World Diabetes Day November 14

 

Greensboro, North Carolina, November 9, 2018 – JDRF’s Piedmont Triad Chapter and its supporters are commemorating National Diabetes Awareness Month (NDAM) with a series of events throughout November.

 

The Piedmont Triad Chapter, which began serving Moore County in July, kicked off NDAM by raising over $50,000 for research to cure, prevent, and treat Type 1 diabetes (T1D) at its inaugural Tennis to Tent to Tee event in Pinehurst.

 

The public is invited to participate in other awareness-building and fundraising events throughout the month, including:

 

• November 9, 5 – 7 pm: Families Creating for a Cure. GreenHill Center for NC Art, Greensboro Cultural Center. Bring a t-shirt and create your own hand-pulled screen print. Suggested donation: $5/person.

 

• Tuesdays through Dec. 4, 5 – 8 pm: JDRF Nights @ Wendy’s. Adam’s Farm Shopping Center, 5700 West Gate City Boulevard, Greensboro. Wendy’s will donate 10% of sales to JDRF.

 

• November 14, 4 – 10 pm: Cheers 2 Charity, a social benefiting JDRF. Incendiary Brewing, Bailey Power Plant, 486 North Patterson Avenue, Winston-Salem. Incendiary Brewing will donate $1 of every Blonde Ale draft purchased to JDRF. Bib’s Downtown will provide food, with all tips going to JDRF.

 

• November 15, 4 – 9 pm: Celebrate Diabetes Awareness. Feeney’s Frozen Yogurt, 1603 New Garden Road, Greensboro. Enjoy in-store raffles and JDRF-blue fro-yo. Feeney’s will donate 25% of sales to JDRF.

 

• November 16, 7:30 pm: Rock the Cure! Rock of Ages benefit performance. Van Dyke Performance Space, Greensboro Cultural Center. REPERTORY336, the nonprofit branch of Greensboro Performing Arts, is mounting this 80’s-inspired musical. The organization’s goal is for this performance to raise $5,000 for JDRF. Tickets available at TheVanDyke.org.

 

• November 17, 7 pm: Swarm for a Cure! JDRF Family Fun Night. Greensboro Swarm vs. Lakeland Magic. The Fieldhouse, Greensboro Coliseum Complex. JDRF supporters will be recognized during the game. Tickets: $15/person. For every ticket purchased at the special JDRF page (groupmatics.events/event/Jdrfswarm2), the Swarm will donate $3 to JDRF.

 

• November 27, 6 – 8 pm: Jump for JDRF. Air Fun Trampoline Park, Golden Gate Shopping Center, 2268 Golden Gate Drive, Greensboro. Jumping fees will be covered for the first 35 students living with T1D. RSVP required: CSautter@jdrf.org.

 

• November 29, 5 – 10 pm: Cask Roadshow to Benefit JDRF. Bites and Pints Gastro Pub, 2503 Spring Garden Street, Greensboro. Mother Earth Brewing and Deep River Brewing will bring in two limited-release casks, with 10% of beer sales donated to JDRF.

Learn more about these events and others at Facebook.com/JDRFTriad.

 

“Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a 24/7, lifelong disease. T1D is an autoimmune disease that can’t be prevented. It’s different from Type 2 diabetes, which is a metabolic syndrome that may be prevented or delayed through diet and exercise,” explained Eleanor Schaffner-Mosh, Executive Director of JDRF’s Piedmont Triad Chapter. “National Diabetes Awareness Month gives us the opportunity to create an even more supportive community by shining a light on T1D and the people—of all ages—who live with this disease. I look forward to seeing many new and familiar faces at our NDAM events throughout November.”

 

JDRF has launched the “I’m the Type” campaign to spread awareness about life with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) while celebrating the strength and resilience of individuals affected by this disease. Visitors to ImtheType.com are invited to share their personal T1D stories, use a variety of campaign social media filters, take actions on behalf of the T1D community, and use the “T1D Footprint Generator” to help others understand the cumulative burden of living with this disease. To highlight the many research and therapy advances, visitors can use the newly launched “T1D Treatment Throughout the Years Timeline” to see what T1D was like in a particular year.

 

 

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About Type 1 Diabetes: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic, life-threatening autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults at any age. Its onset is sudden and is not related to diet or lifestyle. In T1D, the body’s immune system destroys cells in the pancreas that produce insulin, meaning the body produces little to no insulin to regulate blood sugar and get energy from food. T1D requires rigorous 24/7 monitoring of blood glucose levels—even overnight—to avoid potentially lethal highs and lows in blood sugar, as well as other devastating complications like kidney, eye and nerve diseases.

 

About JDRF: JDRF is the leading global organization funding Type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. Our mission is to accelerate life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent, and treat T1D and its complications. To accomplish this, JDRF has invested more than $2 billion in research funding since our inception. Founded by a group of parents of children with T1D in 1970, JDRF is an organization built on a grassroots model of people connecting in their local communities, collaborating regionally for efficiency and broader fundraising impact, and uniting on a national stage to pool resources, passion, and energy. We collaborate with academic institutions, policymakers, and corporate and industry partners to develop and deliver a pipeline of innovative therapies to people living with T1D. Our staff and volunteers throughout the United States and our six international affiliates are dedicated to advocacy, community engagement, and our vision of a world without T1D. Learn more at jdrf.org or @JDRF on Twitter.

 

About JDRF – Piedmont Triad Chapter: Covering 15 North Carolina counties, the Piedmont Triad Chapter provides support for those living with Type 1 diabetes and raises awareness and funds for T1D research through a variety of events, including its annual Hope Gala; One Walks in Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Alamance County, and High Point; the Ride to Cure Diabetes; and the new Tennis to Tent to Tee event in Pinehurst. Learn more at jdrftriad.org, facebook.com/jdrftriad, or @JDRFtriad on Twitter.