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Help the King Family find a cure! 100% of your donation goes directly to diabetes research!

Fundraising Amount=$62,275.00 ; Goal=$75,000.00
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  • Benjet-Emmons Family
  • BMO Financial Group-Diners Club
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  • Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney
  • Cigna
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  • Deloitte
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  • Emerson Reid, LLC
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  • Good Neighbor Pharmacy
  • Harmelin Media
  • J&J Snack Foods Corp
  • KRG Enterprises
  • M&T Bank
  • Mr. & Mrs. Allen Apter
  • Mr. & Mrs. Herb Lotman
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  • Mr. & Mrs. John Schanz
  • Mr. & Mrs. Matt Malenfant
  • Mr. Brian Benjet & Mrs. Kim Emmons-Benjet
  • Mr. Tom Bender & Ms. Debbie Osteen
  • Novo Nordisk Inc.
  • Radnor Financial Advisors, Inc.
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  • State Metal Industries
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  • Teva
  • The Jones Group
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • Walsh & Nicholson Financial Group
  • Wawa, Inc.

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Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease in which a person’s pancreas stops producing insulin, a hormone that enables people to get energy from food. While its causes are not yet entirely understood, scientists believe that both genetic factors and environmental triggers are involved.

JDRF is the leading global organization focused on T1D research. Driven by passionate, grassroots volunteers connected to children, adolescents, and adults with this disease, JDRF is the largest charitable supporter of T1D research. The goal of JDRF is to improve the lives of every person affected by T1D by accelerating progress on the most promising opportunities for curing, better treating, and preventing the disease. More than 80 percent of JDRF's expenditures directly support research and research-related education. JDRF will not rest until T1D is fully conquered.   


 

New this year! Members of our Chapter can help accelerate the pace of diabetes research by partnering with JDRF to raise funds for the annual Gala Fund A Cure Campaign. All you have to do is set up a fundraising page, email it to your peers, and ask them to support research! To get started, please sign up by clicking the link below.

Fund A Cure is a unique opportunity to make a 100% tax-deductible donation to JDRF that will fund vital research to cure, treat, and prevent type 1 diabetes. Since 1994, JDRF has raised over $211 million through Fund A Cure alone.

 

It’s been ten years since our son Griffin was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes and this May will be the 10th anniversary of being honored at the 2003 JDRF Promise Ball and getting involved with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).

Hard to believe 10 years have passed and Griffin has gone from a 2 and a half year old diaper wearing toddler (see side picture) to a 5 foot tall 7th grader who has quite a few opinions.

Our original campaign 10 years ago was “a one time ask”.  . 

Okay we’ve asked more than once, but look at what your generosity has accomplished.  Look where we are – artificial pancreas, beta cell encapsulation and regeneration – research breakthroughs that seemed reserved for the lab only are being tested on humans; 4 clinical trials in 2002 and over 50 human clinical trials today.   A continuous glucose monitor (CGM) is now a common diabetes product covered by insurance.

Griffin has had over 40,000 finger sticks. Thousands of insulin infusion set changes (and it’s a big needle).  Any illness is a threat to Griffin as type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder and it affects his entire body.

Despite research advances, Griffin has additional autoimmune diseases that often occur with type 1 diabetes. He was diagnosed with celiac disease, he has thyroid antibodies that predict future thyroid disease and heart disease remains a likely risk factor that could start to appear as early as his 20s.  Diabetes takes an awful toll on the body and JDRF funds research to help treat and prevent theses complications….but they need your help as well as ours.

We are asking again…

Here are some of the ways we have shared our experience with Diabetes with our friends.......

Please donate what you can to help us find a CURE and prevent future children from getting this disease.

click HERE to see Griffin terminate Diabetron!

click HERE to see Griffin when he was newly diagnosed.

Donors and Comments

donna m sullivan  gave $50.00 4/27/2013
"Good Luck reaching your goal!"
Ron & Cheri Krauser  gave $250.00 4/27/2013
"For Griffin and the King family: you are an inspiration!"
Amy Briddell  gave $250.00 4/27/2013
jennifer ronon  gave $100.00 4/26/2013
Erica Bromley  gave  4/26/2013
Mary Dixon  gave  4/25/2013
Tom Bentley  gave $250.00 4/25/2013
"Great video... I had no idea how involved it is. You are all doing a great job, so glad to be friends with you, warms my heart...."
Robin Resnick  gave $100.00 4/24/2013
"We are so proud of you Griffin. You keep up the fight!"
Keith A Morgan  gave $1,000.00 4/23/2013
"Thank you Griffin for all your efforts to help so many others. All our best! William, Keith & Alix Morgan"
Sarah Neer Breck  gave  4/23/2013
"What a wonderful family and what a wonderful cause! Good luck to Griffin!! "
Carolyn Braithwaite  gave $250.00 4/23/2013
Brian Donadio  gave $100.00 4/22/2013
"What a courageous young man and courageous family."
Joe Ponessa  gave $100.00 4/22/2013
"You're the man!"
Shelly Fisher  gave $100.00 4/22/2013
"We are happy to offer our support! Shelly and Scot Fisher"
Lauren King  gave $200.00 4/20/2013
"So proud of the King Family for 10 years of tremendous efforts to raise both awareness and funds for JDRF. Keep up the work and I cannot wait for the grand celebration we are all going to have the day they find a cure and you no longer have to deal with pricks and needles; highs and lows. xoxo, Auntie Laursies, Uncle Dave and Tater-tot"
susan kahn  gave $100.00 4/18/2013
"To the King Family, We join you in your valiant fight. All the best, Susy, Gregg, Teddy and Daisy"
Lynn King  gave $150.00 4/13/2013
"All my love Griff, Grammy"
Ellen Rubesin  gave $100.00 4/7/2013
"Many thanks to Griffin and the entire King Family!"
Anonymous  pledged to give  4/6/2013
"A small contribution for the cause......xoxoxoxox KNC"
Jenny Richards  gave $100.00 4/1/2013
"We're so proud of you Griffin (and the King family) for all your hard work!! Keep it up! Love, cousin Jenny & Mike"
Lynn Shostack  pledged to give $500.00 3/26/2013
William Thomas Lowther  gave $250.00 3/26/2013
"Dear King Family -- you guys are amazing. Keep fighting the good fight! We are proud of you guys! Love you! - The Lowthers"
Stephanie Boden Wenstrup  gave  3/24/2013
Anonymous  gave  3/20/2013
"We hope this helps to find a cure. We'll keep giving until it does."
Virginia Fanfera  gave $150.00 3/7/2013
"It's a pleasure to assist such a wonderful young man and his awesome family reach their ambitious goal. Good luck!!! love, Ginny"
Ron & Cheri Krauser  gave $100.00 3/7/2013
"Congratulations to the King family for all their hard work in conquering this disease."
Nancy and David Druger  gave $100.00 3/5/2013
"To Griffin and The King Family, Thanks for doing such a wonderful job in bringing attention to this very important cause! As you are aware, our son Riley was diagnosed a year ago at age 17. At any age, Type 1 diabetes is a brutal and relentless disease to manage for the child and the entire family and most people do not have a good understanding of how it works. Thanks to your support and that of others, I am pleased to share that Riley raised over $4,000 at his Halloween Long boarding Slide Jam for Type 1 in October. Let's continue to do what we can to support the JDRF. You are doing an amazing job, Griffin! Nancy Dodd Druger."
ATHOLE G JACOBI  gave $1,000.00 3/1/2013