Fund A Cure with The Golembiewski Family | Breakthrough T1D Pittsburgh Gala 2026

The Golembiewski Family

Please join us in extending a heartfelt welcome to the 2026 Pittsburgh Gala Fund A Cure Family:

Nancy, Art, Addison, and Maggie Golembiewski

We are proud to serve as the Fund A Cure Family of the 34th Annual Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) Pittsburgh Promise Gala.

The Gala will be held on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at The Westin Pittsburgh.

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease that occurs when the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. This prevents the body from producing enough insulin, a hormone that helps regulate blood sugar levels.

Our daughter Addi received her type 1 diabetes diagnosis in 2013 at age 3. When Addi was diagnosed, we were in complete shock and denial. We believed the doctors gave us the wrong diagnosis. It completely caught us off guard with no preparation of how to manage such a complex and challenging condition.

Living with T1D is hard work. It requires constantly managing your blood sugar, maintaining good health, and watching everything you do, since almost anything can cause blood sugar fluctuations. It also comes with a heavy mental load to manage it each day.

We have always faced this disease together as a family. Addi has been presented with significant challenges, daily challenges that no child should have to bear. T1D is relentless. It doesn’t take a day off and exploits any weakness in discipline. For this reason, our family is committed to finding a cure for T1D.

We are honored to support the Pittsburgh Promise Gala and we urge you to join us. Together, we can further the mission of Breakthrough T1D: Improving lives today and tomorrow by accelerating life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent, and treat T1D and its complications.

Your generosity can make a difference so families like ours no longer have to face the challenges of type 1 diabetes.