We’re excited to tell you about our new program, Breakthrough T1D Your Way! This is your chance to put your time, talent, and creativity to work to fundraise for type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. You decide how you want to raise money and we’ll provide the tools and tips you need to be successful. It’s all about having fun, being a part of the most passionate community taking on T1D—and doing it your way!

You can choose from our diverse set of fundraising categories—athletic events, special occasions, and milestones—or create your own. Are you training for an upcoming race? Simply create an athletic fundraiser. Have a birthday coming up? Ask your friends and family to contribute to your fundraiser in lieu of gifts.

A member of our local T1D community, Alvin Washington, and his family are in the midst of hosting their own online Breakthrough T1D Your Way fundraiser. Alvin and his friends are video games fanatics, so they’ve put together an event where participants compete on the big screen at their local movie theater.  Breakthrough T1D Your Way is a tool that Alvin and his family have used to incorporate their love of video games with fundraising for Breakthrough T1D. Please click here to check out their Breakthrough T1D Your Way fundraising page and see how simple it is to start your own.

Keep in mind that you can participate in Breakthrough T1D Your Way on your own or as part of a team. There’s no required time commitment—you decide how and where to spend your time. And we’ll support you at every step of the way with fundraising tools including:

• A customizable personal web page
• A dashboard to monitor your fundraising progress
• Sample messages to ask for donations
• Other downloadable resources like flyer templates, Facebook images, and more

For the millions of people living with T1D, stress, worry, and sleepless nights are an inescapable reality. By joining Breakthrough T1D Your Way, you’ll raise money for life-changing breakthroughs to ease the incredible burden of this disease until we create a World Without T1D. So what are you waiting for? Check out JDRFYourWay.org today to learn more!

For more information, please contact Development Coordinator Shelby Sharp at 443-792-4232 or ssharp@BreakthroughT1D.org