November is National Diabetes Awareness Month! This is the month where communities across the country join hands to educate and spread awareness about diabetes and bring attention to issues facing the community.
This November, we’re celebrating type 1 diabetes (T1D) champions all day, every day. Every day, JDRF is fighting to improve the lives of people living with T1D and you can help us make a difference, today and every day. Visit jdrf.org/NDAM to learn more or read on for some special dates and activities going on at the Houston chapter.
- November 1 : T1Day kicks off NDAM
- November 4: release of mayoral proclamation for World Diabetes Day
- November 14: World Diabetes Day, City Hall and Montrose Bridges turn blue at dusk
- November 20: YLC Trivia Night – T1D edition
- November 29: Black Friday shopping at smile.amazon.com
- November Fridays: we wear blue!
Tune into a special Q&A with local T1D Champion, April Blackwell, aerospace engineer at NASA, sharing her story on Houston Life by clicking link below and don’t forget to share your #T1DChampion story with us by using the hashtag or emailing us at houston@jdrf.org throughout NDAM!
https://www.click2houston.com/houston-life/q-a-with-aerospace-engineer-april-blackwell-on-national-diabetes-awareness-month
Want to get a shirt for yourself or to celebrate the T1D Champion in your life? Visit http://ow.ly/rxoD30pP2IU
Thank you for being T1D champions all day, every day.