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Southeast Florida 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.
Breakthrough T1D Walk, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Nova Southeastern University Library Lawns, Davie, FL
Walk
Breakthrough T1D Passport to Calle Ocho 2026
Old's Havana Cuban Bar & Bistro, Miami, FL
Other Special Event
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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Find community and raise money for T1D research. Breakthrough T1D events are unforgettable experiences.
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Featured
Join the Outreach Ambassador Team!
If you’re interested in supporting individuals and families impacted by type 1 diabetes in a meaningful, but very manageable way becoming an Outreach Ambassador may be the perfect volunteer role for you! We are currently recruiting Outreach Ambassadors in our Florida Territory.…
Awareness
Support
Thank you to Kaizen Food Company!
You don’t have to give up pasta with T1D! We’re proud to have Kaizen Food Company as our Spark Signature Drink Sponsor for the Palm Beach Illumination Gala. Check out their three reasons pasta can still be on the menu…
Fundraising
Your Illumination Gala Evite is Here!
The moment has finally arrived…our digital invitation is glowing your way! Get ready to step into a night where every light shines a little brighter — the Illumination Gala is set to radiate elegance, impact, and inspiration on January 31st…
Fundraising
Florida 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…
Fundraising
The Poetic Diabetic: VSA and the Kennedy Center: A Program for Emerging Disabled Playwrights 7/26/24
Hello, and welcome back to the Poetic Diabetic! Since I last wrote, I’ve not only finally finished my junior year of high school (and, my gosh, what a doozy that was), but I’ve also had the opportunity to partake in…
Awareness
South Florida Youth Ambassador Program
Exciting News!!! Thanks to two of our amazing youth volunteers and their moms, in the South Florida market, our Youth Ambassador program is back! We are launching in Miami and Fort Lauderdale as a pilot, with plans to make the…
Global Outreach
Leadership
Whether you donate your time or dollars, life-changing breakthroughs in T1D treatments and therapies couldn’t happen without you.
Scott Meece
Palm Beach Board President
Pete Sandler
Palm Beach Board Vice President
Steve Ruby
Palm Beach Board Research Information Volunteer
Jim Gitkin
South Florida Board President
Dr. Adrianna Carrillo
South Florida Board Vice President
Justin Schmidt
South Florida Board Nominating and Board Development Chair
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