JDRF Minnesota - Recent Threads

It's NOT TOO LATE to sign up for Kids Golf!

Tauni — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:05:48 GMT

Please join us for the 10th annual Kids Golf Tournament on Wednesday, August 3rd, in Eagan. The tourney is open to any child, with or without diabetes, between the ages of 5 and 14 at ANY skill level. This is a great way to get siblings, relatives, neighbors and friends involved in helping to find a cure for diabetes. Registration includes picnic and prizes!

1310 Cliff Road

Eagan, MN 55123

Noon: Registration opens

1:00pm: Tee Time

4:00pm: Picnic dinner and prizes!

For more information or to register, please go to:

http://jdrfevents.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.eventDetails&eventID=1001

www.jdrf.org/minndakotas

10th Annual Kids Golf Tournament

Tauni — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:44:20 GMT

1310 Cliff Road

Eagan, MN 55123

Noon: Registration opens

1:00pm: Tee Time

4:00pm: Picnic dinner and prizes!

For more information or to register, please go to:

http://jdrfevents.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.eventDetails&eventID=1001

www.jdrf.org/minndakotas

The TWINS at TARGET FIELD!

Tauni — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:58:49 GMT

What could be better than spending an afternoon at Target Field and supporting JDRF at the same time?

Have a great afternoon with friends and family as you watch the MN Twins vs the Kansas City Royals on Sunday, July 17, at 1:10 p.m.

To purchase your tickets for $30 per seat, please contact Mike Conway: mlconway@mmm.com or 651-755-4159.

HURRY! Tickets MUST BE PURCHASED BY FRIDAY, JUNE 17!!

Come enjoy a game with the Saint Paul Saints!

Tauni — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:05:51 GMT

Come enjoy a game with the Saint Paul Saints and benefit JDRF at the same time!

Your $15 package includes:

* General Admission Ticket

* Hot Dog and Soda Voucher

* Saints Hat

Game dates are Saturday, June 25th @ 7:05 pm and Friday, August 5th @ 7:05 pm.

Order & print tickets online at www.saintsgroups.com (password: diabetes) or call 651-644-6659. For more information about the Saints, visit www.saintsbaseball.com

Please join us!

Adults with Type 1 Group to meet June 16

Tauni — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:26:01 GMT

Have you checked out our great get-togethers for adults with type 1? The Adults With Type 1 Group is intended for all adults with type 1 diabetes and their friends, spouses or important people in their lives. The meetings are a way for connecting with others who understand what it's like to live with type 1 as an adult. Meetings typically include a guest speaker and time for casual conversation among attendees. We invite you to join us and get connected!

This month:

Diane Marquette of Scent Angels, LLC will be offering information and a demonstration with a Diabetes Alert Dog (aka Hypoglycemic Alert Dog). Scent Angels is a Twins Cities company involved with the training of such dogs. Diane tells us that the Q&A portion of the session is oftentimes pretty engaging.

Check out the Scent Angels website: www.scentangels.com

Please RSVP to mattjakubowski@comcast.net. Cold-cut sandwiches, chips, pop/water will be provided.

Our group meets every other month on the 3rd Thursday. For more info, visit www.jdrf.org/minndakotas and click on GET SUPPORT, then on ADULTS.

Attention Minnesotans and South Dakotans:

Tauni — Tue, 10 May 2011 16:36:16 GMT

Please join us one of the following sites:

Medtronic World Headquarters Sanford Research Center

710 Medtronic Parkway 2301 E 60th Street

Fridley, MN 55432 Sioux Falls, SD 57117

To find out more, please go to: http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=115662

Please join us for the 6th Annual Roll & Stroll!

Tauni — Fri, 06 May 2011 19:41:28 GMT

We promise a day filed with friendship, camaraderie, games, music and FUN on May 15th at Soldier's Field in Rochester, Minnesota. Bike, walk, rollerblade, skateboard, jog or push a stroller along a 3-mile course. It's time to reconnect with old families and meet new ones!

Please visit our website at www.jdrf.org/minndakotas and click on the Roll & Stroll logo to register online. If you have any questions or need additional assistance, please contact Kara Fischer at kfischer@jdrf.org or 952-851-0770.

Please join us!

Call to Action in Minnesota!

Tauni — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:46:41 GMT

Urge Governor Dayton to Veto Anti-Stem Cell Research Legislation

The Call to Action

CALL and/or e-mail Governor Dayton: Please veto any bill that contains language that bans or criminalizes therapeutic cloning research.

Telephone: 651-201-3400 Toll Free: 800-657-3717

Or email: http://mn.gov/governor/contact-us/form/

FORWARD this action alert to your e-mail address book.

What to Say

· Please veto any bill restricting or criminalizing therapeutic cloning or SCNT (somatic cell nuclear transfer)

· Such a ban would represent a devastating step back for medical research in Minnesota.

· Therapeutic cloning is not reproductive or human cloning

· The Current legislation, while claiming to only ban human cloning, actually bans therapeutic cloning, too.

· Research in therapeutic cloning shows great promise for millions of people with Diabetes, Alzheimer’s, Muscular Dystrophy, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s and other diseases.

· These bills are anti-business, anti-research, anti-patient and anti-hope. That is not the Minnesota I want to live in.

