As you may or may not know, depending on if you visit the site or are using the reader, I am riding in the Tour de Cure in 8 weeks, which is a fundraising ride for the American Diabetes Association.

Right now, I’ve raised $145.  The MINIMUM needed is $150.  My goal was to raise $300, which puts me less than halfway there.

If you click here to my page, you can pledge online.  Even just $5 would go towards helping many people with diabetes and trying to find a cure.  Odds are you probably know someone who has diabetes; you can donate to my ride in someone’s name if you wish.

I’m taking the names of the donors and putting them on my racing jersey, along with URL’s (if it makes sense.  My mom does not have a URL).

If that isn’t enough for you, here’s a picture of Wilford Brimley looking at you with puppy dog eyes.

If you can look at his sad, accusing face and say, “Sorry Wilford, I spent my $5 on a half-pump mocha with cinnamon this morning,” then you are made of steelier stuff than I.