12 Weeks And Counting

Posted on March 7, 2009
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The first annual JDRF Walk To Cure Diabetes in Springfield, MO is rapidly approaching.  We are now less than 12 weeks away, have you registered your team for the walk?

On May 30, 2009 at 10:00am, the one mile walk will kickoff in the Founders Park/Jordan Vally Park area in downtown Springfield.  Our hopes are to raise $50,000 for type 1 research.  Anyone who raises $100 will receive a free t-shirt among other walk prizes.  We expect a big turnout and I don’t want you to miss it.  Be sure to register at http://walk.jdrf.org today!

JDRF is the leader in research leading to a cure for type 1 diabetes in the world.  It sets the global agenda for diabetes research, and is the largest charitable funder and advocate of diabetes science worldwide.

The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research.  Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly, and can be fatal.  Until a cure is found, people with type 1 diabetes have to test their blood sugar and give themselves insulin injections multiple times or use a pump – each day, every day of their lives.  And even with that intensive care, insulin is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent its eventual and devastating complications, which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation.

Since its founding in 1970 by parents of children with type 1 diabetes, JDRF has awarded more than $1.3 billion to diabetes research, including more than $156 million in FY2008.  In FY2008, the Foundation funded more than 1,000 centers, grants in laboratories, hospitals, and industry, and fellowships in 22 countries.

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