I like Theodore Roosevelt. I especially like his concept of "The Bully Pulpit." He felt, if you have a stage, use it for the public good. And so I try, as best I can, to help out charitable organizations.
For nearly ten years I've been associated with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. I've put in a lot of time and effort and feel the results have been very worthwhile. I'm only upset that this year, because of Hurricane Isabel, I haven't been able to give as much in the way of on-air plugs to the JDRF Walk, being held this Sunday.
There was a nice mention in The New Haven Register this morning.
NORTH HAVEN — The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Greater New Haven will hold its annual Walk to Cure Diabetes on Sunday on the campus of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, 370 Bassett Road. Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. and the walk starts at 10 a.m., rain or shine. About 4,000 walkers are anticipated with a goal of raising $725,000.
Anyone interested in participating in the walk can call JDRF at (203) 248-1880 or fax to (203) 248-1820 and ask for the Walk registration brochure, or register online at www.jdrf.org.
Michael M. Ciaburri, president and chief operating officer of the Bank of Southern Connecticut, is serving as the corporate recruitment chairman, and Geoff Fox of WTNH-Channel 8 is the honorary celebrity chair.
It has been interesting to see who gets involved with JDRF. Mostly, it's parents and families with children who have diabetes. Then it's people who work for companies that have made JDRF a company project. There are few, like me, who do it purely because it feels good.
OK - Enough gratuitous self backslapping. Back to the real world.
