NephCure walk THIS SATURDAY!!!

First of all, I want to say Thank You to all of you who have commented, donated or signed-up for the NephCure walk this Saturday.  WOW.  I am so humbled by the generosity of my friends...can you believe they helped me raise almost $1700?????  TOTALLY.  BLOWN.  AWAY.

Now, some business....
The walk registration begins at 10:30am.  We would like everyone to register that is participating, so if you haven't already been able to register online then this will be your opportunity.

We'll start the walk at 11:00am.  I'm not sure yet how far we'll walk, but it won't be extreme :)

After the walk, we'll plan on hanging out for awhile.  Even though this will be a small group for the 1st annual walk, we have MUCH to celebrate:   the fact that we're bringing awareness to these 2 kidney diseases!!!  We'll have water, some fruit/granola bars and some cookies to snack on, but I (personally) would really like to enjoy the day and have lunch after the walk.  Sooo, if you're game for that, then bring a picnic lunch, some drinks, chairs and maybe a blankie and we'll enjoy ourselves.

For those of you unfamiliar with the location of the walk, here's a link that will show you the location:
Broad Ripple Park
1555 Broad Ripple Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46220

Ok..I think that about covers everything.  If there's anything I missed, or if anyone has any questions, please comment here or post on Facebook and I'll update.

Thanks again!

Jenn

Save the Date! Nephcure Walk Indianapolis - October 16, 2010

Nephcure is the only organization in the world (that I know of) that is seeking a cure for my disease, FSGS, which is why I've become fairly passionate about it.  We've recently started a chapter in Indianapolis, and while it's having a rough time getting off the ground, I'm hopeful about the support it can bring in the future.

As part of the chapter becoming a reality, we're holding a Nephcure walk on October 16, 2010 in Broad Ripple Park.  I don't think we've nailed down the time quite yet, but I anticipate it being in the morning...when  I know I'll post it here.

Anyway, I'd love to have you be a part of this event.  You can form your own team and fundraise, or you can be a part of my team.  And if that's too much of a committment right now, hey, I've got something else...just donate to my team :)

Normally, I'm not really comfortable in the "asking for money" arena.  But this is for me.  This is for my future.  This is for Izzy.  There may not be a cure found in my lifetime, but hopefully there'll be a cure someday.  Looking at videos on YouTube of little kids suffering from this makes me realize that I'm pretty lucky to have the knowledge and maturity to understand it and "deal" with it.  But these little kids...wow....they just have to grow up to fast because of all of the "adult" things they're dealing with.  It's quite sad, really. 

So I'm asking any of you that can spare it to please donate.  There's a link to the right on this blog that you can click and donate to my team.  I'm also including a link in this post.  Thank you!!!

Here's the link to my donation site :  http://www.firstgiving.com/jenntrunk

Here's a video on YouTube that I found that gives a nice description of my disease in terms that anyone can understand...