Long Island Chapter of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation goes wild for a cure meeting on June 3

Li Chapter Of JDRF Holds Annual Family Team Meeting The Long Island Chapter of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) will be hosting its Walk To Cure Diabetes' Family Team Meeting on Saturday, June 3, 10 a.m. to noon at Dave & Busters in Farmingdale. Last year, the Long Island Chapter of JDRF welcomed 500 family teams, who raised more than $1,000,000 to help find a cure for diabetes.

"We would like to see the momentum towards finding a cure continue and encourage all to participate to help our children," states Barbara Rogus, Executive Director of Long Island Chapter of JDRF. "Everyday we are just a little bit closer to ending the suffering brought on by diabetes. We need to keep fighting so that we will ultimately have the cure in our hands."

Attendees should include new family teams, diabetic children interested in joining the youth ambassadors program, which allows young children with diabetes to raise awareness with companies, as well as families interested in learning more about team participation in JDRF's Walk to Cure Diabetes, set to take place October 1 at Belmont Lake State Park.

The Family Team Meeting gives parents with diabetic children the opportunity to network with other parents, meet the JDRF Family Team Committee, and exchange fundraising ideas. The children, too, can bond with one another in Dave & Buster's colossal game room. In addition, families can garner diabetes information,

and receive tips, tools and ideas to set the team motion. All are welcome, but reservations are required.

Food will be served from a menu that includes Danishes and mini-muffins, warm bagels, a fresh fruit display and scrambled eggs.

Juvenile (type 1) diabetes is the most severe form of a disease that annually accounts for more than $125 billion in health care costs in the United States. Type 1 diabetes can occur at any age, but is most commonly diagnosed before age 30. Today, type 1 diabetes afflicts more than three million children and adults. The Long Island Chapter of the JDRF hosts an annual gala, in order to raise community awareness regarding juvenile diabetes and to raise funds for research.

JDRF, the leading charitable fundraiser and advocate of juvenile (type 1) diabetes research worldwide, was founded in 1970 by the parents of children with juvenile diabetes - a disease which strikes children suddenly, makes them insulin-dependent for life, and carries the constant threat of devastating complications. Since its inception, JDRF has provided more than $800 million in direct funding to diabetes research. In a typical year, 85 percent of JDRF's expenditures directly support research and research-related education. JDRF's mission is constant: to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. For more information, visit the JDRF Web site at www.jdrf.org or call 631-414-1126.