Come visit Nancy and me at Best Fitness in Chelmsford, MA tomorrow, Saturday, March 26th from 7:30am – 2:00pm. The sweet basket o’ stuff* is now worth over $650!!! Get your raffle on this Saturday and I may even have a little something for you as well!

*cat not included

Are you ready? NWS says 2-4 inches of snow.

Snow.

March 23.

Snow.

Today, via Dark Roasted Blend:

The Cyclotrope from tim Wheatley on Vimeo.

Congratulations to Andrew Phillips for winning the pair of Celtics Tickets! This Red Rider is the reason we are riding and fundraising! He’s also raised over $1,000 thus far for the mission! Thanks for all that participated – we raised over $2,345 within 3.5 days!

Special shout out to Rowland M. and John P. for raising $550 and $500 (respectively) since Thursday!

Starting RIGHT NOW you could be earning chances (yes more than one chance!) to win a pair of tickets (2) to the Boston Celtics v. the Detroit Pistons on Sunday, April 3rd at 6:00 pm!To qualify, REGISTER & RAISE $150 online (via your participant center) by Monday, March 21st at 8:00 am! Want more chances to win? For each additional $50 you raise (after the $150 contest minimum) you’ll get an extra entry!
For example; $200 = 2 entries; $250 = 3 entries; etc!
Remember, in order to qualify, money must be donated through through your Tour de Cure Participant Center online.
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How to raise $150 fast:
1. EMAIL 15 FRIENDS – Ask each friend to donate $10 = $150!
2. EMAIL 6 FAMILY MEMBERS – Ask each family member to donate $25 = $150!
3. EMAIL 10 COWORKERS – Ask each co-worker to donate $15 = $150!
*Tell your donors… you’ll enter them in a drawing to go with you to the game to help increase donations!

We had a GREAT time at Parker Chomerics this past weekend for the Rider Round Up Kick Off party! Folks won Road ID gift certificates, a Spa treatment (Jim must have rigged the drawing), and event some bike art (compliments of Hub Bicycle Co)! A good time was had by all – and we want to share the experience!
We’re hosting a Virtual Kick Off Party on Diabetes Awareness Day, Tuesday, March 22nd from 6pm-8pm (EST).Simply download the application and you’ll be able to view my desktop presentation, and participate in the (toll free) conference call!

The Details:
To join both the web and audio conference (recommended), click here:
http://myteamwork.internal.diabetes.org/call/0189585
FIRST TIME USERS: If you have not used this conference bridge before, you can download the software that may be used during the conference. To download the software, click here:
http://myteamwork.internal.diabetes.org/content/ENG-US/htdocs/buddies/downloadmsi.html
(Microsoft Internet Explorer® required).
If you only want to participate in the audio conference, you may dial in with the following numbers:
1-800-717-0724 (ADA Toll Free), and enter access code: 0189585

So if you’re miles away and want to get in on the giveaways and NEC excitement – tune in!
If you RSVP “YES!” to the event (via Facebook, call, or email), I’ll send you a free gift!

Looking forward to hearing everyone’s energy via the interwebs and REALLY looking forward to some SPRING weather!

See you then!
~Ryan; Your-Friendly-Neighborhood-ADA-Guy!
rwilliams@diabetes.org
888.342.2383 ext 3456

Does anyone else do this?

I recently sent out an email to all registered 2011 cyclists for the NEC Tour de Cure re: their RSVP to the Kick Off party to qualify for a tshirt prize. For those of you from afar: Fret Not! We’ll have a VIRTUAL Kick Off soon! I’m still trying to work out the details, however, I am planning to mail you all the giveaway gift – but you can’t open it until we all call in! Details to follow!!

The longer days and sunnier skies are helping our NEC numbers!

We’re also gearing up for the 2011 Rider Roundup Kick Off party on Mar 5th at our Start Line:
Parker Chomerics, 77 Dragon Court, Woburn, MA
2pm-4pm (short program starts at 2:30pm)
We’ll have Jackie Soucy (of the famed “Jackie’s Jokers”), daughter of NEC rider Jay Soucy, and Greg Roche, our Team Red Team Captain, as guest speakers!

A GIFT for all Attending as well as plenty of Door Prizes and some refreshments. Please RSVP directly to Ryan (rwilliams@diabetes.org or 888.342.2383 x3456 or via Facebook). This will help with the head count/food count! We’ll have lots of great photos from the ride and even more stories and memories to share!
Need help with Fundraising? Want to earn 3x your usual offline donations? Get one-on-one help with your Personal Tour Page and Facebook fundraising efforts from other riders! Need new ideas, or letter templates? We’ve got those, too!

Looking forward to seeing everyone once again to Kick Off the Spring Season in style on Saturday, March 5th!

With a pair of stylin’ green Tour de Cure socks!

Check out the latest contest/e-newsletter for details. We’re still gearing up for the 2011 Rider RoundUp Kick Off Party – March 5th (Saturday). A great gift for ALL that attend, door prizes, and some food! An RSVP isn’t necessary – however, greatly appreciated as it will help with the head count/food order!

Thanks!