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Diabetes Education Scholorships for and about Children with Diabetes

With two boys in high school, I was pleased to learn of the Diabetes Scholars Foundation. So pleased I wanted to share it with every JDRF family.

The organization’s mission supports activities related to education for and about children with diabetes. This includes funding scholarships for diabetes education conferences and higher education. Diabetes Scholars Foundations also provide scholarships for a variety of diabetes-related conferences throughout the year.  To learn more, please visit www.diabetesscholars.org.

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The Future of Diabetes Research: Thoughts from JDRF CEO and President Alan Lewis, PhD

This interview first appeared in the December issue of diaTribe Issue #19.

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and diaTribe have a long, fruitful history. Dr. Aaron Kowalski, Assistant Vice President, Metabolic Control/Head of Artificial Pancreas Project at JDRF has been an advisory board member of diaTribe since 2006 and diaTribe editor in chief, Kelly Close, is a member of the JDRF, San Francisco/Marin Branch Board. She has had type 1 diabetes since she was a teenager. diaTribe is for everyone eager to learn about the latest advances in diabetes management focusing

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New York Jets QB Mark Sanchez to Help Raise $100,000 for JDRF in Pepsi Refresh Project Challenge

Mark Sanchez, quarterback for the New York Jets, is helping the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) try to win $100,000 in grants as part of the Pepsi Refresh Project, an online campaign to fund programs that will have a positive impact on people’s lives.

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Ride with Silver Benefits JDRF

Michael Silver, the award-winning columnist for Yahoo! Sports whose cutting-edge NFL coverage entertains millions of readers annually, has signed to participate in the Audi Efficiency Challenge. The competition begins today in Washington, DC and concludes in Miami in time for Pro Bowl on Sunday.  Michael and his team will be driving the Audi TDI Q7, Audi’s clean-burning diesel sport utility vehicle.

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Thank You Walkers!

Thank you to the thousands of wonderful family and corporate walkers who helped make this year's Walk to Cure Diabetes so spectacular. Thanks to you, we have raised 69% of our goal of $2,180,000!

Will you help us reach our goal? Please register today to create a personal fundraising page and send out a fundraising letter asking people to support JDRF. Doing so will help ensure that exciting diabetes research moves forward, like JDRF's Artificial Pancreas Project.

Niners Tickets & Raiders Gift Pack!

If you raise more money than anyone else between November 3, 2009 and December 10, 2009, you will win 4 tickets to the San Francisco 49er's last home game on December 27th!

The person who comes in 2nd will win a gift pack from the Oakland Raiders!

Questions about the contest? email elinks@jdrf.org or call (415) 977-0360

Photos from the Walk!

Photos from the 5 JDRF Bay Area walks are posted on Flickr groups:

San Francisco | North Bay | East Bay | Silicon Valley | Monterey Bay


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