising commitment!

North Shore (in South Hamilton, MA); May 22nd
Narragansett, RI; June 5th
Kennebunk, ME; June 12th

Check out the side panel (to the right under: Other TdC dates) for links, directions, and more details!

Contact me via rwilliams@diabetes.org and let me know which route length you’d like to ride.

Take GearMan’s advice (see post below) – Get Your Training On!
Here’s the latest Newsletter with Successful Fundraising Tips, Team Captain Incentives, and Hotel booking reminders (for those of you staying Friday night/pre-ride) in Woburn.
Keep adding those miles on your saddle and sit bones!!!

Hiya kids!
Well, I’m in the saddle, on the trainer (OK, I did it ONCE) Are you? You’ve got a great vacation coming up this July, but you won’t enjoy it to it’s fullest if you don’t train… Starting… Ummm… let’s see… carry the seven… Last month.

If you aren’t already, NOW is the time to get going- Spin indoors on your trainer, outdoors on nice days, and at the gym on life-cycles or spin classes. You need to get your legs spinning, and your sit-bones used to the saddle- (TRUST me on this one!) We all have busy lives, but find 15 or 20 minutes a day to get started NOW, so you’ll be further along once you can get outside and get some miles in.

Your legs will thank you, your backside will thank you, and most importantly, you’ll thank yourself as you knock down the mileage in July!!!!
See you soon!
GearMan

Our latest Newsletter is now LIVE on the New England Classic TdC site as well as on Facebook! Check it out so you have a chance to get Tour de Cure socks!!!

Check it out!
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Be sure to Join Us! http://main.diabetes.org/nectourdecure

Thought this message could be a useful/effective prank for potential riders/donors!

“Well hello there!

I have exciting news! I just wanted to let you know that I signed you up to ride 500+ miles with me for the New England Classic Tour de Cure starting in Woburn, MA on July 9-15th. We will approximately 75 miles each day for seven days (with a century ride in the middle). Go ahead and plan on taking the whole week off, but don’t worry about lodging as it’s all taken care of (as well as meals). This will be a wonderful and exciting week, and I am so glad you will be joining me! I’ve got plans to help you start your training tomorrow, and I have a nice 30 mile route planned for us. You can meet me at 6 a.m. – make sure to bring your bike helmet, water bottle and a few snacks!

April Fool’s!

I didn’t register you to ride – but you are still welcome to join me or support me!
I will be participating in the New England Classic Tour de Cure 150 & 500+ this July. I have committed to riding over 500 miles during the week and raising $2,500 to support diabetes programs, camps, and research. I am gearing up (pun intended) along with thousands of other men and women across the country with their Tour de Cure events for one simple goal – to end this deadly disease. Although I did not register you to ride, I still need your support! Every donation made helps to positively impact our community. With your support, we will forever alter the lives of those affected by diabetes.

Ways you can support me:
1. Make a donation to me via my webpage: http://main.diabetes.org/goto/ryanwilliams2011
2.Contact me to mail in a check donation.
3.Post my URL on Facebook/Twitter and ask your friends/followers to support me.
4. Join me for http://main.diabetes.org/nectourdecure

With every dollar you give and every mile I ride, we’re that much closer to finding a cure for diabetes.
Thank you for your support. I know together we are fighting for a CURE!
Happy April Fool’s Day!”

Hope this helps! Feel free to edit to your needs!
~Ryan

Hopefully this latest newsletter will bring you some sunshine on such a snowy April Fool’s Day!

Check it out for your Roommate Request Forms, Medical Forms, and More – this was emailed to you all yesterday, however, if you did not receive it – let me know! Your email may have bounced it back, or it could be in your Spam folder. Either way – I want to get the important info out to all (hence this post, likewise on Facebook and on the Tour de Cure site)!

Happy Friday!
~Ryan