On June 27, 2012, I attended a JDRF Research Update meeting. I sent out a message on Facebook and Twitter about being there and that I was enjoying the updates. There were a handful of people who asked me to share what I was learning. So here we go!
JDRF Research has been split into [...]
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Last weekend I attended a JDRF event called “Reach and Teach U” held in Bloomington, MN (one of the Twin Cities nearby suburbs) near the Mall of America.
This was the third annual event, but it was the first I had heard of and attended. There was no charge (but pre-registration was required). It was [...]
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Lisa Finander was the guest speaker at the last ‘Adults With Type One‘ group. This was the second time I’ve heard Lisa present, and it was every bit as great as I remembered. She has lived with type 1 diabetes since 1969, which gives her a ton of street cred in [...]
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The JDRF volunteers around the Minneapolis area are very active. I’m lucky to live here so I can participate in some of the great things they are doing.
My trip to Capitol Hill early in the year helped me get to know some of the people in the Grassroots Advocacy team, and since then we’ve [...]
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As hard as he tried, Manny Hernandez could not see what was in the coming days of the 2011 Roche Social Media Summit.
I bet he got pretty close though. Friends, fun, relationships, the greater good, and the sense that we can influence change.
I personally felt that this, [...]
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I love meetups.
I will do almost anything in my power to get to them. I missed a group meeting on Monday night, which bummed me out a bit, but couldn’t be helped.
Last night was a different story though. I spent a few hours visiting with Dean, Mike, and MissItaly. I loved it (as [...]
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Did you know there is a whole section of JDRF that deals with Government Relations? Me either – at least not until this trip.
When I think JDRF, I always think about fundraising and walks, stuff like that. I didn’t think about people keeping an eye on government stuff.
It makes sense though, if you [...]
Continue Reading →A quick, post-trip vlog post that I recorded last night after getting home from the airport.
I know that I look half asleep already, and I’m probably even slurring my words a little bit… but I wanted to get a quick “thank you” out to the JDRF and everyone else I met these past few [...]
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I am excited to have received an invitation from the JDRF Grassroots Advocacy group to join them for the 2011 JDRF Government Day event, starting this afternoon in Washington, D.C.
The event actually lasts four days, and is a mix of updates, information, advocacy training, and meeting with representatives [...]
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Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in April of 1980, I recognize the incredible mental struggle of living with diabetes.
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