Poker Run on the Light Rail

One of our biggest Jack's Pack supporters is our friend, Jeff Brody. We met Jeff two years ago, when he was Jack's summer camp counselor. It was Jack's first summer with diabetes, and before camp began, we had no idea what to expect. Would Jack's counselors, who were college students home on summer vacation, really "get" diabetes? Would they care? Would they understand the seriousness of the disease? Could we really trust them to take proper care of Jack? Would they be capable of handling a LOW low or a HIGH high? On day one with Jeff, our fears were fried in the hot Arizona sun. Jeff took better care of Jack than we ever could have imagined. He took on diabetes like a pro, handling those LOW lows and those HIGH highs and everything in between with care and compassion. He "got it." He was an amazing counselor, and Jack had a wonderful, fun-filled, safe summer. After camp ended, we kept in contact with Jeff, and he has become a beloved family friend. Jeff has Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory disease of the digestive tract. Like type 1 diabetes, it is an autoimmune disorder for which there is no cure. And, like Jack, Jeff has a passionate mother, Robin, who is trying to raise funds to help find a cure for her son. On behalf of Jeff and Robin, I invite you and encourage you to participate in Poker Run on the Light Rail, a fundraising event to benefit the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America. The event will take place on October 25th and costs $30 per person, if you register prior to October 21st, and $35 to register thereafter. Participants will meet at 10am at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Phoenix and will use the Phoenix area light rail system to travel along a predesignated route, where at stated stops, they will draw playing cards. The object of the event is to have the best poker hand at the end of the run. Cash prizes will be awarded for the top three best hands. Sound like fun?! I think so! For more information and to register, please visit http://www.robbiegirl.com/. Please participate and help Jeff and Robin! This is such a worthy cause. Crohn's disease is a painful, debilitating illness, and the mission of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America is to find a cure. Just as we want a cure for Jack, we want a cure for Jeff, too.