More than 1,500 walkers representing local companies, families, schools, and other organizations are expected to participate in the annual Breakthrough T1D Temecula Valley Walk to Cure Diabetes on Saturday April 27th. The event will be held at the Lake Elsinore Storm Stadium with registration opening at 7:30 am and the Walk starting at 9:00am. The goal for the Walk to Cure Diabetes is to raise over $100,000 for research to find a cure for diabetes and its complications.
Local Breakthrough T1D Walk Sponsors include: Top sponsor Pechanga Resort and Casino, Gold Partner : Walgreens as well as Bronze Partners : Sanofi-Aventis, BMW of Murrieta, Scan Health Plan, Pacific HomeWorks, and Cebix. In addition, Coca-Cola, Hansen’s Natural, Kind Healthy Snacks, and Fairytale Princess Parties are all donating goods/services to make Walk Day a special day for all those supporting Breakthrough T1D and the research that will better treat, prevent and cure T1D.
In addition to corporate support, entire families from kids to grandparents take part in the fundraising efforts of the Walk to Cure Diabetes. At the Temecula Valley Walk, there will be entertainment, music, food and much, much more. The Walk will be approximately 5 kilometers long. There is still time to register and support critical T1D research! To register online Click Here.
“Breakthrough T1D is truly grateful for Pechanga’s participation in this year’s Walk to Cure Diabetes,” said Lynn Breen, Chair of the Temecula Valley Walk. “T1D is a disease that affects over 3 million Americans and it is through the dedication of corporate supporters like Pechanga as well as the families impacted by T1D that Breakthrough T1D is able to fund research to find better treatments and ultimately a cure for type 1 diabetes.”
Breakthrough T1D Walks are held in more than 200 cities worldwide. Nearly 500,000 people nationally walked last year and raised $86 million for research to cure, treat and prevent T1D.
JDRF’s Walk to Cure Diabetes Elite Principal Partners are: Advance Auto Parts and Ford Motor Company. The Breakthrough T1D Walk to Cure Diabetes Principal Partners include Hy-Vee, Marshall’s, Roche Accu-Chek and Walgreens.
About Breakthrough T1D
Breakthrough T1D is the leader in research leading to a cure for T1D in the world. It sets the global agenda for diabetes research, and is the largest charitable funder and advocate of diabetes science worldwide.
The mission of Breakthrough T1D is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults, and can be fatal. Until a cure is found, people with type 1 diabetes have to test their blood sugar and give themselves insulin injections multiple times or use a pump ““ each day, every day of their lives. And even with that intensive care, insulin is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent its potential and devastating complications, which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke and amputation.
Since its founding in 1970 by parents of children with T1D, Breakthrough T1D has awarded more than $1.5 billion to diabetes research, including $110 million last year. More than 80 percent of Breakthrough T1D’s expenditures directly support research and research-related education.
For more information, visit the Breakthrough T1D web site at www.jdrfsd.org or call 858-597-0240.
