Baylee Hale, right, with Madison-Area Technical College mascot (center) and a friend (left)

MADISON, Wis. — Ipswitch Inc. was represented by Madison, Wis., office manager Jami Noble on Sunday, Sept. 18 as more than $430,000 was raised in a three-kilometer family walkathon to benefit juvenile diabetes research.

The “Walk to Cure Diabetes,” in Madison’s Warner Park drew nearly 1,500 people despite rain, said Jamie Weissburg, executive director of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation chapter for western Wisconsin.

Noble joined a 35-member, blue-shirted volunteer team calling themselves “Baylee’s Possee,” (see photo) named for eighth-grader Baylee Hale (shown in the photo to the right), daughter of one of Noble’s friends, who participated.

“It was a great turnout,” said Noble.  “Nobody expected to see so many people.”  Among participants were individuals dressed as the Klement’s “racing sausages,” and “Bucky Badger.”

Noble’s personal donation will be matched by Ipswitch iCare.