9400 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1201, Dallas, TX 75231 | (214) 373-9808
Twenty-one million Americans have diabetes, a serious chronic disease that has increased by 49% from 1990 to 2000. Diabetes can cause heart disease, stroke and a multitude of other health complications.
Type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes, is also on the rise. While we do not know what causes type 1 diabetes and there is no cure, JDRF has a mission: to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Currently over 3 million young people have type 1 diabetes and insulin is only life support, not a cure.
Educating our kids about health matters
is important for the future!
For more information, please contact
Dolores Johnson, (214) 373-9808 or dsjohnson@jdrf.org
OR, if you are interested in sponsoring a Kids Walk at your school, please fill out the Registration Form.
Read about how other schools in the Dallas area
are making a difference!
Raise Money for your School and Help JDRF
Find a Cure for Diabetes!
Your school or class can sponsor a Kids Walk to Cure Diabetes! The students receive health information about diabetes and a JDRF Kids Walk to Cure Diabetes fundraising packet.
In the packet, each child receives paper sneakers, sold to friends and family for a $1 donation and placed around the school (auditorium, hallways, cafeteria, etc.) with the donors name. Donations are sent back to school in collection envelopes.
On collection day, students participate in the Kids Walk to Cure Diabetes at their school. Parents and volunteers are invited to join the students as they walk. Along with supporting a good cause, your child receives a thank you prize for their efforts and learns important social and health information too.
For more information on the Kids Walk program and how YOU can participate, CLICK HERE.
To view a video message from Dallas Stars' player Toby Petersen, CLICK HERE.
Attention all high school students! Get your current school or your previous elementary or middle school involved and receive community service hours! School Walks are a fun and easy way to earn hours! To learn more, please contact Julie Dee at jdee@jdrf.org or (214) 649-2986.
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