Youth Ambassador Virtual Connect – June 2026

Join us for the first quarterly virtual connect with Youth Ambassadors from the Breakthrough T1D Northern Gulf Coast Chapter!

We are excited to bring this new opportunity for our Youth Ambassadors to connect with each other! These quarterly calls will be lead by our Youth Ambassador volunteer leaders, Ashley Lovely and Jessica Fitzpatrick, both moms of T1D daughters from the Greater Tampa Bay area. On these calls Youth Ambassadors will have the chance to share their T1D stories and learn how to make an impact on their community and advance Breakthrough T1D’s mission of accelerating life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent, and treat type 1 diabetes and its complications.

What is a Youth Ambassador (YA)?
YA’s are children between the ages of 5 to 17* living with type one diabetes (T1D) who learn to share their story of life with T1D, make stewardship visits to sponsors, speak to our corporate partners, and participate in our local and/or national fundraising programs such as the Breakthrough T1D Walk, Breakthrough T1D Ride, Breakthrough T1D Run, and Breakthrough T1D Gala. You can find more information and the application HERE.

For these calls parents/guardians are welcome to join with their child and participate in the conversation (however letting the Youth Ambassadors speak and connect is the priority).

Please use the RSVP link on this page to RSVP for the call and we look forward to seeing you then!

Zoom (Virtual)

Meeting link from Breakthrough T1D’s Zoom account will be sent 1-2 days before the call