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Charlotte Walk to Cure Diabetes

The Charlotte Walk to Cure Diabetes (the ninth largest JDRF Walk in the U.S.) will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2010, at Carowinds for the 20th consecutive year. We are pleased to announce that Louis Moore, Charlotte Regional President BB&T will be the 2010 Charlotte Walk Corporate Chair.

More than 6,500 walkers will join the event in an effort to find a cure for diabetes and its complications. This years goal is set at $1.3 Million! Register today for the walk at www.walk.jdrf.org

Carowinds and JDRF are providing the opportunity for you to purchase a discounted Carowinds ticket for $20.00. This ticket will only be valid for use at the park on Saturday, April 17th ONLY! To purchase the discounted ticket for Walk Day, click on the following link and and in the upper right hand corner you will see a box labeled Corp. Partner/Promo Code enter JDRF.

http://tickets.carowinds.com/shop/shopping_corporate_partners_list.cfm

For more information about the Charlotte Walk to Cure Diabetes at Carowinds please contact Nina Kuhar at nfox@jdrf.org or 704.561.0828.

ways to support the walk to cure diabetes

Support the 2010 Walks to Cure Diabetes!!

CLICK HERE to support a walker or mail a check to the JDRF Charlotte Chapter at:

9140 ArrowPoint Blvd, Ste 380
Charlotte, NC 28273

Please be sure to include a note with the walker's name and the team name of the person you wish to support.

Youth Ambassador, Nicholas Brannan, poses with Heather Childers of News 14 Carolina and Rob Tanner of WSOC after the Charlotte Walk Kick-Off Luncheon on February 11, 2009.

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