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NOVEMBER IS...NATIONAL DIABETES AWARENESS MONTH!
To join in on Dine for Diabetes on Tuesdays in November, Click Here for participating restaurants. Please verify if that restaurant requires you to print out and bring a flyer to participate.

 

 

To learn more about the events and activities planned for the month of November, please Click Here.

 

 

HEALTHY HALLOWEEN PARTY

Thanks to all of you that came out to Red Barn Farm! We hope you had a 'spooktacular' time! To view pictures from the event, Click Here.

 

JDRF FEATURED EVENT

Research Reception
November 17, 2009
12:00-1:30pm, Lunch will be provided
The Muehlebach Tower of the Kansas City Downtown Marriott
(200 West 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64105)

Please RSVP to Caitlin at 816.472.7997 or carnold@jdrf.org.

 

WALK 2009

Thank you so much to all Walkers who came out to the 2009 Walk to Cure Diabetes on October 10! It was another great Walk and we are still on track to reach our goal of $1.1 million!

Click Here to view fundraising totals, as of 11/4/09.

 

Fundraising doesn't have to stop...we will continue to raise money for the Walk to Cure Diabetes through the month of November for National Diabetes Awareness Month! Visit our Walk Page for fundraising incentives and post-Walk details.

 

Click Here to view an online photo album of Walk 2009 and the Family Team Rally!

Click Here to view and order the Team Photos from the Walk!

     

JDRF IN THE NEWS


Closing the loop: Artificial pancreas may be just a few years away. Click Here to view the story.

 

A Stem-Cell Discovery Could Help Diabetics. Click Here to view the TIME story. 


One Touch Ultra test strips have a new look! The packaging has changed, as well as the actual test strip.  Click Here to learn more!


Click Here for a full listing of JDRF In the News stories.

 

WORKPLACE GIVING

Does your company participate in the 2009 Workplace Giving Campaign through Community Health Charities?

If so, remember that JDRF is one of the organizations listed. Contact your company's HR Director or the KC JDRF office for more details: 816.472.7997.

                  

   

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With your help, we are moving research from the laboratory bench to the patient's bedside, translating scientific advances into longer, healthier lives for those with diabetes. With your help, we are moving closer to our goal ... a cure for diabetes and its complications.

Mary Tyler Moore
International Chairman