Dribble to Stop Diabetes

The National Basketball Association has always prided themselves in offering their help and services to the community and people in need. The NBA cares foundation was set up in October of 2005 and to this day has managed to raise over 210 million dollars and clock more than 2 million hours of hand on community service. One of the partnerships that the foundation has is with the American Diabetes Association, in which they raise awareness, funds and courage for potential, current and past victims of this growing disease.
The partnership consists of the NBA, NBA developmental league, and the WNBA. With the efforts of their sponsors including Andre Iguodala of the Philidelphia 76ers who appeared in the short clip, he and his team try to help raise awareness of the disease. Diabetes affects many people on a daily basis, and by the year 2050, a projected 1in every 3 people in america will have some form of the disease.
We all need to do our part to help this cause and will continue the fight for as long as it takes, but the NBA can't do it on their own. They need the help of people around the country as well. For more information, please visit the NBA Dribble to stop Diabetes home page, there you will find more interviews, photos, and tests. Lets help the cause and do our part for others in need.
http://www.nba.com/nbafit/stopdiabetes/

Polar Plunge!

Hello Everyone! Well its finally time to show off your beach bods! O wait, I'm being informed that it is still winter. Well I will not be using that as an excuse and neither should anyone else! Especially because this is The Polar Plunge! The Polar Plunge is a great event where people can jump, or just stand an watch as brave individuals jump into freezing cold water! Every individual gathers donations in an attempt to raise as much money as possible for the Special Olympics and their athletes. All the proceeds from this event go directly to them.
For the past week, events like the one being held in Whitewater on February 16th have been taking place all around Wisconsin and even further around the United States. This is a fabulous way to get involved with an amazing tradition as well as raise money for an even more amazing group of individuals.
There are sign up sheets in a few places around campus, but the easiest way would be to sign up directly at the University Center help desk. We are asking that each jumper raise around 75 dollars, but more is even better. For those who wish to donate but are "too chicken" to jump, you may still sign up to watch and collect donations as well. Every little bit counts.

Below is a link with more information about the event, as well as registration for the ambitious! Come out and help this great cause!

-Jake

http://www.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=1042767

About Me

        Hey everyone, how's it going!? I am excited to say that this is my first ever blog post! So I look forward to learning the tricks of the trade and the ins and outs about how this whole thing works. to start out i should probably introduce myself.
        My name is Jake Moser, currently I am in my first year of being a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. I say this because I will be doing the "victory lap" next year in order to fulfill all of my major and graduation requirements. I fell behind on the four year plan due to a transfer from the University of Iowa after my sophomore year, as well as a few change in majors. I seem to have found my calling after the transfer and now I am committed to the Public Relations major, and a minor in Marketing with a professional sales emphasis.
        I come from a smaller town in Illinois, Antioch, which is a suburb of Chicago. I reside there when I am not at school with my mother and two brothers. One brother currently still in high school, and the other is studying at the University of Illinois. I am an avid sports fan, which means, if there is a sport going on, I want, no rather, I need to hear about it. Sports runs through my veins and it is my passion to be associated with it later on in my life.

       With sports currently taking over the majority of my free time, and quite frankly most of my "work" time, I find it only fitting that I try to pursue a career associated with my passion. For me, ideally i would like to become a sports agent, now I know that is no walk in the park, but I feel like once I get my foot in the door, I have to skills and drive to make my dream a reality. Well that seems to pretty much sum me up, more post to come! Jake...