:: 7th Annual Dodging Diabetes® Charity Dodgeball Tournament :: http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:09:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.001 Would you like to be on a Wheaties box? http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2012/01/24/would-you-like-to-be-on-a-wheaties-box/ http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2012/01/24/would-you-like-to-be-on-a-wheaties-box/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:42:13 +0000 admin http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/?p=651 Better register your dodgeball team fast for the chance to have your team featured on a Wheaties box. The winner of the 7th Annual Dodging Diabetes Charity Dodgeball Tournament not only will get fame and awesome trophies, this year, thanks to our friends at General Mills, they will have their team photo on an official Wheaties box!!!! Believe it.

]]> http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2012/01/24/would-you-like-to-be-on-a-wheaties-box/feed/ 0 Deals for Deeds – Vote for Dodging Diabetes® starting MONDAY 10/24 http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2011/10/21/deals-for-deeds-vote-for-dodging-diabetes%c2%ae-starting-monday-1024/ http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2011/10/21/deals-for-deeds-vote-for-dodging-diabetes%c2%ae-starting-monday-1024/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:42:26 +0000 admin http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/?p=581 Starting Monday morning (10/24) please visit http://dealsfordeeds.com/page/vote (or go to dealsfordeeds.com and click on the VOTING button) and cast a vote for which organization/goal they’d like to see featured in the coming weeks. Please note that while the page is currently active, next week’s organization will not be available until Monday morning. The page will contain a brief summary of Dodging Diabetes® and 2 other local non-profits, as well as place for users to select which non-profit they’d like to see on our site. LET’S WIN!! Voting will take place through Friday (10/28) at 5 PM. The organization with the most votes throughout the week will secure a spot in the coming weeks as the featured charitable organization and receive a minimum of 5% of all sales throughout the week they are featured. **Please note that votes will only be counted if they originate from DC, MD or VA**

]]> http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2011/10/21/deals-for-deeds-vote-for-dodging-diabetes%c2%ae-starting-monday-1024/feed/ 2 Dodging Diabetes® on FOX 5 http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2011/03/10/dodging-diabetes-on-fox-5/ http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2011/03/10/dodging-diabetes-on-fox-5/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:56:53 +0000 admin http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/?p=557 Check out Dodging Diabetes® on FOX 5 – thanks to all of our superstars who earned 15 minutes of fame by getting out to Champions at 6:30 am today. Great story, thanks Holly!

]]> http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2011/03/10/dodging-diabetes-on-fox-5/feed/ 0 Wonkette: Always grabbing life by the balls http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2011/03/04/wonkette-always-grabbing-life-by-the-balls/ http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2011/03/04/wonkette-always-grabbing-life-by-the-balls/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:29:44 +0000 admin http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/?p=546 Wonkette, you are our hero. Never afraid to discuss bacon-covered doughnuts. And for that, we salute you. Thanks for the shout out!

…In this great age of anus burgers and bacon-covered doughnuts, most of us will be killed by diabetes — and that means it would probably be smart to start donating to diabetes organizations right now. And next week, there’s a way to help fight diabetes in two ways: Grab life by the balls and participate in the 6th Annual Dodging Diabetes® Charity Dodgeball Tournament next Sunday in Rockville. Full story here.

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]]> http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2011/03/04/we-love-dc-2/feed/ 0 By popular demand…$350 registration deadline extended! http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2011/03/01/by-popular-demand-350-registration-deadline-extended/ http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2011/03/01/by-popular-demand-350-registration-deadline-extended/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:32:10 +0000 admin http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/?p=524 By popular demand…$350 registration deadline has been extended through midnight, Monday March 7th.  After March 7th, registration fees increase to $500 so get your team together and REGISTER NOW!!

]]> http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2011/03/01/by-popular-demand-350-registration-deadline-extended/feed/ 0 Dodging Diabetes® coverage in The Hoya http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2011/02/24/dodging-diabetes-coverage-in-the-hoya/ http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2011/02/24/dodging-diabetes-coverage-in-the-hoya/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:22:08 +0000 admin http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/?p=516 Because Elizabeth Kramer and her brother David are Georgetown graduates, the Hoya, Georgetown’s student-run newspaper, published a nice article on Dodging Diabetes®

http://www.thehoya.com/dodging-balls-in-the-fight-against-diabetes-1.1896324

]]> http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2011/02/24/dodging-diabetes-coverage-in-the-hoya/feed/ 0 Registration and Donation sites are active! http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2011/01/12/registration-and-donation-sites-are-active/ http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2011/01/12/registration-and-donation-sites-are-active/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:37:29 +0000 admin http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/?p=467 It’s that time again – REGISTER NOW for the 6th Annual Dodging Diabetes® Charity Dodgeball Tournament!  This year, the tournament will be at Champions Fieldhouse on Sunday, March 13, 2011.  Registration is open!  Donate here: http://www.active.com/donate/dodgingdiabetes2011.

Registration rates: For the entire month of January, registration will be $300 per team. In February, the price is $350 per team. From March 1st through the 7th, the price is $400 per team. After March 7th, registration will be $500 per team.

]]> http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2011/01/12/registration-and-donation-sites-are-active/feed/ 0 “Like” Corengi = $1 for Dodging Diabetes® http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2011/01/05/like-corengi-1-for-dodging-diabetes/ http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2011/01/05/like-corengi-1-for-dodging-diabetes/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:31:34 +0000 admin http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/?p=454 While you’re waiting for us to get our act together and get the registration page up for this year’s March 13 tournament, why not spend your time on Facebook helping us out. It’s easy: just “like” Corengi (a cool startup that is helping people with diabetes find clinical trials) and they’ll donate a dollar to Dodging Diabetes® for every like.  And while you’re at it – make sure to “like” Dodging Diabetes® too if you haven’t already.

]]> http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2011/01/05/like-corengi-1-for-dodging-diabetes/feed/ 1 Thanks for passing the special diabetes program http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2010/12/09/thanks-for-passing-the-special-diabetes-program/ http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/2010/12/09/thanks-for-passing-the-special-diabetes-program/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 14:41:23 +0000 admin http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/?p=451 Senate, thank you for passing the Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010, which includes a two-year extension of the Special Diabetes Program at the current funding level of $150 million annually.

House, you’re next. We’re hoping you’ll follow the Senate lead.

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