Monday, March 29, 2010

Back from Rotary President Elect Training

We had a great day of training in Toronto Saturday.  Incoming Presidents of Rotary Clubs from Rotary International Districts 7070, 7080, and 7090, attended a full day of training to prepare them for their year as a Rotary Club President.

My club is the Rotary Club of Amherst East.  Join us for lunch to learn more about Rotary.  We meet Thursdays at noon at the Ramada Hotel and Conference Center, on the corner of Audubon Pkwy and North Forest Road in Amherst.

My Rotary project this week is to record the Rotary Public Service Announcements (PSA) that we will run on WBEN 930 AM radio next month to create awareness of Rotary and encourage membership in the clubs in Rotary District 7090.

My company, eXubrio Group is helping to produce these PSAs and providing additional pro bono public relations and Internet social media support to the program.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Sponsor My Ride for the Buffalo Tour de Cure Please

I will ride in the Buffalo and Niagara Falls area Tour de Cure on Saturday, June 5, 2010.  I invite you to ride with me (16 miles), or to sponsor my ride.  You can click here to learn more about the Buffalo Tour de Cure, or to sponsor the ride. 

As of this morning, I am at 69% of my $2,000 fund raising goal.  Help me reach my goal and help the American Diabetes Association support people with Diabetes and find a cure for this terrible condition.

My middle daughter, Bonnie, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when she was 16-years-old.  This is the incurable type of Diabetes, meaning that she is dependent on Insulin for the rest of her life.  There is no cure, and the medical community doesn’t know what causes this type of Diabetes.

When Bonnie was diagnosed, I found the American Diabetes Association, also known as the ADA.  They provided information, and they were there to support our family.  I was so grateful that I decided to ride that year in the annual Tour de Cure bicycle ride fundraiser.  I’ve been riding in it since and have raised thousands of dollars to help the ADA serve Diabetics and their families, and to search for a cure to Diabetes.

The ADA makes contributing easy.  You can follow this link to my Paul McAfee page on the Buffalo Tour de Cure website.

Please consider contributing to the American Diabetes Association.