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b'Charlie Lawrence is Co-Founder (with wife Donna) of Ulster County JDF, (Juvenile Diabetes Foundation) as it was known in 1975.\\xa0Both Charlie and Donna have continued to be JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) volunteers, spanning 40 years.\\xa0Charlie has served on local, state, and national committees in various aspects of advocacy, strategic planning, and volunteer recruitment.\\xa0He\'s also been involved in\\xa0training,\\xa0fundraising,\\xa0event planning, and\\xa0management, including galas,\\xa0walks, and the Ride to Cure Diabetes. He will be riding in his\\xa013th Ride in LaCrosse WI,\\xa0and has previously participated in 12 other rides...Death Valley, California (10 times)\\xa0Killington, VT,\\xa0and Tucson, AZ.\\xa0As a Family\\xa0Ride Team for the Hudson Valley Chapter of JDRF, Charlie (and son Chad, daughter Melissa as riders, and wife Donna as a route volunteer) has\\xa0raised over $133,000. \\xa0Both Chad and Melissa have T1D.\\n\\xa0\\nMelissa (Lawrence) Winters has had T1D for 21 years. She is a Walk to Cure Diabetes (now "One Walk")\\xa0Committee\\xa0member for the Ulster County Walk, as\\xa0part of the Northeastern NY JDRF Chapter.\\xa0She will be riding in her 5th Ride to Cure Diabetes for the Hudson Valley Chapter of JDRF in the 2015 La Crosse, WI event.\\xa0Previously, she has completed 4 other rides; three in Death Valley, and one in Tucson.\\n\\xa0\\nChad Lawrence was diagnosed\\xa0in 1974 at the age of 23 months. He has never let diabetes stop him from being\\xa0active in cycling. He will be riding in his 13th Ride in LaCrosse WI,\\xa0and has previously participated in 12 other rides (Death Valley, CA\\xa010 times,\\xa0Killington, VT, and Tucson, AZ). He is an avid mountain biker,\\xa0road biker, and continues racing BMX.\\n\\xa0\\nDonna Lawrence coordinates many of the Lawrence Family Ride Team fundraising events, including knitting her fingers to the bone to create scarves and other\\xa0crafts to sell on behalf of the ride. She also serves on the Walk to Cure Diabetes (now "One Walk")\\xa0Committee\\xa0for the Ulster County Walk, as\\xa0part of the Northeastern NY JDRF Chapter.'