letter

wow - it's been so long since i've posted that it took me a minute to remember my url. below is the fundraising letter i sent out earlier this year when I rode 100 miles in the ADA's tour de cure. Wondering if I should do it again in 2011...

You can stop diabetes (I know, I've seen it)
by Ryan P. Espiritu on Monday, 01 March 2010 at 17:11

Dear Friends and Family of the year 2010,

I am writing to you from the year 2020. I know you all must have a million questions for me and what the future has in store for us, but without disrupting the space/time continuum too much, here are a few answers:

-The Chula Vista Chargers are currently 10-time defending Super Bowl Champions; having won an unprecedented 193 games in a row (not including pre-season).

-Hover boards and self lacing Nikes are all the rage; Back to the Future 2 had it right all along.

-Jared admits to an eating disorder losing his endorsement with Subway; he is currently sponsored by McDonalds.

-The television network ABC has dissolved after the season finale of the hit show Lost revealed that the entire series was a dream Jack had while napping on his flight from Sydney to Los Angeles. Fans are still pissed.

-The winning Mega Lotto numbers for July 17, 2010 are 5 – 12 – 34 – 39 – 47 – 18. Don't get too excited, however, the $158 Million jack pot is split among 600,000 'winners'.

-Yes, Kelly Clarkson is still amazing and has single-handedly achieved world peace.

-The lives of more than 23.6 million Americans who suffer from diabetes, in the hope that future generations can live in a world without this disease, have improved – thanks to you.


On April 17, 2010, Past-Ryan will be joining thousands of other riders in Tour de Cure to support the American Diabetes Association. By making a donation on his behalf, you will be supporting the Association's research effort while also helping fund programs and advocacy.

His goal is to raise at least $1,000. Help Past-Ryan err…I mean me…errr… him or US reach our goal by supporting this year's Tour de Cure. Please follow the link to his personal Web Page below to make a secure, 100% tax deductible donation.

Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. It is a disease that has deadly serious consequences, and there is no cure. In 2007, the total estimated cost of diabetes in the United States was $174 billion, which includes indirect costs resulting from increased absenteeism, reduced productivity, disease-related unemployment disability, and loss of productive capacity due to early mortality. You can help me help the American Diabetes Association by making a donation.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about Tour de Cure. I appreciate your support for this worthy cause.

Together we can stop diabetes.

Sincerely,

Future Ryan P. Espiritu

Click here to visit my personal page.
If the text above does not appear as a clickable link, you can visit the web address:
http://main.diabetes.org/site/TR/TourdeCure/TDC551018030?px=5671932&pg=personal&fr_id=6800&et=WorxOAyYEfPjWL1X1st_zQ..&s_tafId=345346

Click here to view the team page for KRAWCZAK
If the text above does not appear as a clickable link, you can visit the web address:
http://main.diabetes.org/site/TR/TourdeCure/TDC551018030?team_id=448959&pg=team&fr_id=6800&et=e-oU1VwsGRuSirdcDCUx0w..&s_tafId=345346

If you no longer wish to receive email messages sent from your friends on behalf of this organization, please click here or paste this URL into your browser: http://main.diabetes.org/site/TellFriendOpt?action=optout&toe=6780a20e8b1f03859298192c8ba984de174d5c9fa14c5eff