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 7 pm-ish
What:
- Come with your entire family
- Dress up in blue
- Paint your face blue
- Bring a flashlight and blue cellophane
- Bring blue signs
Where (Map):
One Ferry Building
San Francisco, California 94111
Park between Ferry Building and Embarcadero
Organized By: diaTribe®, JDRF, and TuDiabetes
diaTribe® is an independent, advertising-free, e-newsletter for everyone eager to learn about the latest advances in diabetes management focusing on research and product news. It features reviews of the latest drugs and devices, interviews with leading figures in the diabetes world, and other information and insights not available anywhere else. Sign up for your complimentary subscription at www.diatribe.us. diaTribe has organized World Diabetes Day in the Bay Area since it began in 2007. diaTribe founder Kelly Close has had diabetes for over 20 years; she and co-founder Alisa Bekins have been on the JDRF San Francisco branch board for several years.
Diabetes Hands Foundation (DHF) is a Bay Area-based 501(c)3 nonprofit that runs TuDiabetes (in English) and EsTuDiabetes (in Spanish), two online communities for people touched by diabetes. Through its communities, DHF has also developed numerous diabetes awareness programs, such as Word In Your Hand, Drawing Diabetes and, for this World Diabetes Day (Nov. 14), The Big Blue Test.
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