:: 3rd Annual Dodging Diabetes Charity Dodgeball Tournament™ :: http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:43:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 en Only 5 days left to register… http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2008/02/25/only-5-days-left-to-register/ http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2008/02/25/only-5-days-left-to-register/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:53:30 +0000 admin http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2008/02/25/only-5-days-left-to-register/ we have 25 teams signed up and only have a few more team spots.  Let your friends know time is running out to register for the tournament.

And be sure to scope out the competition and pick up your T shirts at the pre-party happy hour from 6-9 this Friday (Feb 29) at Tommy joe’s in Bethesda.  No cover!  Drink specials!  Lots of fun!

]]> http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2008/02/25/only-5-days-left-to-register/feed/ Rule update - each team must have ONE female http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2008/01/30/rule-update-each-team-must-have-one-female/ http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2008/01/30/rule-update-each-team-must-have-one-female/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:24:32 +0000 admin http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2008/01/30/rule-update-each-team-must-have-one-female/ Ok, we hear you, I know many of the teams are struggling to get two girls to play on the teams SO, we’re changing the rule to require that teams have at least ONE female on the team.

 Also, if you’re still struggling to find a female player for your team - or any players for that matter - let us know.  We have extra players who would love to play so let us know if you need help putting a team together. 

 Sign up soon, space is filling up fast!

]]> http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2008/01/30/rule-update-each-team-must-have-one-female/feed/ Shout out on 106.7 FM this Sunday http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2008/01/29/shout-out-on-1067-fm-this-sunday/ http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2008/01/29/shout-out-on-1067-fm-this-sunday/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:59:35 +0000 admin http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2008/01/29/shout-out-on-1067-fm-this-sunday/ Hope you’ll be able to listen to Kevin McCarthy’s show on 106.7 FM WJFK this Sunday.  He’s going to give a shout out to Dodging Diabetes on his 5 pm EST show.  Thanks, Kevin!

]]> http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2008/01/29/shout-out-on-1067-fm-this-sunday/feed/ Only 33 days left till the tournament! http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2008/01/28/only-33-days-left-till-the-tournament/ http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2008/01/28/only-33-days-left-till-the-tournament/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:42:27 +0000 admin http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2008/01/28/only-33-days-left-till-the-tournament/ Make sure to sign your team up today. We still have some spots left but we will sell out sooner than you think.  Remember this year’s tournament is earlier than last year.  You only have 4 weekends left for training.  Sign up at www.dodgingdiabetes.org today!  (Make sure to collect the e-mail addresses and T shirt sizes of all team members to register.)

]]> http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2008/01/28/only-33-days-left-till-the-tournament/feed/ Set up your own fundraising page! http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2008/01/17/set-up-your-own-fundraising-page/ http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2008/01/17/set-up-your-own-fundraising-page/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:15:59 +0000 Elizabeth Kramer http://dodging-wp.newsig.com/2008/01/17/set-up-your-own-fundraising-page/ One of the most exciting changes to dodgeball this year is the opportunity to set up your own fundraising page. Teams and individual players will have their own page, but ANYONE can set up a page through active.com to send to friends and family for fundraising. 

If you want to set up a dodgeball fundraising page (100% of donations go directly to Joslin) follow these steps:

1. Click “Click here to donate to Dodging Diabetes 3rd Annual Dodgeball Tournament” This will open a new window.

2. At the top of the page, click: “Become a Fundraiser” then “Fundraise as an Individual”

3. Follow the instructions to customize your fundraising page and email the finished product to your friends and family.

]]> http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2008/01/17/set-up-your-own-fundraising-page/feed/ Registration update http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2008/01/11/registration-update/ http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2008/01/11/registration-update/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:21:38 +0000 admin http://dodging-wp.newsig.com/2008/01/11/registration-update/ I’m happy to announce that our registration site will be officially up and running Monday morning, January 14.  Here’s what you’ll need to know to register your team:

1. Team captains must register and pay for the entire team ($300 for the team, 6-10 players, at least 2 MUST be female)

2. All registration must be done online with a credit card through active.com

3. Team captains must collect names, e-mails, birthdays and T-shirt sizes for all players in order to register the entire team online

4. We will be accepting 26 teams this year.  We will sell out, so sign up early!

5. Email dodgingdiabetes@gmail.com with any questions

 Have a great weekend!

