During my three and a half years working on the JDRF Advocacy team I’ve been asked over and over again “Why should I become a JDRF Advocate?” To me it always seemed fairly simple–your Congressperson needs to hear from you about the T1D issues that impact you. The more people that Congress hears from on these important issues, the more they pay attention and the more likely they are to support us on these issues.

Well, now I’ve got an even better reason why you should join us in becoming a JDRF Advocate.

Three of our wonderful JDRF Advocate families were kind enough to let a film crew into their lives for a day to capture why the Advocacy program and JDRF are so important to them. Their stories and experiences with JDRF are powerful reasons to get involved with our Advocacy program. A huge thank you to Angie and John, Scott, Jen and their families for sharing their stories with us!

Please watch our brand new video today, share it with everyone that you know who cares about T1D and make sure they (and you) sign up as an Advocate. After you’ve done all of that, leave some comments–we’d love to hear what you think about the video and about your experiences with JDRF Advocacy.

[View:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MbpXnKNQk0]