Nebraska and Iowa Chapter

Your local chapter serves as the hub of Breakthrough T1D information and events in your area. We’re here to help. Connect with us to find support, community and ways to join the fight to end T1D.

Events

Find community and raise money for T1D research. Breakthrough T1D events are unforgettable experiences.

We all have a story of how T1D has changed our lives. As a Breakthrough T1D advocate, I use my voice to tell lawmakers our story of living with T1D and why research must continue.  

Mary Horn

Grassroots Advocate, Breakthrough T1D Advocacy

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Whether you donate your time or dollars, life-changing breakthroughs in T1D treatments and therapies couldn’t happen without you.

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Find community and raise money for T1D research. Breakthrough T1D events are unforgettable experiences.

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Thank you for making the 2025 Nebraska Breakthrough T1D Gala a night to remember! Together, we raised more than $1.7 million! The generosity of our guests and supporters accelerates life-changing type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. With your support, we are…

Fundraising Signature Events

Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for our Community Summits in Omaha and West Des Moines! We are grateful for our speakers, vendors and volunteers who helped make the events a success! Below is more information…

Events and Conferences General Life with T1D Support

  Team t-shirts create a sense of unity and shared purpose, helping to build team spirit while raising awareness for T1D. Plus, selling team t-shirts can help you raise funds for your Walk team and wearing matching shirts makes it…

Walk

  Make a special contribution to the 2025 Nebraska Breakthrough T1D Gala by creating a “Breakthroughs For” Basket in honor of a loved one with type 1 diabetes (T1D). These specialty auction packages help to showcase the “faces of T1D,”…

Fundraising

Advocacy  Hi! I’m Danielle. I am your Advocacy Chair for districts 1 and 2 here in Iowa and I’m currently in Washington D.C. encouraging members of congress to support our research funding! What does that mean and why is that…

Advocacy

Leadership

Whether you donate your time or dollars, life-changing breakthroughs in T1D treatments and therapies couldn’t happen without you.

Brian Schenk – Nebraska Board President

President

Mike Bringle – Greater Iowa Board President
Dustin Toner – Eastern Iowa Board President

President

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