10/24/09, our grandma came into town, for the JDRF

hope gala! But, the thing was, Austin is still sick!

We helped out at a car wash organized by some friends of ours today, with the proceeds going to Camp Hertko Hollow.  The money is used to help pay for kids who otherwise couldn’t afford it to get to camp.  That’s pretty cool, helping out kids that way.  We all think it’s so important for kids to participate in this camp that spending half a Saturday washing cars.  When I was in the National Guard, there was a common bond between my fellow soldiers, that “brotherhood”.  Diabetics have the same bond.   They all share the same experiences, have the same problems, and talk the same talk.  That’s why things like Camp Hertko Hollow and support groups from JDRF are so important, because it gets kids together. They’d raised about a thousand dollars by the time we had to leave, and still had a few hours left. The money they raised was going to be matched by some local businesses. Two thousand dollars is enough to send 3 kids to camp. Just from a car wash. That’s cool.