Team Diabetes Helps ADA Raise
Funds & Community Awareness
Fundraising Events Include
Swim Around Pennock & Marathon In Greece
July 14, 2004
Wednesday
Ketchikan, Alaska - Willie Schulz, a resident of Escondido, California,
swam around Pennock Island on Sunday in 3 hours and 16 minutes.
The eleven-mile swim was to help raise people's awareness of
diabetes, to raise money for the American Diabetes Association
and to honor his niece Melissa Schulz, a resident of Ketchikan,
diagnosed with type I diabetes.
Well wishers including
Gretchen Klein and Jack Shay pose with Willie Schultz before
he begins his swim around Pennock Sunday.
Schultz is pictured in the black shirt and cap.
Photo courtesy Team Diabetes
Schultz, a member of Team Diabetes, had originally planned to
swim around Pennock on Saturday but weather changed the plans.
Schultz was able to complete the eleven mile swim on Sunday with
little difficulties encountered other than a few stings by jellyfish.
Schultz's goal was to raise
$5,000.00 for the Alaska area of the American Diabetes Association
(ADA). In a letter he stated this money will support ADA's on-going
community efforts in the areas of education, treatment and advocacy.
"I hope the swim will
help raise people's awareness of diabetes in their community
and at the same time raise money to help support the efforts
of the American Diabetes Association (ADA)," wrote Schultz.
Team Diabetes Members
Gretchen Klein and Willie Schultz...
Johnny Gibson generously donated his boat for the event.
Photo courtesy Team Diabetes
Ketchikan resident Gretchen Klein is also helping with fundraising
for the American Diabetes Association. Klein, also a member of
Team Diabetes, said her event will be the marathon in Athens,
Greece on November 7th of this year.
Klein said their goal is to
raise $10,000 and they have raised $3,000 to-date.
For anyone interested in participating,
donations can be made to ADA or contact Gretchen Klein at 225-2072
or the Ketchikan Eagles for raffle tickets.
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