Date: 9/19/2009
Location: UT Medical Group - Germantown
Registration Opens: Currently Open!
Event Start Time: 7:30 AM On-Site Check-In, 9 AM Walk
Form a Team: Share this rewarding experience with friends, family and co-workers - form your own team today!
Red Striders: If you have diabetes and would like to walk with a Team, but don't want to form your own, join the Red Strider Team! Just click on "Join a Team" and search for Red Strider. All Red Striders will receive special recognition on the day of the event!
Register. Fundraise. Stop Diabetes.
Did you know that 1 in 3 children in the United States faces a future with diabetes?
The American Diabetes Association works everyday to change the frightening future that diabetes has in store, but we need your help. Together we can stop diabetes. Take the first step today by registering to walk in our local Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes event.
Every step you take and every dollar you raise helps the American Diabetes Association provide education programs in our community, protect the rights of people with diabetes and fund critical research for a cure. Once you register, use our online fundraising tools to create your personal web page, email your friends, family and co-workers, accept online donations and raise more money to stop diabetes.
It's more fun to Step Out together! Gather your friends, family and co-workers and form a Step Out team! It's a great way to do good together and share in a fun and healthy community experience. Teams come in all sizes—two or more people make a team! Corporations, friends & family, clubs & organizations and school groups build teams to walk for those who have been touched by diabetes. Get started today by selecting "Form a Team!"
When you walk, you help us stop diabetes. Walking is one of the easiest, most relaxing forms of exercise for many people, but especially for those living with diabetes. By participating in Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes, you can get fit, reduce your risk for type 2 diabetes and support the American Diabetes Association!
Event Information
2-mile scenic walk along the Germantown Greenway. Event will also include a Health and Fitness Pavilion, Kids Zone, Snacks & Music.
Other Ways to Get Involved
If you are unable to walk or you just want to help, there are many volunteer opportunities available. By volunteering, you can touch the lives of family, friends, co-workers and anyone else in our community who lives with diabetes. To learn more about volunteering, please click here.
Also, even if you can't walk, you can still join the fight against diabetes by fundraising. Register online just as if you planned to walk. Set up your individual fundraising page, enter the email addresses of your friends, family, co-workers, etc., and ask them to support you and the American Diabetes Association by making a donation. If you need help or additional information call 901-682-8232.
Special Thanks to Our Sponsors
Kroger, Blue Cross Blue Shield Community Trust, H.W. Durham Foundation, UT Health Science Center, Frito Lay, Thomas & Betts, Delta Medical Center, Charles Retina, Smith & Nephew, Community Health Partnership, Kellogg's Snacks, Super D, AmeriChoice, HealthSpring, Harrah's, St. Francis Hospital, Comcast, La Prensa Latina, Methodist South, the Memphis Grizzlies, Pepsi, and Community Coffee