For more than 60 years Our Credo has guided Johnson & Johnson's commitment to the community. Our Family of Companies shares this value system across the globe, getting involved in the communities in which we live and work. LifeScan and Animas, Johnson & Johnson leaders in the diabetes field, together with other J&J operating companies, are proud to help fight diabetes by forming a global team, Team Johnson & Johnson!

Riding and raising funds is easy and fun! All J&J Operating Company employees, friends, family members, partners, and customers can join the J&J team. Join as an individual rider or a captain in your area. There are more than 80 locations around the US, and LifeScan also has teams in Puerto Rico, Europe, Canada, Asia and Latin America. Team J&J Guide to Recruiting Riders and Raising Funds will explain how you raise funds and, if you're a captain, how to recruit riders. Please review the following documents to get you started:

• Online Registration Instructions
• FAQs
• list of Tour de Cure Rides by State and by Date

Register your teams now!
If you have participated in the Tour de Cure in previous years, or one of the other American Diabetes Association signature events (Step Out to Fight Diabetes, School Walk for Diabetes or Rip's B.A.D. Ride), log in with your old username and password prior to registering. (If you do not have/remember this information, click on "Forgot Your Password?" at the top-right corner of the screen to have the information e-mailed to you.)

• Team Captains: Click Register along the top of the screen. After you choose your state and city, click "Create a Team," and be sure to select Johnson & Johnson from the National Team pull-down menu.
• Riders: Click Register along the top of the screen. After you choose your state and city, click "Join a Team." Enter the team's name (if you know it) and/or the National Team into the fields, and click Search for a Team. When the team appears at the bottom of the screen under Search Results, click Join to the right of it.

If you can't participate as a rider on a specific date, or a tour is not offered in your area, consider the "ride your own tour" option, or contact one of the people listed below for information about setting up a tour.

If you're unable to be a rider, contribute to the fight against diabetes by sponsoring a rider. Donations are tax-deductible, and your dollars will help fight a disease that affects more than 20 million Americans, and 200 million people worldwide. If you're an employee of J&J, for every $1 USD you raise, J&J matches with $2 USD. Don't forget to complete the matching gift form and return the original to the rider you are sponsoring.

For more information, please contact Sandi Hassett, 408.821.0999, shassett@its.jnj.com or Tamara Becher, 408.956.4881, tbecher@its.jnj.com.