ABOUT SPRING FLING

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The Lucas Family during the 2008 Spring Fling

The JDRF Silicon Valley Spring Fling was founded in 2002 by Sarah and Don Lucas, whose daughter, Mary, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 11 years ago. Since inception, this event has brought together committed volunteers and supportive members of the community, raising nearly $4 million for diabetes research. All proceeds benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION

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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF)
Greater San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (JDRF Bay Area)

49 Stevenson Street, Suite 1200
San Francisco, CA 94105

Phone: (415) 977-0360
Fax: (415) 977-0355

JDRF is the worldwide leader for research to cure type 1 diabetes. 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 $1.4 billion to diabetes research, including $101 million in FY2009. In FY2009, JDRF funded research projects in 22 countries throughout the world, including more than 40 human clinical trials.