JDRF Hits it Big This Year
Posted by Sandra Sims on Jun 02, 2008 under Athletic Events, Causes, Diabetes, General, Juvenile Diabetes, Walk-A-Thons, Walking |
This year The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) predicts that over 500,000 people will be participating in the charity’s signature Walk to Cure Diabetes. You might know this walk by the easily recognizable shoe emblem. Many communities raise funds with cards shaped as the shoe that you can purchase, sign and display at grocery stores.
Walk events are planned or have already happened in 200 different cities.
As reported by the Courier & Press, the Evansville, IN event was an example of one of these very successful walk events:
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Walk to Cure Diabetes on May 17 at Holiday World raised $260,000. More than 1,730 people participated in the one-mile event, benefiting research and programs related to Type 1 diabetes.
by Paula Werne, Holiday World PR, on June 3 2008 @ 7:17 am
We were so pleased to host the Walk to Cure Diabetes again this year. If you ever have any doubt about how worthwhile this walk is, take a look at this: http://www.holidayworld.com/holiblog/2008/04/walk-this-way.html.
by Sandra Sims, on June 3 2008 @ 8:29 am
Hi Paula, Congrats on such a successful event. Thanks for the link to the video…I’ll jump over there to watch it now. Have a great day!