JDRF's Northwest Arkansas Branch
JDRF's Northwest Arkansas Branch
www.jdrf.org
The Northwest Arkansas Branch of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International serves as a central resource for information about Type I juvenile diabetes, about the progress JDRF and others have made in the search for a cure, and about the local diabetes community.
Under the direction of a volunteer board of directors working with professional staff and volunteers, the Northwest Arkansas Branch works to raise money to support JDRF's mission:
To find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research.
This fundraising takes the form of Walk To Cure Diabetes events, Hope Galas, Call to Cure, "Find a Cure" Golf Tournament and other special events. The Northwest Arkansas Branch also works on projects involving government advocacy to increase funding for diabetes research and local projects involving diabetes education and outreach to the diabetes community.
With your help, we are moving research from the laboratory bench to the patient's bedside, translating scientific advances into longer, healthier lives for those with diabetes. With your help, we are moving closer to our goal ... a cure for diabetes and its complications.
Mary Tyler Moore
International Chairman
For general inquiries:
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
120 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005-4001
Phone: 1-800-533-CURE (2873)
Fax: (212) 785-9595
E-mail: info@jdrf.org
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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF)
120 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005-4001
800-533-CURE (2873)
E-mail: info@jdrf.org
JDRF is the leader in research leading to a cure for type 1 diabetes in the world. It sets the global agenda for diabetes research, and is the largest charitable funder and advocate of diabetes science worldwide.
The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly, and can be fatal. Until a cure is found, people with type 1 diabetes have to test their blood sugar and give themselves insulin injections multiple times or use a pump - each day, every day of their lives. And even with that intensive care, insulin is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent its eventual and devastating complications, which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation.
Since its founding in 1970 by parents of children with type 1 diabetes, JDRF has awarded more than $1.3 billion to diabetes research, including more than $156 million in FY2008. In FY2008, the Foundation funded more than 1,000 centers, grants in laboratories, hospitals, and industry, and fellowships in 22 countries.
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