Volunteer with the Breakthrough T1D Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Chapter! We value any help you can give and look forward to working with you. Together we can work to Cure, Better Treat, and Prevent Type 1 Diabetes. Thank you to all our supporters!
Sign up to be a Breakthrough T1D Volunteer today! Fill out this interest form, HERE!
WALK VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Breakthrough T1D One Walk: The Breakthrough T1D One Walk team is looking to make the 2015 Walk season even better and WE NEED YOUR HELP! Each spring the Chapter hosts three Walks in Baltimore, Northern Virginia, and Washington, DC. We need 60 more volunteers!
**We need registration and activities booth volunteers, walk route volunteers, set-up and clean-up, etc! We are looking for 50+ interested volunteers to help out on our Walk days: (We are no longer in need of volunteer for our One Walk Maryland.)
- Breakthrough T1D One Walk Leesburg – We need 40 more volunteers for this One Walk! Sunday, May 17th, 2015 at Ida Lee Park, Leesburg, VA – Please email or call Kristen Van Meter at kvanmeter@BreakthroughT1D.org or (202) 465-4114.
- Breakthrough T1D One Walk Washington DC – We need 20 more volunteers for this One Walk! Sunday, May 31st, 2015 on the National Mall, Washington DC – Please email Bill Zegowitz, Volunteer Lead, at kzeg@aol.com (Ages 18+ only)
**These are active events at which volunteers may be required to stand for a number of hours and lift boxes and supplies weighing up to thirty pounds.
Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities – Contact: Kristen VanMeter (kvanmeter@BreakthroughT1D.org / (202) 465-4114)
Breakthrough T1D Offices: Interested in helping at one of our offices? Our Chapter welcomes office volunteers with skills in data entry, organization, graphic design, writing/editing, mailings and the million and one tasks it takes to fundraise for the cure.
Stewardship: Want to help out Breakthrough T1D on your own time? Join our Stewardship Committee and have a chance to thank our partners and sponsors for supporting Breakthrough T1D.
Gala Auction:For a behind the scenes look at Breakthrough T1D’s annual galas, join the Gala Auction committees in either DC or Maryland and help make this year’s Galas (DC – November 7th and MD – November 14th) more successful than ever. As a committee members, you would help think of, find, and procure new and fun ideas to intrigue our guests and thank them for their support of T1D research.
Advocacy: Sign up as an Advocate, you will receive emails on different ways you can let Congress know how important treating, curing and preventing T1D is to you!
Breakthrough T1D GCP Speakers Bureau: Share your story and bring awareness to the community about type 1 diabetes and Breakthrough T1D’s investments in research. Members of the Breakthrough T1D family are needed to attend and speak at health fairs, government agencies, companies, and third-party events. Breakthrough T1D Staff will train and help you meld your story/experience with Breakthrough T1D’s mission and vision to turn type one into type none!
