Advocacy

Want to Volunteer but Only Have a Few Hours to Spare?

by Greg Martin 12.18.2009 Uncategorized

ShareDo you think about getting involved in your community but have concerns that it may take too much time? Do you have a few hours in the next couple of months to volunteer and give back? Do you have type 1 diabetes or does your child, grand child, spouse, partner, parent, sibling, friend, neighbor or [...]

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The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Adult Dilemma

by Greg Martin 12.05.2009 Uncategorized

ShareI have been a member of the JDRF staff for only 16 months.  But as the story goes, JDRF was started by a group of parents whose children had type 1 diabetes.  The parents were determined to find cures for their children.  And so it began that other families were the focus of the work [...]

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The Sixteen Foot JDRF Tree Trimming Event

by Greg Martin 12.02.2009 Events

ShareLast night a small but industrious group of JDRF volunteers and JDRF staff gathered for holiday cheer and to trim a 16 foot tree at Davies Symphony Hall.   JDRF has been provided with the tree as part of the Symphony’s Community Deck the Hall program.  Davies Symphony Hall will be transformed into an evergreen wonderland [...]

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San Francisco Ferry Building Going Blue For World Diabetes Day – Nov 14

by JDRF Bay Area 11.03.2009 Advocacy

Share Thanks to the generous sponsorship by Johnson & Johnson and JDRF, San Francisco’s Ferry Building will go blue this World Diabetes Day! We invite you to join together with other people with diabetes at this very special event as we celebrate together World Diabetes Day. When: Nov. 14, starting at 5 pm until about [...]

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