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Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter - Philadelphia Branch

EAST CENTRAL BRANCH - Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, and North Hampton Counties

2008 Walk to Cure Diabetes Sunday, October 26, 2008

Various levels of sponsorship are currently available. Please contact Colleen Young at cyoung@jdrf.org or 610-664-9255 x16 to become an event sponsor. | Video Clip

Promise Ball: 007 License to Cure $1.4 Million for Juvenile Diabetes Research | View Photos

The Promise Ball: 007 License to Cure was held on May 3, 2008 at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel, and raised over $1.4 million for diabetes research. The event honored CIGNA Corporation for its commitment to quality healthcare and its generosity to diabetes research efforts. Promise Ball Newsletter - Final Issue

Promise Ball Live Auction - Lunch opportunities with Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Governor Edward Rendell sold for $12,000. JDRF graciously thanks the Mayor and Governor for their generous auction donations.

Ride to Cure Diabetes

Everything You Need to Know About Taking Diabetes to College, 6/30

Philadelphia & Bucks County Walk to Cure Diabetes, 10/26

Please contact the JDRF Office at 610-664-9255 for further information on all INVITE ONLY events.

Crystal ID badge holders, eyeglass holders, hand-crafted stationary and more are all available online at It's More Than A Gift! Proceeds to benefit JDRF.

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2008 Spring Newsletter

May 3, 2008 - From left JDRF Founder Lee Ducat and Governor Edward G. Rendell standing behind JDRF Junior Ambassadors Josh Benjet and Sydney Cohn at the JDRF Promise Ball.

Ace for a Cure :: Smashing Out Diabetes - The 3rd Annual Tennis Fundraiser was held on June 6, 2008 at Germantown Cricket Club. This year the event raised over $30,000. Many thanks to the continuing efforts of The Vesci Family and the Ace For A Cure Committee for organizing such a successful event. | View Photos

JDRF Board Member Kim Benjet's Why We Walk Blog

Kim highlights her favorite research breakthroughs of the year and shares why the JDRF Philadelphia Walk is important to her on her MyDiabetesCentral.com blog. Read more...

WIN A CORVETTE from the Corvette Club of Delaware Valley - Since 1995, the Corvette Club of Delaware Valley has donated over $40,000 to JDRF. The Club raises funds by selling raffle tickets for a chance to win a Corvette. JDRF is grateful to be one of the six charities that benefit from this yearly raffle. Read more...

JDRF Government Day A Visit to Capitol Hill - On February 12, 2008 JDRF members from across the Nation met with their respective representatives and senators on Capitol Hill to request support for H.R. 2762, a bill that will reauthorize the special diabetes program for type 1 diabetes research.| View Photos | Read more...

WATCH JDRF Government Relations Jack Kirshner: Comcast Newsmakers Interview |Video Clip

NEWLY DIAGNOSED - If your child has recently been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes please request a Bag of Hope. Bag includes a meter, carb-counting book, educational materials for both parent and child, Rufus the Bear with diabetes and more...

WATCH 6ABC Visions Interview - Featuring Philadelphia Eagles Brian Dawkins, QVC Host and JDRF Board Member Dave King, Dr. Aaron Kowolski, and Family Walk Team Captain Joy Shelley | Video Clip

HealthCentral Network Social Networking and Information Site for Teens with Diabetes

DiabeTeens.com - This website includes regular blogs by teens with diabetes, tools to manage the disease, and a diabetes lifestyle advice column by type 1 patient Ginger Vieira, a blogger who specializes in writing about coping with diabetes, diet and exercise.

Fit4D.com provides integrated Fitness and Nutritional Coaching to people with diabetes, coordinated with their physicians, to enable them to gain better control of their Blood Glucose levels and overall health.

Online Social Networks - JDRF is on a wide range of online social networks, information resources, and search engines - including YouTube, Facebook, MySpace, and Wikipedia!

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