Mark Pareja is walking with Go Daddy on November 1, 2008 in Tempe, AZ.

Greetings Everyone!

As you may not be aware, GoDaddy is a large sponsor of the JDRF Walk for the Cure this year I will be walking and I'm asking all of our friends, family, and business partners to participate in the walk. However if busy work and personal schedules conflict I'm asking for a sponsorship donation, any amount helps.

P.s. I'm willing to wear stickers, logos, headbands, face paint, pins, hats, and even temporary tattoos. . .


Our goal: To raise $105 million to help fund research for a cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications.

Type 1, or juvenile, diabetes, is a devastating, often deadly disease that affects millions of people--a large and growing percentage of them children.

Many people think type 1 diabetes can be controlled by insulin. While insulin does keep people with type 1 diabetes alive, it is NOT a cure. Aside from the daily challenges of living with type 1 diabetes, there are many severe, often fatal, complications caused by the disease.

That's the bad news... and yes, it's pretty bad.

The good news, though, is that a cure for type 1 diabetes is within reach. In fact, JDRF funding and leadership is associated with most major scientific breakthroughs in type 1 diabetes research to date. And JDRF funds a major portion of all type 1 diabetes research worldwide, more than any other charity.

I'm writing to ask for your support because now more than ever, EACH of us can be a part of bringing about a cure. Each of us can make a real difference

Won't you please give to JDRF as generously as you're able?

Together, we can make the cure a reality.

Thank you,

Mark Pareja