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Have you ever participated in a charity fundraising event that benefitted a diabetes organization (i.e., a walk, marathon, gala, etc.)?
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I don’t think so. I have a bad memory!!!
A fund raiser true story. All is not sweetness & light in these things.
It was a Saturday morning race with a $20 entry fee. I was in charge of the wee metal box in which I stuffed $20 bill after $20 bill. At the end of the day there were several thousands of dollars in that small box.
Banks, being traditional and proper 10 to 2 people only worked Monday through Friday. I asked the lead person what I was to do with all that money? She replied, “Stick it in your trunk and hope nobody steals your car by Monday.” 🤔👮♂️
No
I participated in several ADA walks not long after being Dx with T1D. As Ahh Life points out large $ are rased, but where do they go? I stopped supporting ADA for that reason. I think JDF is much more open on where the funding goes.
JDRF only.
I like knowing that my contributions are going specifically to T1D.
I have led a team for the JDRF OneWalk annually since the late 1990’s. We have been able to raise a lot of funds for JDRF…and I have enjoyed doing it. Good cause!
Once I “participated” in a JDRF Xmas Gingerbread House “contest” at a local suburban shopping mall. Kind of ironic: Cute sugary gingerbread house decorated w/ icing & candies! No one entered to compete w/ the elaborate house the organizer brought, but a few people stopped to chat. Didn’t raise much. But JDRF “Beat the Bridge” Run attracts many more folks, has prominent business sponsors & makes many $. A casual acquatence, after learning I had T1D, participated. I never have. Yrs of jogging 9 miles/wk & not buying new running shoes every 6 months must’ve worn away too much cartilage?
At the urging of my former CDE, now friend, I donated a $600 gift certificate for a couples portrait to a JDRF Gala/art auction. I contacted the organizer, asked if there was an interest in including my T1 , Joslin 50 YR. Medalist story with the certificate and was told “no”. At that point, since I had already agreed to the donation I just included a catalog sheet with four of my couples/family portraits to indicate what the certificate was offering. There was a winning bid on the certificate, but it wasn’t used and that was my last contact with JDRF.
“Other”. The answer is No except that I did participate in two studies because I was a diabetic.
Years ago when in college I participated in a car wash raising money for the American Diabetes Association
Not yet, but I really wanna do a diabetes walk! I keep an eye out every year, but it’s usually poorly timed. Two years ago they did one the week of my honeymoon!