JDRF One Walk has a single goal: creating a world without type 1 diabetes (T1D). That's why they are holding hundreds of walks across the country to raise money for life-changing research for the millions affected by this devastating disease. Join JDRF on Sunday, September 25 at Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk for the One Walk near you.
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly. It has nothing to do with diet or lifestyle. If you have T1D, your pancreas stops producing insulin—a hormone essential to turning food into energy. This means you must constantly monitor your blood-sugar level, inject or infuse insulin from a pump and carefully monitor your eating and activity every single day. There is nothing you can do to prevent T1D. And—currently—there is no cure. But there is something you can do to help.
Hundreds of JDRF One Walks will occur across the country in September and October; the money raised will support JDRF—the leading global organization funding T1D research. In Norwalk, sponsors like Fairfield County Parent, Stop & Shop, The Edge Fitness Clubs, M.C. Fish Entertainment, Danbury Titans Pro Hockey and Dexcom help fund entertainment on Walk day, making it not only a great fundraising event but a fun one, too. Come walk with a committed community that is passionate about doing whatever it takes to help JDRF turn Type One into Type None.
Register today at walk.jdrf.org/norwalk
Date: Sunday, September 25, 2016
Check-in: 9:00 AM
Starts: 10:00 AM
Length of walk: TBD
Location: Brien McMahon High School
300 Highland Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06854
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 nearly $2 billion in research funding since our inception. We are an organization built on a grassroots model of people connecting rin 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 in more than 100 locations throughout the United States and our six international affiliates are dedicated to advocacy, community engagement and our vision of a world without T1D. For more information, please visit jdrf.org or follow us on Twitter: @JDRF