JDRF is now accepting applications for 2019 Hope Gala Youth Ambassadors!

Applications are available here. All applications, along with the required supporting documents, must be submitted to JDRF before 5:00p.m. on Friday, December 14, 2018.

On Saturday, May 18, 2019, the 20^th Annual JDRF Hope Gala will move us nearly $1 million closer to a cure but we need help from some of the area’s great T1D representatives. Youth Ambassadors help to fundraise and share JDRF’s mission at the Gala. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, selling raffle tickets, providing a silent auction package, greeting guests as they enter the ballroom, helping with Live Auction and participation in Fund A Cure.

Up to ten (10) Ambassadors will be selected by a volunteer review committee and announced on Tuesday, December 18, 2018.

Qualifications for our Youth Ambassadors:

• Have type 1 diabetes (T1D) and a positive outlook!
• Between the ages of 4 and 18 years old (as of 5.18.19)
• Attend the JDRF Hope Gala on Saturday, May 18, 2019. The event dress code is formal attire.
• Attend the Hope Gala photo shoot on Sunday, January 6, 2019
• Commit to raising at least $500 for Fund A Cure.
• Donate item(s) for the Honorary Ambassador Silent Auction Packages valued at $100 or more (information to follow upon selection)
• Commit to selling 10 raffle tickets to friends and family prior to the Gala.
• Be willing to speak in front of a large audience and/or media outlets.
• Be willing to speak openly about T1D, your diagnosis and involvement with JDRF

For questions, contact Chris Reilly at creilly@jdrf.org or 314-748-7061.