Breakthrough T1D Capital Region Gala 2025

Fund A Cure Family

2025 Fund A Cure Family Jill Folsom, Connor Sargeant, and Ian Joyce

Jill Folsom, Connor Sargeant, and Ian Joyce

2025 Fund A Cure Family

Jill, Connor, and Ian followed different T1D journeys on the way to ending up together in the North Country of New York.

Connor was diagnosed in 2005 when Plattsburgh, NY had few resources for people with T1D, so Jill relied on supportive family and Breakthrough T1D to help Connor navigate managing diabetes while going to school and playing travel sports. She found a community for her, Connor, and their family. They Walked, threw themselves into Advocacy, and went to their first Ride to Cure in Burlington, VT.

Ian was diagnosed nearly 50 years ago. He was an active kid who loved the outdoors, and refused to let T1D define him, while managing his diabetes with tools that seem crude today. Years later, after moving to North Carolina for work, he joined the Piedmont Triad Chapter board, then went to his first Ride to Cure, in Death Valley. He was a coach for the program when he met Jill and Connor in Vermont.

Today, Connor is healthy and looks forward to marrying his longtime girlfriend, Michele. Jill and Ian are together in Plattsburgh, after reconnecting years after that first meeting. Their entire combined family continues to work to advance Breakthrough T1D’s mission, and Jill and Ian have taken leadership roles — Jill as a member of Advocacy’s Grassroots Leadership Team, and Ian as a member of the Global Mission Board. Although they prefer to work in the background, they’re proud to support the 2025
Fund a Cure. Ask them, and they’ll say, “Our family will do anything to bring us closer to cures.”

 

If you would like to make a donation towards Fund A Cure, in honor of Jill, Connor, and Ian, click here.

Fund A Cure is an opportunity to make an impact on the lives of people living with T1D and their loved ones through a 100% tax-deductible donation, which will accelerate life-changing breakthroughs in T1D research. Each year, we highlight a person or family in our gala ballroom who motivates our work toward a world without T1D. 

Fund A Cure donations will be invested in Breakthrough T1D and its mission to cure, prevent, and better treat type 1 diabetes and its complications.

Gala Corporate Committee

Gala Corporate Chair Richard A. Rosen

Richard A. Rosen

Gala Corporate Chair

If you would like to make a donation towards Fund A Cure, in honor of Rich Rosen, click here.

Gala Procurement Committee

Gala Co-Chairs Laura J. Caponera & Mallory Massry

Laura J. Caponera & Mallory Massry

Gala Co-Chairs

If you would like to make a donation towards Fund A Cure, in honor of Laura Caponera, click here.

What to Expect

Cocktail Attire

6:00 p.m.         Registration, Cocktail Hour, Silent Auction

7:00 p.m.         Dinner served, Program begins

7:20 p.m.         Evening Program, Live Auction and Fund A Cure

9:30 p.m.         Dessert & Dancing

Parking & Directions

Glen Sanders Mansion is located at 1 Glen Ave, Scotia NY 12302

Free self-parking. After parking, you will go through the main entrance of the Mansion and be greeted by Breakthrough T1D volunteers welcoming you to the event, getting you checked in, and joining us for cocktail hour.

Guest Names
This is a ticketless event, so please make sure that Breakthrough T1D has all of your guests’ names and contact information on file. If we do not already have your guests’ information, they can provide it at guest check-in. If there’s been a change in who’s attending with you, please let us know as soon as possible!

**Providing mailing address, email addresses and cell phone numbers with names will help expedite your guests’ check-in experience. This helps with auction check out preparation, post event thank you letters and more. Thanks for your assistance in advance!

Fund A Cure

An opportunity for you to fund innovative research and accelerate progress towards improving lives and finding cures. Funding opportunities during the evening’s program range from $25,000 to $250. When you hear the level at which you wish to make your gift to support T1D research, please raise your bid card until your bid number is called. All Fund A Cure gifts are 100% tax deductible.