Fund A Cure with The Wagner Family | Breakthrough T1D Dream Gala 2025

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We are so excited to honor the Wagner Family at this year’s 25th Anniversary Dream Gala. This incredible family—Bruce and Bev Wagner, along with their children Megan, Braden, and Taylor, and their partners Tyler, Chris, and Stephanie—have made a significant impact on the type 1 diabetes (T1D) community through their longstanding support of Breakthrough T1D.

With nearly 30 years of dedication and commitment to advancing research, providing support to families, and raising awareness for T1D, the Wagner Family has helped accelerate life-changing breakthroughs and advance the mission of Breakthrough T1D. We are honored to celebrate their outstanding contributions at this year’s Dream Gala on March 15, 2025.

The Wagner family’s story is one of multi-generational T1D diagnosis. Multi-generational T1D only represents 15% of the T1D population, but for people with a first-degree relative with T1D like the Wagners, they are at a 15x increased risk for developing the disease. This also means that 85% of T1D diagnoses occur in people with no known family connection.  With 1.45 million Americans living with T1D, diabetes touches us all, and the need for action has never been more urgent. Thanks to nearly three decades of support, the Wagner family has raised more than $1 million to fund critical T1D research, as well as continues to inspire countless others to join them in this fight. Throughout the last 30 years, the Wagners have engaged on all levels of the local Breakthrough T1D chapter, and they aren’t stopping now. Bruce served on the local chapter board for many years, and Taylor now does the same. They have activated their family business, Wagner Equipment Company, sponsoring and fundraising for countless chapter events, engaging and creating space for their employees to engage in dozens of Breakthrough T1D Walks, and never missing a chance to activate their whole network for good.

Join the Wagner family in continuing to move Breakthrough T1D into the future as we accelerate T1D Cures! Make a gift towards the Fund A Cure portion of the evening – 100% of your Fund A Cure donation goes to Breakthrough T1D and it’s mission to cure, prevent, and better treat T1D and its complications!