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Anna and Her Mom
Northeast Ohio

Event Updates

Why Get Involved with the JDRF Golf Classic

Seven years ago when my son was diagnosed with T1D his life changed forever, and with it so did everyone’s in our family.  This disease is constant, something we all have to deal with every day.  It does get easier as time goes on, but it’s still there. 

Then…

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Ride to Cure in Death Valley

Have you ever wondered what it is like to ride a bike in Death Valley? JDRF supporters did just that this past October to raise money for research. Here are some pictures and a brief report from Paul Horning one of the awesome riders who braved the heat for our…

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JDRF Walk To Cure Billboards

Do you recognize some of the faces on our billboards?  Whenever possible, our chapter uses our own Northeast Ohio people in the marketing materials we create.  Every year we pick a theme and then schedule a photo shoot.  This year’s theme is “This…

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How the Walk to Cure Diabetes impacts research

Our Akron/Canton and Cleveland Walks to Cure Diabetes are coming up in a couple of weeks and JDRF depends heavily on the fund raising from these walks to support ongoing research.  Almost 35% of JDRF’s annual revenue comes from local chapter walks.  Below is a graph of the annual…

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Walk Links

The Cleveland Walk to Cure Diabetes is just weeks away and the Akron Canton Walk to Cure Diabetes is quickly approaching as well.  We have a goal to raise over $1million from both walks, please help us reach that goal!

Below are some helpful links to information about the Walk…

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Facebook App for the Walk

Have you tried the new JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes Facebook application?  If not just click here and follow the simple prompts.

With the Walk to Cure Diabetes Facebook application, you’ll be able to spread the word and raise money to help reach your fundraising goal directly…

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JDRF Special Ticket Discounts

JDRF Families have been offered special discount tickets for the following shows:

Disney on Ice - Mickey and Minnie’s Magical Journey

Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey Circus

For information click on the links above

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Luke's Curewalkers

Here is the personal story from one of our fabulous family walk teams.  Walk season is just around the corner so it’s time to start getting your team organized to raise money for research.  If you have a personal story you’d like to share feel free to email or…

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JDRF NEO Golf Classic

Our annual Golf Classic is this June 13th at The Mayfield Sand Ridge Club.  We asked one of our board members, John Goodman, to share with our community his motivation for attending seven consecutive times. If you’re interested in joining us at the Golf Classic, hurry, there are…

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The Gala: A wonderful opportunity to spend an evening with friends

The Northeast Ohio Chapter of JDRF’s Dream Gala is fast approaching.  Carol Rosebrough, 2011 Dream Gala Chair shares with us what has made this event so special to her…

“When my husband and I relocated to the Cleveland area three years ago, I found we finally lived in a location…

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Off to College

College. Very few words can illicit such an array of emotions from excitement to anticipation to fear. Weekends filled with campus visits, nights spent surfing the web for information and rankings, and endless conversations with friends and family about what the future may hold.  Many refer to college as the…

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