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Hi, I am Michael Sevila, founder of Cars for the Cure. Last Fall I was diagnosed with type
1 diabetes and we are having this car show to raise money for a huge organization JDRF
which I am also a part of. I am a junior Ambassador and all the funds for this show are going straight to them and
we have raised over $25,000 and looks like it's gona be a great day. Hi I am Butch Sevila,
*points* Butch, I am Michael's Dad and Michael is the Founder of Cars for the Cure and Cars
for the Cure was created about 14 months ago. Prior to that 15 months ago, I knew nothing
about Type 1 Diabetes and in the last 12 months I have learned a lot. My son was diagnosed
with it last labor day weekend and unlike probably how I would have handled it or most
people when they told this kind of news, he looked at me and he said "We gotta FIX THIS"
He's had me put a team together to walk on the mall on Washington for Walk for the Cure,
he got me to ride my bicycle with him 100 miles in Vermont over the summer to ride for
the cure, raising about $8,000 but his big thing in the hospital was that he wanted to
raise $20,000 in a car show, which is something I have never seen done before so here we are
a year later an we went through $26,000 - $27,000 already on our way to $30,000 with the show.
It has been a life changing event for us, in the diagnosis but also the way he has handled
it, it has been amazing. Good event, good family and good day for it. Hi I am Piper
Dankworth Sutton, Executive Director of JDRF and we are here this morning for a beautiful
day for a car show, Cars for the Cure. Hi my name is Dan Coffey with Therrien Waddell
Construction, we are here supporting the juvenile diabetes today with Butch, he has been a long
supporter and advocate for us and certainly when he asked for help we volunteered, glad
to have supported. My name is Stephanie, I am from Lindsay Volkswagen, we are out here
near Sterling right off route 28 and we are here to support Cars for the Cure. We are
a big sponsor in our community and we want to be out here to support the show and do
what we can. Hi my name is Ash and I am the proprietor of BRX American Bistro, we are
glad to support JDRF for juvenile diabetes with a car fund raiser and glad to have everyone here.