American Diabetes Association Promoting Motor Vehicle Driving

Hi Friends,

I am signed up to participate in the Tour de Cure ride ride on May 15th in Fairburn, Georgia and received an email from them about a "gas card" promotion. If I were to raise a certain amount, then I'd be eligible to be in the drawing to win a $100 gas card.

This is unsettling. The LAST thing the American Diabetes Association should be doing is encouraging more people to remain dependent upon driving in their cars. I would prefer they promote an active lifestyle of other viable transportation means such as walking,  bicycling or promoting the national program, "Safe Routes to School", which is a very poorly funded federal program attempting to unwind all of our car-centric cul-de-sac non-sidewalk suburban sprawl "developments" built over the past 30 + years in America; encouraging children K-8 to walk or ride their bike to school. In 1969, nearly 50% of children got to school by walking or biking. Now it is only 15%.I could go on & on providing facts & figures.

I'm sure there are dozens of other promotions the American Diabetes Association could leverage to encourage active and healthy lifestyles. Seriously. I'm very disappointed.

Comments

  1. You are right. They should offering a $100 gift card towards running shoes, walking shoes or a new blender for green smoothies. Something, anything that will lead towards a healthier lifestyle not just one tank of gas.

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