By Marc Bourret | Manager, Tour de Cure
As we start the New Year in 2015, we want to thank our globalgiving donors for your generous support of our Tour de Cure cycling event in 2014. You made a huge difference in the lives of more than 345,000 in our communities with diabetes by helping to provide funding for advocacy and programs including, Safe at School, Stop Diabetes at Work, Living with Type 2 Diabetes and so much more. The 2014 Tour de Cure event raised over $400,000! Thank you for your support to make this happen.
In 2015 we must continue our work through Tour de Cure to raise funds as this every growing diseases continues to affect more than 29.1 million. The 2015 Tour de Cure will be held on July 25th in Hillsboro Oregon and our goal this year is to raise $550,000. We hope you will join us again in support of our mission which is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.
There are many opportunities offered through participation in Tour de Cure:
Team Captains - Team Captains are the motivating force behind the success of Tour de Cure. They rally friends, family and co-workers to fundraise and reach team goals. They recruit riders and fundraisers to their team throughout the year and always have a great time on ride day.
Red Riders - Our Red Riders are participants living with diabetes. They are why we ride! Red Riders receive special promotions throughout the year and perks on ride day. At registration, if you are living with diabetes, make sure you select that you are a Red Rider to be part of this special group of riders! Tour de cure recognizes Red Riders as the heros on the day of the event.
Champions to Stop Diabetes - Our Champions are riders who raise $1,000 or more to Stop Diabetes. Champions receive special perks on ride day as well as a post-event party to celebrate their great fundraising efforts, including a chance to win a prize valued at $2,500+. Anyone can be a Champion to Stop Diabetes!
Team Red - Team Red welcomes everyone and anyone that wants to find a cure for diabetes. The idea behind Team Red is to provide the opportunity for individual riders with or without diabetes to have a designated team they can join or ban together in the fight to Stop Diabetes and to build the diabetes community.
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