]]> http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2008/01/11/registration-update/feed/ Registration is coming soon… http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2008/01/03/registration-is-coming-soon/ http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2008/01/03/registration-is-coming-soon/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:57:17 +0000 admin http://dodging-wp.newsig.com/2008/01/03/registration-is-coming-soon/ Happy New Year!

We’re just finishing up the final touches of our website to get it ready for registration.  We’re hoping to launch the online registration page next week so stay tuned!!  Remember that you’ll need to have at least two girls on each team in order to qualify this year.  All registrations must be online this year and it is first come, first served. 

More to come next week…

]]> http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2008/01/03/registration-is-coming-soon/feed/ Celebs with diabetes http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2007/12/21/celebs-with-diabetes/ http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2007/12/21/celebs-with-diabetes/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:30:01 +0000 admin http://dodging-wp.newsig.com/2007/12/21/celebs-with-diabetes/ I’m always struck by how many people have diabetes in America.  NIH estimates that 7% of the population has diabetes. That’s over 20 million people!  While the vast majority have type II, or adult onset diabetes, about 1 million people have type I, or juvenile diabetes, like my brother Andy.  Type 1 is often referred to as insulin-dependent, because people living with type 1 cannot make their own insulin and must take shots of insulin to control blood sugar levels.

I’m sure you know someone with diabetes, but did you know that these celebs also have diabetes?

Hollywood starlette Halle Berry

Tween pop star Nick Jonas

Designing Women’s Delta Burke

New Years Eve’s Dick Clark

Jerry Mathers aka the Beaver

American Idol Judge Randy Jackson

6 time Emmy award winner Victor Gerber has had type 1 diabetes for 45 years and is actively involved with fundraising for diabetes research

The legendary Patti LaBelle

Mary Tyler Moore has been extremely active in diabetes and stem cell research fundraising

82 year old jazz legend B.B. King

LA Dodgers pitcher David Wells

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev

David Crosby of Crosby, Stills and Nash

Check out the full article ABC ran on celebrities with diabetes: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/DiabetesNews/story?id=4034836&page=1

]]> http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2007/12/21/celebs-with-diabetes/feed/ Happy holidays from Dodging Diabetes http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2007/12/21/happy-holidays-from-dodging-diabetes/ http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2007/12/21/happy-holidays-from-dodging-diabetes/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:05:11 +0000 admin http://dodging-wp.newsig.com/2007/12/21/happy-holidays-from-dodging-diabetes/ We want to wish everyone involved with Dodging Diabetes - all of our volunteers, sponsors, players, refs and fans - a very happy holiday season.  We hope that everyone is looking forward to the upcoming tournament.  We also hope that in this season of giving, you might consider helping us to raise money for the 2008 tournament.  All donations are tax deductible and each one gets us one step closer to knocking out diabetes for good.

]]> http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2007/12/21/happy-holidays-from-dodging-diabetes/feed/ Welcome to the Dodging Diabetes Blog! http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2007/12/18/hello-world-2/ http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2007/12/18/hello-world-2/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:12:26 +0000 admin http://dodging-wp.newsig.com/2007/12/18/hello-world-2/ We’re excited to launch this blog to give you an inside peek into what goes into planning the tournament, who the planners really are and what the organization is all about. 

This year’s tournament will be on Sunday, March 2 at the Landon School in Bethesda, MD.  26 teams will compete in this one-day dodgeball tournament.

We founded Dodging Diabetes in 2005 to bring Washington, D.C. area young professionals, friends and family members together to raise money to fight diabetes.  We raise money through the generous support of our sponsors, players and volunteers at our annual dodgeball tournament in March each year. 100% of the money we raise goes directly to the Joslin Diabetes Center.

We’d love to hear from you about what you’re looking forward at the 2008 3rd Annual Dodging Diabetes Charity Dodgeball Tournament. 

 Registration will open in early January so stay tuned…

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