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!! GOALS ACHIEVED !!
$39,000
IN TWO YEARS
Canadian Diabetes Assoc. National Inspiration Award
2007 Photos -
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2007
National
Inspiration Award
Kendra and Johnson receive a certified letter informing them that The
Canadian Diabetes Association has selected them to receive the National
Inspiration Award for 2007, in Vancouver, BC on October 26th, 2007!
Read Letter
AUGUST 2007
Feature News Article on us in
Augusts' Running Room Magazine! Click Here
JUNE 2007
SPEECH AT
BAXTER CORPORATION
Kendra and
Johnson attend Baxter Corporation's 50th Anniversary celebration.
They were proud to have been asked to speak from their hearts to remind
them how, what it is that they do, affects and effects their customers.
Thank you Baxter for the honor!
Video of Speeches...coming soon!
Kendra's Written Speech
Johnson's Written Speech
JUNE 2007
LOCAL NEWSPAPER STORY
The "John" family has a story written about them in their local
newspaper! Click Here
APRIL 2007
REGIONAL
INSPIRATION AWARD
Kendra and Johnson
accept the first ever Regional Inspiration Award from The Canadian Diabetes
Association on Saturday, April 28, 2007.
Photo
A-CHANNEL TV INTERVIEWS
Kendra and Johnson's A-Channel
TV interviews following, diabetes, dialysis and transplant.
A-Channel Interviews...
Interview 1
Interview 2
Interview 3
Interview 4
PUBLIC SPEAKING - BAXTER CORP
Kendra and Johnson are asked to speak at Baxter Corporation's 50th
Anniversary party in
Alliston,
ON, on
June 23, 2007.
We are VERY honoured to have been asked and will do our best to help
inspire the people at Baxter, and to let them know... they DO make a
difference in peoples lives.
www.baxter.com
VICTORY SPEECHES - HAWAII 2006
Proudest Moment of 2006 - Kendra and Johnson John were asked by the CDA to be keynote speakers at the Victory Dinner post marathon in Hawaii. Many have requested to be able to read a copy of their
speeches and had a hard time finding them on our site. So for those who would like to read them, here they are. Thank you CDA for giving us the opportunity to speak.
Kendra's Victory Dinner Speech
Johnson's Victory Dinner Speech
OUR TRANSPLANT JOURNEY
February 2007 - Johnson and Kendra are a match and undergo their living kidney donor transplant. Click Here
JOHNSON'S JOURNEY INTO DIALYSIS
September 2006 - Kendra asked if she could document Johnson's journey into the world of
dialysis....With Johnson's blessing, here is what happens....Click Here |
What started out as a small thing Kendra thought she could do as the
wife of a diabetic, was to try and raise some funds for The Canadian
Diabetes Association (CDA).
She heard an interview on her local radio station (HOT 89.9) where she
would later come to befriend a woman named Shannon. 3 days
after Shannon announced she was pregnant with her third child, her
husband Joe came home from a late night hockey game and wasn't
feeling well. Shannon found her husband dead on the bathroom
floor, from a diabetic induced heart attack.
Kendra remembers too well, finding Johnson in a diabetic induced coma
during the night, and having to call 911 just 4 days after the birth
of their second daughter Taylor. Kendra had 2 police officers,
2 firefighters, and 2 paramedics in her room, trying to revive
Johnson, and felt such a compassion for Shannon, that she had to do
something about this epidemic. That's when Kendra and Johnson joined
Team Diabetes.
We had the great pleasure of meeting Shannon and one of her son's
Jake, through many Team Diabetes meetings, and were fortunate to
walk 2006, 10km marathon together in Hawaii.
Jake and Stephanie (Hawaii 2006)
Jake sure helped my daughter Stephanie (who was in denial about her
dad's dialysis) and he helped her to open up and ask questions, and
just talk about what her dad was going through. It was a very
scary time for all of us. While traveling on the bus, home
from the marathon in Hawaii, Jake turned to us all and said "I did
this for my DAD"... well... I have tears in my eyes even as I type
this, and we all had a good cry then too! Thank you Jake and
Shannon for inspiring us to join Team Diabetes... and for all your
love and support! You guys are amazing! What a ride!
Shannon and Jake at the Finish Line (Hawaii 2006)
Check out their Website "Putt for Joe"
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REVIEW OUR 2007
FUNDRAISING EVENTS BELOW
SCORE ONE
FOR DIABETES
CHARITY BALL HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
$5,164.00 RAISED
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FUEL INDUSTRIES
SPIKE DIABETES VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
$4,000.00 RAISED
On Friday July 27th, with rain looking like it would rain out our
rain date, the skies opened up and a good time was had by all.
Thank you to FUEL INDUSTRIES, PWC, ARTECH, MANULIFE, INNOVAPOST for an
amazing day!
View Photos
FAMILY FUN
FAIR 2007
$3,200.00 RAISED
On Friday June 15, 2007, Kendra and Johnson hosted their 2nd Annual
Family Fun Fair in Rosetta Park. A good time was had by all.
View Photos
WALMART OR
BUST!
$5,200.00 RAISED
Kendra and Johnson set up a table at their local Walmart in
Barrhaven. Walmart very generously matched - dollar for dollar - all
cash donations collected that day! Thank you Walmart!
On Saturday June 30, 2007 Kendra and
Johnson sat at a table inside their local Walmart store (Strandherd at
Greenbank).
We were hoping that Walmart would match
all our cheque and credit card donations as well, unfortunately they
were only able to match all our CASH donations.
We still raised $1,200.00 in CASH which
Walmart will now turn into $2,400.00. WAY TO GO WALMART!!!
Saturday's GRAND TOTAL raised for The
Canadian Diabetes Association is.... $5,245.00.
Special thanks to Fuel Industries
for their VERY generous donation, as well as EEDO Corporation!
A special shout out to say thanks to
HOT 89.9 Mauler and RUSH who helped plug this event! You did a
great interview and as a result, we had people make a special trip in
from Orleans, Hunt Club, Southkeys etc. all because they heard Johnson's
interview on the radio! Way to go HOT 89.9!
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We did it!!!
Stephanie, Kendra, Taylor and Johnson at the FINISH LINE in Honolulu
2006/2007, proudly showing off their Team Diabetes Medals!
2006 WEBSITE
LINK TO 2006 FUNDRAISING WEBSITE
HAWAII MARATHON 2006
LINK TO OUR HAWAII 2006 JOURNAL
PICTURES OF HAWAII
LINK TO OUR
HAWAIIAN PHOTO GALLERY
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