This year at Lightning Fest Wayne M - Aka PFA has organized a charity raffle to raise money for The Walk to Cure Diabetes sponsored by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. For Every $10 Contribution you get an entry in the raffle for some prizes.

The details are here
http://www.nloc.net/forum/showthread...threadid=76423

Link to the JDRF form where you can support Stephanie’s participation in the Walk http://walk.jdrf.org/index.cfm?fusea...irmid=85803667

There are a number of Lightning enthusiasts with Diabetes. Wayne’s daughter, some of Dwight’s ( Big D ) family and myself are all counting on organizations like the JDRF to come up with treatments to cure the disease and prevent the painful and life threatening complications that many of us have to look forward to. I have been a Type 1 diabetic for many years and in my mind the JDRF has some of the most promising research and they are recieving the vast majority of my charitable donations.

I dont have any products to donate for the Raffle so I made a cash contribution. Hopefully some of the generous folks here can chip in for this worthy cause.

Thanks in advance.
Doug

 

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I understand that everyone has their own pet projects and charitable donations are a very personal decision.

Surely some of the members of the Lightning community besides Steve and me have some interest in helping Wayne and his Family raise money to help defeat this disease.

Try to put aside if you can your opinions of Me and of Steve the webmaster for a second and realize that 2186 people were diagnosed with the disease today. Nearly 46 people were diagnosed while I was writing and rewriting this.

Diabetes is the leading cause of new cases of blindness in adults 20 to 74 years old. And it costs the economy $98 billion a year in direct and indirect costs.

Thanks for letting me take some of your time and your space on the Internet

Doug

 

Is there a way to donate with Paypal? I didnt see anything in the list.

 

The JDRF link will accept a credit card. The paypal fees will likley cause tax issues since the total is tax deductible

Doug

 

Just donated

 

A very worthwhile cause and a disease that threatens each and every one of us. It has no respect for age or health. I don't have it and I never want it.

 

Thank you Doug for posting this here.

Just to let everyone know, some of the prizes are not exclusive to just Lightnings.

We appreciate everyones contributions to help find a cure!

Wayne

 

Would it help if I added that my modular motor and my dog both have diabetes ???

 

Would it help if I distributed out my raffle chances to increase other's chances of winning? What am I going to do with Lightning parts?

 

At this rate you and I are guaranteed a prize, you dont have a lightning and I dont really need to put any more stuff on mine...

Ironic ....

Oh well when I win Ill sell mine on Ebay and donate the proceeds..

 

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HELLO, you know there are some OTHER people that have donated too , hehehehehehehe.......

My Dad has Diabetes, and he's lost some uncles and cousins older than him to it, with some it was one limb at a time till nothing was left. TG my Dad is keeping his in check, but aint that some schitt that 320+ people read this post, and hardly any replay, or donate

 

I donated also..

 

Ok, you got my share! Best of luck!

 

A BIG THANKS!!! to everyone!

 

WOO HOO, now we're cooking
WAY TO GO COMMUNITY, what's a Bean or Buck here or there for a good cause

Hey I hope you guys are getting use to this donation stuff,
cause next time out I go 100HP on the Jets

Oh BTW,
Send my Raffle winning's to Nitrous Ronbo, Selden NY......
hehehehe..