Greater Orange County 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.
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Events

Find community and raise money for T1D research. Breakthrough T1D events are unforgettable experiences.

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.  

Mary Horn

Grassroots Advocate, Breakthrough T1D Advocacy

Get Involved

Whether you donate your time or dollars, life-changing breakthroughs in T1D treatments and therapies couldn’t happen without you.

Get Support

Find community and raise money for T1D research. Breakthrough T1D events are unforgettable experiences.

Photos

Our community in pictures. Taken from a few recent events.

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News

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Clinical trials advance treatments and care so people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) can live fuller, healthier lives. For a treatment, drug, or device to make it into the hands of people with T1D, it must first complete a vital…

Clinical Trials

A monthly guide to what’s happening in your Breakthrough T1D Community Transform Life with T1D We are on a mission to power new breakthroughs in type 1 diabetes (T1D) research! Join us to drive research, advocacy, and provide support to…

Advocacy Fundraising

A monthly guide to what’s happening in your Breakthrough T1D Community Transform Life with T1D We are on a mission to power new breakthroughs in type 1 diabetes (T1D) research! Join us to drive research, advocacy, and provide support to…

Fundraising

A monthly guide to what’s happening in your Breakthrough T1D Community Transform Life with T1D We are on a mission to power new breakthroughs in type 1 diabetes (T1D) research! Whether it’s spending a day out with your community at…

Fundraising

A monthly guide to what’s happening in your Breakthrough T1D Community Thank You for Supporting the Fore the Kids Golf Classic Thank you to everyone who joined us for the “Fore the Kids Golf Classic” on Monday, June 15! The…

Fundraising

Leadership

Whether you donate your time or dollars, life-changing breakthroughs in T1D treatments and therapies couldn’t happen without you.

Rupali Pai

President, Board of Directors

Rose Bauss

NBDC Chair, Board of Directors

Matt Griffin

Golf Co-Chair, Board of Directors

Julie Hellmers

Corporate Development Chair, Board of Directors

Marie Hogan

Dream Guild President, Board of Directors

Mike Jacob

Walk Corporate Champion, Board of Directors

Julia Murphy

Mission Impact Volunteer, Board of Directors

Jenny Rodriquez

Golf Co-Chair, Board of Directors

Contact Us

30 Corporate Park
Ste 108
Irvine, CA, 92606

949-553-0363

Mail and Donations Address

PO Box 5070
Hagerstown, MD, 21741-5070

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