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2011 Swim for Diabetes Edition

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May 2011
The
100 Club!

Congratulations to the

425 people

 who swam at least 100 pool laps during this year's SWIM.

Click here to see the list! 

We "LIKE" Swimmers & Divers!


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Visit us on Facebook to see photos and videos of this year's Swim for Diabetes participants, and be sure to "tag" yourself!  If you have Swim or SCUBA photos you'd like to share, post them on Facebook or send them to swim@dagc.org.
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TOP TEAM
Congratulations
to the
Misc. Friends

team for raising the most money at SCUBA: $1,067

 

TOP DIVER

 Congratulations to

Carol Ward

for raising the most money at SCUBA! 

  

Thanks to:

* This year's 73 dedicated divers



* Tony Frazer,

 2011 SCUBA for Diabetes chairman



* The Aqua Amigos SCUBA Club for supplying the annual SCUBA for Diabetes challenge cup

Thanks to the following area dive shops

for their support of the 2011 SCUBA for Diabetes:

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Aqua Specialists

Atlantis Outfitters, Inc.

Buckeye Diving School

Dan's Scuba

Deep Six Specialists

Diver's Cove and Rescue Outfitters
Just Add Water Scuba
Underwater Dive Center
A BIG Thank you to our Corporate Sponsors!

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The Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland would like to thank our corporate sponsors for their generosity towards the 2011 Swim for Diabetes and 2011 SCUBA for Diabetes. 

Click here to read the list

 of the companies who helped make this year's events successful.

Thank you, Peter!

Peter Dawson holding donation money

Peter Dawson, 9, of Pepper Pike, swam in honor of his grandmother, uncle and two cousins who have diabetes. He also contributed $22.43 of his own money to Swim for Diabetes. This was Peter's 8th year participating in the Swim.
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Helen M. Dumski, MA, RD, LD /President & CEO

Helen Dumski 2011

   Welcome to this special SWIM edition of our monthly e-newsletter. We at DAGC are very proud of the hundreds of people who participated in this year's Swim for Diabetes, raising thousands of dollars to help support our mission of helping those in Northeast Ohio with type 1 and type 2 diabetes live well.
   Many thanks to the 775 swimmers, divers and fundraisers and more than 250 volunteers who "pooled together" for a great cause!  We look forward to seeing you in 2012 for our 27th Annual Swim for Diabetes!

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And the results are . . .

$160,000+
(with donations still coming in!) Thank You!
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2011 Swim for Diabetes Awards
 
 

Grand Prize: Most Money Raised

Betty Rendlesham

$5,492 raised

Second Prize: Money Raised

Anna Zschuppe

$3,870 raised

Third Prize: Money Raised

Peter Dawson

$2,968.40 raised 

 Campership Winner:
Kayla Bertholf
$1,297 raised  

School Team Winner:

Most Money Raised

Andrews Osborne Academy

$3,962.08 raised

Non-School Team Winner:

Most Money Raised

Safeguard Properties

 $7,113.90 raised

Team Winner: Most Swimmers

East End YMCA Otters

32 swimmers 

Swimming -- and Pitching -- for a Good Cause
Shari and Hannah Pollack

Hannah & Shari Pollack

   When Shari Snyder Pollack threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Indians game against Cincinnati on April 6, she did it for more than a chance to show off her pitching arm. Pollack helped kick off activities for the 26th Annual Swim for Diabetes by pitching in memory of her father, Bill Snyder. Click here to read more about Shari and her family's efforts to help others with diabetes.
First Westlake...Next Lake Erie: Swim for Diabetes Helps Avon Man Prepare for Big Challenges
Dan and DJ Latham

Dan Latham and his son DJ

   While Dan Latham was swimming laps for Swim for Diabetes at Westlake Recreation Center, he was thinking about diabetes...and Canada. Since January, the Avon resident has been preparing to participate in three swim events this summer that will take him from Canada to the United States across Lake Erie. Click here to read about Dan's swim training and challenges ahead.

Teen Swims Hundreds of Laps for Aunt
Anthony Nedelka and friends

Anthony Nedelka (left) and friends Austin Hayes and Brandon Hayes

   Anthony Nedelka of Aurora knew he wanted to make a difference for those with diabetes the moment he saw the Swim for Diabetes ad. Within minutes Anthony had gathered information about the event on-line and decided to participate. Read more here about this Aurora High School freshman who swam in honor of his Aunt Dianna.

Flowers, Bracelets & Jeans Help Swim for Diabetes
Claire Shega and Diana Munz
Claire Shega (left) and Olympic Gold Medalist Diana Munz

   Safeguard Properties, the largest privately held mortgage field Safeguard Properties logoservices company in the country, chooses one charity each quarter to focus its fundraising efforts towards. This spring, thanks to Safeguard Client Account Representative Claire Shega, Swim for Diabetes was that lucky recipient. Click here to read how she made Swim for Diabetes a company-wide fundraising effort. 

 

Kayla Bertholf: Stingrays Swimmer Wins CHMK Campership
Kayla Bertholf and her parents

Kayla Bertholf and her parents Jay and Karen.

   Kayla Bertholf loves to swim.  She also loves going to camp. The 11-year-old member of the Ashtabula YMCA Stingrays swim team was able to combine both loves as she swam laps at Swim for Diabetes with her eye on winning the Camp Ho Mita Koda Campership. Click here to read more about Kayla and her swim team.

 

The Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland (DAGC) is a local, independent nonprofit agency dedicated to helping the 1 in 11 people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes in Northeast Ohio.  One hundred percent of funds raised remain in our community to support prevention and risk assessment programs, diabetes education, local medical research, and Camp Ho Mita Koda for children with diabetes.

DAGC is not affiliated with any national organization.

 

 

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