Featured Heroes: Nichole’s Wild Walkers

When you raise $100 or more for the Walk to Cure Diabetes, you are not just a fundraiser, you are a hero. Learn how your fundraising makes a difference, and the fun benefits of being a hero. Ever since Nichole McGreevy was diagnosed with T1D at the age of 11, she has worked hard to help find a cure through her support of Breakthrough T1D. Now a student at Carmel High School, she says her continued advocacy of Breakthrough T1D has helped to make her a stronger person. “I speak in front of my school every year for the cause. It makes me strive to be the best role model I can be for younger kids with T1D. It has shown me how every little bit can help and we can all make a difference.” A big part of her advocacy includes participating in the Walk to Cure Diabetes every year. Under the banner “Nichole’s Wild Walkers,” her friends and family help her spread the word that more than three million Americans need a cure for T1D. She also wants people to know that Breakthrough T1D “has made it a bit more bearable with all the great research they have done and continue to do. They give us hope for a better life.” Reflecting on what it means to be a hero, Nichole says that one ought to “voluntarily give without asking for something in return…give your all for someone else.”