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Brevard County T1D Connect - September 2025
To Be Announced, Rockledge/Melbourne Area, FL

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.
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2025 Youth Ambassador Program – Northern Florida
2025 Youth Ambassador Program The Breakthrough T1D Youth Ambassador program encourages children between the ages of 5 to 17* living with type one diabetes (T1D) to take an active role with Breakthrough T1D in achieving our organization’s mission of improving…
Cure Diabetes License Plate
We are excited to announce there will be a “Cure Diabetes” license plate available in the state of Florida! Proceeds from the Cure Diabetes license plate are equally distributed to the following organizations to support research for a cure for…
Breakthrough T1D Northern Florida Welcomes the Moore Family as Honorees of Jacksonville Gala
Jacksonville, FL, September 25, 2024 – This year’s Living & Giving Honoree for the Jacksonville Gala is the Moore Family. The Moore’s commitment to finding a cure for type 1 diabetes (T1D) centers around Josie. When Josie was diagnosed at…
Breakthrough T1D Northern Florida Welcomes Citizens as the Presenting Sponsor for the 20th Anniversary Orlando Gala
Winter Park, FL, August 12, 2024 – Citizens Financial Group, one of the nation’s oldest and largest financial institution will be the presenting sponsor for the 20th Anniversary Breakthrough T1D Orlando Gala on November 2. Citizens has expanded into the…
Breakthrough T1D Announces the 2024 Greater Tampa Bay Gala Honoree
This year’s honoree for the Tampa Bay Gala is Darby Duncan & Family! Darby is a Managing Director at the Valdes Group at Merrill Private Wealth in Tampa and his wife, Diane, is a Senior Director of Rehabilitative Services at…
Heart to Heart Spotlight: Andrea Salazar
August’s “Heart to Heart: T1D Caregiver Spotlight” is on Andrea Salazar from Jacksonville, Florida! Andrea is an engineering drafter and designer, but her true passion lies in cake decorating. Dolce by Andre, her home bakery, fuses engineering precision with the…
Leadership
Whether you donate your time or dollars, life-changing breakthroughs in T1D treatments and therapies couldn’t happen without you.
Jean Bobin – Jacksonville Board President
Jacksonville Board President; Client Assessment Director at ICE Mortgage Tech
Tom Danford – Tampa Bay Board President
Tampa Board President; Regional Director at Incentive Services
Rob Rosen
Orlando Board Member; Partner at Burr & Forman, LLP
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