WELCOME TO THE ROCHESTER NEW YORK CHAPTER
The Rochester New York chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation was founded in 1996. Since then the organization has grown dramatically and currently raises more than $1,400,000 on a local level through donations, major gifts sponsorships and fundraising events. The Rochester Chapter includes the following counties: Monroe, Ontario, Wayne, Yates, Chemung, Steuben, Livingston and Schuyler.
Our major fundraising events include the WALK TO CURE DIABETES in Rochester and the Southern Tier and the Hope for a Cure Gala in Rochester.
SAVE THE DATES!
Mark your calendars for these exciting upcoming JDRF events!
| Event | Date | Time | Place |
| 2012 Rochester Walk to Cure Diabetes | Sunday, May 20, 2012 | 9 AM - Check-In 10 AM - Walk Begins | Gordon Field House, Rochester Institute of Technology Click HERE to register! |
| 11th Annual Elmira Bike Blessing | Saturday, May 26, 2012 | Registration at 9 AM | His Tabernacle Family Church, 16 Level Acres Drive, Horseheads, NY For details please contact Carla Visscher at 607-739-5196 or carla@histabernacle.com |
| Country Way Garden & Design Center "Goodness Grows" Fundraiser | Sunday, June 3, 2012 | 10 AM - 5 PM | Country Way Garden & Design Center will donate 10% of the proceeds made on Sunday, June 3 to JDRF! Click HERE for the invitation/coupon to bring with you to Country Way |
| Cardboard Boat Regatta at the Watkins Glen Waterfront Festival | Saturday, June 16, 2012 | 12 PM - 2 PM | Seneca Harbor Park, Watkins Glen, NY Click HERE for more information |
| Seneca Power Boat Association Poker Run | Friday, June 22 and Sunday, June 24, 2012 | Click HERE for more information | |
| Trap Shoot for JDRF | Sunday, June 24, 2012 | 9 AM - 1 PM | $30 registration fee - all proceeds benefit JDRF For more information, contact JJ Cooper at 585-269-4748 or Jeff Atwell at 716-474-1256 |
| 2012 Tour de Keuka Bike Ride | Saturday, July 28, 2012 | Various Start Times | Hammondsport, NY Click HERE for more information |
| 2012 Hope for a Cure Gala | Saturday, November 10, 2012 | 6:00 PM | Rochester Riverside Convention Center Information coming soon! |
If you have any questions about the events above, please contact Lisa Swindon, 585-546-1390.
***BREAKING CHAPTER NEWS***
BUFFALO BANDITS LACROSSE LIMITED EDITION ST. PATRICKS DAY JERSEY AUCTION RAISES MORE THAN $5,500 FOR JDRF!
At the March 31 Buffalo Bandits indoor lacrosse game, the Rochester and Western New York Chapters of JDRF were presented with a check totaling more than $5,500 as a result of the online game worn jersey auction!
Pictured (l-r): Scott Loffler, Director of Lacrosse Operations, Karen Swierski, JDRF WNY Chapter Executive Director, Mary Anne Fox, JDRF Rochester Chapter Executive Director, The Loffler Family, JDRF Supporters
Join us for JDRF's newest fundraising initiative, Zip the Cure!
Join Team JDRF!
The Team JDRF Community Events program is a way for anyone and everyone to make a difference in the flight against type 1 diabetes. Whether it's a walk, a bowl-a-thon, a lemonade stand, or whatever you can dream up, Community Events pair our families' passions for the cure with grass-roots fundraising. Please visit our online tools and register at www.jdrf.org/teamjdrf, to make your fundraising even more effective, efficient, and FUN!
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Interested in School Fundraising?
Click below for more information on the Kids Walk to Cure Diabetes School Fundraising Program!
Join more than 10,000 teens and adults with type 1 diabetes
Our focus has been on organizing fundraising events, outreach to newly diagnosed diabetics and their families, research funding support and increasing awareness of diabetes and its complications.
For additional information on the Rochester New York Chapter and our special events, please navigate through the topics on the left.
Rochester Chapter
1200-A Scottsville Road, Suite 100
Rochester, NY 14624
t: 585.546.1390 f:585.546.1404
CONTACT US NOW
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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.
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