Thanks to everyone who made our inaugural ambassadorship of the JDRF Walk for Cure 2012 a huge success. A big thanks go out to Julie and Dana at the JDRF Northeast Wisconsin Chapter for helping us wade through our first ever charity event. They did an amazing job.

Remember, if you still wish to donate to our team, or simply forgot, donations are accepted for the next four weeks. To those that donated, we can’t thank you enough for helping us get the word out. It’s amazing what you can accomplish with a little grass root effort and a computer.

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Tom and Chelsea’s story of their fight with Type-1 diabetes.

Thanks to Jenny Evans from NBC26 in Green Bay.

Please make sure and sign up and donate to Walk With Tom on May, 5th.

#WalkWithTom

Would you like to hang out with some Green Bay Packers?

Would you like to help a good cause by getting some exercise?

Would you like a chance to win some once-in-a-lifetime prizes?

Here’s the event for you.

Join Tom and Chelsea, a few of Tom’s close friends and other Packer fans in a JDRF walk to cure Type-1 diabetes. On May 5th, at the Brown County fairgrounds, thousands of people will walk to help raise awareness for a disease the Tom’s wife Chelsea has lived with nearly her entire life.

The event is free to register and attend, but in addition to raising awareness, Tom has formed his own walk team “Team Crabtree” to help raise donations that go directly to JDRF.

But what about those prizes…

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“Dear Mr. Crabtree,

My name is Spencer. I am 10 years old. I met you at the JDRF family Rally. I have Type 1 Diabetes and it stinks!! But meeting you and your wife was awesome!

Thank you so much for signing all my stuff and for talking to me on Sunday. You are a really tough football guy and you have a huge neck!!!!

My sister is 9 years old and she loves you. I don’t really like girls except for my mom, my best friend Maddie and your wife. Chelsea told me she played soccer, volleyball and was a cheerleader and I know she was really good because she is tough. I know she is tough because of the diabetes and because she is a mom, and good moms are tough!!

Thanks for helping find Chelseas and my cure. You are my FAVORITE Packer Guy! I am your #1 fan because you are a Packer and because you are an awesome guy!! Tell Chelsea I said HI and take care of her…it is nice to have help when you have diabetes.

I will see you at the Green Bay Diabetes Walk in May. I will be wearing a blue shirt with a baseball glove that says “Spencer’s Crew”.

Thanks again!!!

Your Good Friend,

Spencer Faulkes”

To quote Tom, “That’s all I need right there.”

As you know, Tom and Chelsea are forming their own JDRF walk team to help find a cure for Type-1 diabetes.

The walk, on May 5th, in Green Bay, is open to the public and anyone is welcome to sign up and walk and talk with Tom, Chelsea, and a few of Tom’s friends. (Hint)

We found out that most walk teams have t-shirts for their walkers, so we opened up t-shirt ideas to the public to see what creative designs they could come up with.

We received nine submissions via Facebook, Twitter, and email. Tom and Chelsea want you to help pick the best one.

To the winner? An invitation to join Tom and company after the JDRF walk for a little meet, greet and eat.

Now, to make it clear this is still kind of like the Pro Bowl. This is considered the “fan” portion of the vote, but fair warning that the final decision on the winner will ultimately be made by Tom  Chelsea in the case of a close call.

Hit the vote button, and help us to do our part to help JDRF.

Stay tuned for complete walk details, prize announcements, and other surprises in the near future.

Good luck to all the entries, and thanks for taking the time to help the cause.

Voting ends at 5:00 p.m. Lambeau time.

#WalkWithTom

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