Sea To Shining Sea Walk for Diabetes! Correction...

***** I had their website wrong but it has since been corrected... my apologies *****

What an incredible story this is! 4 people have started a journey across the country, 3 on foot and one driving a motor home for support. They will go from San Diego, CA to Savannah, GA, a total of 2,850 miles! Z-CoiL Corporation donated 2 pair of Z-CoiL footwear each for their trek to make the trip more pleasant.



The trip is very ambitious considering the time of year and the unpredictable weather, but they are doing it for a good cause, and that is to raise awareness for diabetes. Here is some information on the trip and where you can send money if you care to donate to their diabetes awareness or help pay their expenses.



The Trip: San Diego, CA to Savannah, GA
Distance: Approximately 2850 miles
Goal: Walk 20 - 25 miles per day
The Dates: Saturday Jan. 27, 2007 - ?



The walkers are Byron Moats, Wyatt and Margie Moats. Byron's wife, Julia Moats will be driving their motor home, which will be our base support and lodging most of the time. We are walking for the American Diabetes Association. We are hoping to raise awareness of the following:

A. The Dangers of Diabetes
1. High Blood Pressure
2. Heart Disease
3. Stroke
4. High Cholesterol
5. More Prone to Infections

B. The Necessity of Good Exercise Habits
1. Walking Reduces Blood glucose levels
2. Proper Diet Helps Control Glucose Levels



We have two goals:
1. Raise $10,000 for the American Diabetes Assn.
2. Raise $10,000 for our expenses on the walk



Our expenses will include gas for the motor home, food, and occasional lodging in motels to do laundry and just "recharge our batteries." We are about half way to our goal for expenses with about $5,000 in the bank. We are about 1/4th of the way in our quest for ADA funds.



To make a Donation:
To the American Diabetes Association: Please send a check or money order to:
ADA
Attention to Beth Hefner
1900 Powell St. Suite 120
Emeryville, CA 94608.
Please make a notation on the envelope and the check stating it is for "Walk '07".



To help cover the Moats' expenses: Please send check or money order to:
Wyatt Moats
1900 Plymouth Dr.
Providence Village, TX 76227.



You can follow their progress at http://www.c2c4ada.com/.



We wish them success in their journey!



Till later,
Caesar...

A Kodak Moment!

We regularly see people's lives being impacted to some degree in the store, but this last weekend, it was one of those "I wish I had a camera right now!" type of moment...

A woman came barely walking into the store and just made it into a chair. She said that her sister made her come into the store to try a pair on so she is doing what her sister wants. She explained that she has really bad arthritic knees and her sister thought Z-CoiL footwear might help. A minute later, her sister walked in, who is one of our customers that owns several pair of Z-CoiL shoes. The first woman, Susie, didn't really seemed to be too much into trying these shoes on. She was just waiting for her third sister to get back with aspirin so she could ease the pain somewhat in her knees.

I went through my normal explanation about the makeup of the Z-CoiL shoe and the benefits and Susie picked out a style. We got them on her feet and she began walking around, focusing of course on the fit of the shoe. The one she tried was not the best style for her foot, so she tried on a few others. Each time, she was walking more and more, and her pace was getting faster and faster as she walked around the store. Her posture changed dramatically and no longer was she bent over so much. Her gait went from a flat-footed stomp to an actual heel/toe walk because she was able to move her knees better and the rocker sole was giving her benefit. You would not have believed it was the same woman that walked in the store just 40 minutes previously! Well, both of the sisters took note and mentioned to Susie about how straight she was standing and how well she was walking. It finally hit Susie, and she rushed over to her her sister and started hugging her, saying "I can Walk again! I can walk! Thank you, thank you, thank you!" Then they both started crying with tears of joy...

Those are the kind of days that make this job so wonderful! Neither she nor I will forget that day...

Till later,

Caesar...