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- Since its founding in 1970 by parents of children with type 1 diabetes, JDRF Advocates have worked to get us closer to a cure! Realizing the need to ramp up our efforts with Congress, the JDRF Advocacy program was established in 1994.
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2010 Promsie to Remember Me CampaignUpdated about 3 weeks ago
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- 2010 Promise Campaign
United States
Saturday, August 1 at 9:00am
JDRF Advocacy
Read about Children's Congress and Nick Jonas on Politico.com at http://bit.ly/CCJonas. Tell your own story at
http://www.jdrf.org/tys!
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Singer-songwriter Nick Jonas — one of the heartthrobs of the Jonas Brothers — used his vocals for more than song this year. In June, the 17-year-old testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on behalf of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
JDRF Advocacy JDRF advocate conveys value of diabetes research funding thru personal story w/ Rep Shimkus at Promise meeting, more @ http://bit.ly/6A6gMb
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JDRF advocate, Abby Grosshuesch, met with Representative John Shimkus for a Promise meeting to share her story of living with type 1 diabetes. In her own words below, Abby relates her meeting with Representative ...
JDRF Advocacy Young JDRF advocates are helping make the Promise Campaign a success and doing their part to find a cure, check out this recent Promise meeting at http://bit.ly/71VHak. While there, take a moment to learn about meetings in your state!
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While it was a cold and crisp fall day, the sun was shining and the skies were blue: This Friday the 13th was proving to be a lucky day. The children were quiet at first, but Representative Wu made them feel right at home.
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Happy holidays! Watch this video as JDRF's assistant VP of glucose control research, Dr. Aaron Kowalski, shares his thoughts on the importance of the Special Diabetes Program and the research possible because of this federal funding. Please share this video with your friends!
JDRF advocates have already met with 190 Mem...bers of Congress to share the importance of federally funded research towards a cure for type 1 diabetes! If you're interested in helping coordinate a Promise meeting during the holidays, use the information at this blog post,http://bit.ly/69Ic4J, to get started.
JDRF Advocacy Nick Jonas' visit to Washington, D.C. for JDRF's Children's Congress will be part of an episode of E! Entertainment Specials: Jonas Brothers, a special on the chart-topping band that will air on the E! Network on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
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Check out episode 2 of the Promise Campaign mini-series.
In this episode, Debbie Evans, Promise Campaign Coordinator, and Camille Nash, co-chair of the Promise Campaign are about to start their drive to a Promise meeting four hours away. See what they have to say!
If you're interested in helping coordinate a Promise mee...ting during the holidays, use the information at this blog post, http://bit.ly/69Ic4J, to get started. Stay tuned for next weeks episode!
JDRF Advocacy posted Getting on the Road to a Promise Meeting from YouTube
JDRF Advocacy NEWSFLASH: House Resolution Urges Increased Type 1 Research Funding, more at http://bit.ly/7JbKHy
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On December 10, 2009 the House of Representatives passed, by a voice vote, H. Res. 35, a resolution urging increased federal funding for type 1 diabetes research. Introduced by Rep. Gene Green (D-TX) and ...
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Watch this video to find out how one of our veteran JDRF Advocacy volunteers, Debbie Evans of the Minnesota/North Dakota Chapter, prepares for Promise to Remember Me Campaign meetings. You can also watch the video on our Promise blog at http://bit.ly/8HUcds.
If you're interested in helping coordinate a Promise meeting d...uring the holidays, use the information at this Promise blog post, http://bit.ly/69Ic4J, to get started.
JDRF Advocacy Thanks to your help we signed up about 500 new advocates through our mobile and social networking campaigns in November! Overall, we had 2,100+ advocates join our team during Diabetes Awareness Month. Please be sure to share with your family and friends and encourage them to join on if they haven't yet. Thank you again for your dedication and support!
JDRF Advocacy Just wanted to make sure that everyone saw JDRF's statement from yesterday afternoon regarding the NIH authorizing the use of the first stem cell lines for research. You can check it out here: http://bit.ly/6B82g2
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Contact:Joana Casas, JDRF Media Relations, (212) 479-7560, mcasas@jdrf.orgNEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2009 - The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) commended the National Institutes of Health for authorizing ...
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Over the past few months, many of our advocates who attend Promise meetings come back from the experiences feeling more excited and hopeful about our quest for a cure for type 1. Many have shared their thoughts and feelings about the impact they made with the Promise Campaign staff. We wanted to sha...
JDRF Advocacy Check out Chase Community Giving. The top 100 finalists in Chase's contest, including the top winners, will be awarded $25,000 each. Winners are determined by popular vote on FB. Take a minute to visit and vote for Friends of JDRF as well as Zip the Cure, a non-profit started by one of our advocates in Western PA.
JDRF Advocacy Want to meet other type 1 advocates in your community? Check out our Conversations for a Cure site at http://bit.ly/JDRFcfac & sign up to host/attend an event. Join a web-ex call 12/1 at 1pm EST to hear about past events & how to host your own. Email advocacy@jdrf.org to sign up! Please share with friends and family w...ho may be interested. The more local get-togethers we have, the more our advocacy team grows!
