Breakthrough T1D NorCal May 2025 Chapter Newsletter

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2025 Breakthrough T1D NorCal Walks! Sacramento, Silicon Valley, and San Francisco

Get ready to walk, celebrate, and make an impact! This fall, the Breakthrough T1D Walk is coming to three exciting NorCal locations. Whether you walk with family, friends, or coworkers, you will be surrounded by the type 1 diabetes (T1D) community every step of the way. Breakthrough T1D Walks fuel more research and drive progress toward cures. Registration is now open for a Walk near you:
Sacramento Walk
Sunday, October 19, 2025—William Land Regional Park, 3800 W. Land Park Dr., Sacramento, CA.
Walk.BreakthroughT1D.org/Sacramento
Silicon Valley Walk
Sunday, October 19, 2025—PayPal Park, 1123 Coleman Ave., San Jose, CA.
Walk.BreakthroughT1D.org/SiliconValley
San Francisco Walk
Sunday, November 2, 2025—San Francisco Zoo, 1 Zoo Rd., San Francisco, CA.
Walk.BreakthroughT1D.org/SanFranciscoWe can’t wait to walk with you! Questions? Contact Seth Lowe, Sr. Development Manager, at SLowe@BreakthroughT1D.org.

Cell Therapies in Clinical Trials: Moving the Needle Forward

The ultimate goal of Breakthrough T1D’s Project ACT (Accelerate Cell Therapies) is a future in which manufactured islet therapies exist in large supply, survive, and produce insulin in the body after implantation, and remain protected from the immune system. There are several up-and-coming cell therapies in the clinical pipeline and working their way towards the market, including many that Breakthrough T1D has contributed to. Learn more.

Upcoming Chapter Events

Visit our NorCal Chapter Calendar at BreakthroughT1D.org/northernca to learn more and register for the following events:

Breakthrough T1D Tee to Table: Honoring the Rafanelli Goodenough Family, Friday, May 9, 2025, The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, CA.

Breakthrough T1D Research Update—Santa Clara: May 12, 2025, 5:30–7:30 p.m., Ding Ding TV, Santa Clara, CA.T1D Adults Hike Don’t Spike: May 17, 9:30 a.m., Mount Tam, Marin, CA.

Breakfast with Rufus – the Bear with Diabetes: Saturday, May 17, 2025, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Kaiser Walnut Creek, CA.

T1D Adults Walk & Talk: May 18, 2025, 1:00 p.m., Heather Farm Park, Walnut Creek, CA.

T1D Partner Support Group: May 27, 2025, 6:00–7:00 p.m., Zoom.

Monthly E-Meet & Greets and Zoom Gatherings:
The Breakthrough T1D Northern California Chapter hosts monthly E-Meet & Greets for all ages and stages of T1D and caregivers. Additionally, we offer “Ask the Endo” and “Ask the Therapist” sessions, as well as a T1D and Neurodivergent Support Group and the Spanish-speaking community—all on Zoom. Visit our chapter calendar for event details and registration.

Young Leadership Committee (YLC) Monthly Happy Hours:
Quarterly meetings and monthly happy hours for young adults 21+. Contact ylc.sanfrancisco@gmail.com for more information.

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Written by: J. Shelly Jensen