Event Details

Fran O'Rourke

2022 Honoree

The Hover Family

2022 Fund A Cure Family

Greg Floyd

Emcee

The Accents

Live Entertainment

Celebrate With Us

• Sponsorship Opportunities

  Known for its exquisite live and silent auction, the JDRF One Hope Ball is the area’s premiere black tie event.  This event sells out every year and offers wonderful corporate networking opportunities.  Sponsorship opportunities start at just $3,000.

  Please contact Denise Nicastro at dnicastro@jdrf.org to discuss sponsorship opportunities.

• Fund A Cure

  Fund A Cure is an opportunity to make an impact on the lives of people living with T1D and their loved ones through a 100% tax-deductible donation, which will accelerate life-changing research. Fund A Cure donations will be invested in JDRF’s effective and focused research agenda aimed to progressively remove the impact of T1D from people’s lives until there is a cure.

  Our 2022 Fund A Cure family is The Hover Family.  In August, 7 year old Nolan was diagnosed. Nicole, Nolan’s mom, says “My husband and I both cried the first time we had to hold him down to inject him.  Today, just 7 months later, he is happy. The light that once hid from his eyes has returned. Thanks to the amazing technology available today we have been able to achieve the best control we possibly can.”  Technology only available thanks to JDRF research.

  JDRF has played a key role in the discovery and availability of nearly every major T1D advancement and we can’t stop now. Future breakthroughs start with us and JDRF needs us now more than ever! Every dollar raised through Fund A Cure gets us closer to a world without T1D.

Honorees

Fran O’Rourke is the Market President for KeyBank’s Capital Region.  With three family members living with T1D including her daughter who was diagnosed at 11 years old, the weight of managing this chronic disease is quite familiar and personal to Fran and her my family.  Fran has previously served as the Northeastern New York Chapter’s Board President and currently sits on the board.  KeyBank has generously supported the efforts of JDRF and our local T1D community for more than 25 years and they look forward to the day where type one becomes type none!

• Past Honorees

  2020-’21- The Power of Us Virtual Celebration honoring all of our supporters

  2019- Chris Martell and Druthers Brewing Company

  2018- Bill Lia, Jr. and The Lia Group Companies

  2017- Richard A. Rosen and Columbia Development Companies

  2016- Robert M. Curley and Berkshire Bank

  2015- James J. Barba and Albany Medical Center

  2014- Joanne DeNovio BS RN CDE and Sugar Free Gang

  2013- Dr. Jill Abelseth

  2012 – Rosemarie Bogdan and Martin, Harding & Mazzotti

  2011 – Laura & Victor Caponera

  2010 – Rick & Angela Barnett & Blue Slate Solutions

  2009 – Arthur & Nancy Roth

  2008 – Michael Leichmann & Janney Montgomery Scott

  2007 – Anthony Maney

  2006 – Dennis and Cindy Connelly and Connelly Diamond Gallery
  and Mark and Dee Nemith from Nemith Motor Corporation

  2005 – Stefanie, Gregory & Alan Goldstein

  2004 – Tom Hoffman & Hoffman Car Wash

  2003 – Dr. R. Mark Sullivan & The College of St. Rose

  2002 – General Electric

Venue

Marriott Albany

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