If you can do more

· Call your Minnesota Senator and Representative

Tell him or her to please vote “NO” on any bill that contains language that bans or criminalizes therapeutic cloning research. (see above talking points)

Go to this site to find contact information for your Senator and Representative http://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/legdir.aspx

· “Like” www.facebook.com/jdrfminndakotas on Facebook so you can share this alert with your friends and family.

Please join us for the 6th Annual Roll & Stroll!

Tauni — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:25:50 GMT

We promise a day filled with friendship, camaraderie, games, music and FUN on Sunday, May 15, 2011! Bike, walk, rollerblade, skateboard, jog or push a stroller along a 3-mile course starting at Soldier's Memorial Field in Rochester, Minnesota.

The 2010 Roll & Stroll raised $46,000. Help us beat this year's goal of $50,000!!

Please visit www.jdrf.org/minndakotas and click on the Roll & Stroll logo to register online and get more information. For additional help, please contact Kara Fischer at kfischer@jdrf.org or 952-851-0700.

Minnesotans: We need your voice!!

Tauni — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:15:17 GMT

As you may be aware, Minnesota legislature is currently considering some of the most dangerous legislation we have seen designed to halt one key area of diabetes research. The legislation seeks to criminalize and defund the research and the scientists doing it, which will lead to them leaving the state, taking resources, leadership and jobs. Scientists and doctors around the globe believe that stem cell research has life-saving and life-enhancing potential. Progress in this area of research could cure diseases like type 1 diabetes, cancer, paralysis, and spinal cord injury, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other devastating conditions.

NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO STOP GROUND-BREAKING RESEARCH!

Please take a few minutes and write your congressman and tell him or her save the practice of therapeutic SCNT research in Minnesota!

Use this link to easily find your representative:

https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml

SAVE RESEARCH, SAVE LIVES!!

Tauni — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:02:38 GMT

Now is not the time to eliminate ground breaking scientific research.

As you may be aware, Minnesota legislature is currently considering some of the most dangerous legislation we have seen designed to halt one key area of diabetes research. The legislation seeks to criminalize and defund the research and the scientists doing it, which will lead to them leaving the state, taking resources, leadership and jobs. Scientists and doctors around the globe believe that stem cell research has life-saving and life-enhancing potential. Progress in this area of research could cure diseases like type 1 diabetes, cancer, paralysis, and spinal cord injury, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other devastating conditions.

Therapeutic Cloning is not REPRODUCTIVE CLONING. No one in this debate is in favor of reproductive cloning.

Therapeutic cloning, known as SCNT – somatic cell nuclear transplant, takes an unfertilized egg and adds DNA from a patient to create a stem cell line. These stem cells can be used to replace damaged tissues or cells, including islet (insulin) cells. The cell line is compatible with the patient making it potentially more affective and free of rejection risks.

JDRF does not support reproductive cloning, which seeks to replicate an entire organism (like Dolly). Therapeutic cloning and reproductive cloning are not identical. A law in Minnsota already addresses a ban on human reproductive cloning. However, these bills seek to tie them together.

To help the legislature know the differences in these types of research and to save the practice of therapeutic SCNT research in Minnesota a press conference is being held to your chance to show support of scientific research and therapeutic cloning which is helping to find cures and treatments for diabetes. We need your voice to help convey the importance of this research.

The Save Research, Save Lives event will be held:
Thursday, March 31
11:00-12:00
State Office Building (across the street from the Capitol) - Room 181

See below for more information on the legislation and the event:
The Bills: SF 760 Health and Human Services Omnibus bill (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S0760.2.html&session=ls87
section 25.145.4221) and SF 924 Omnibus higher education (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S0924.1.html&session=ls87
section 10.145.4221)
SCNT research: You can visit JDRF’s Web site to learn more http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=101083
Use this link to learn about Parking at the Capital complex http://www.admin.state.mn.us/pmd/4-2_public_parking.htm

Fargo Gala coming soon!

Tauni — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:18:44 GMT

Please join us at the Holiday Inn in Fargo, ND, on April 9th for an all-ages, fun-filled evening of dinner, dancing, and a silent auction. The Sugar Ball starts at 5:30 with a cocktail hour, dinner at 6:30, and dance at 8:00. Tickets are $30. For more information, please contact jdrfsugarball@gmail.com, call us at (952) 851-0770 or visit our website: www.jdrf.org/minndakotas

Calling Teen Volunteers!!

Tauni — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:27:10 GMT

A group of students will be selected to plan and implement a kids' golfing fundraiser to benefit JDRF. Gain excellent leadership experience! Applications due March 18, 2011. Visit our website for details: www.jdrf.org/MinnDakotas

We hope to see you there!

A great big thank you!

Tauni — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:21:57 GMT

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Walk to Cure Diabetes at the Mall of America on February 26th! We had so much fun coming together with everyone to raise awareness and funds for a cure. Be sure to check out all of the amazing pictures of this event on our page: www.facebook.com/JDRFMinnDakotas

Weren't able to make it this time? We'll see you next year! : )

Walk to Cure Diabetes in South Dakota tomorrow!

Tauni — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:31:41 GMT

Congratulations to everyone who has been working so hard to make this year's Walk to Cure Diabetes at the Empire Mall in Sioux Falls a success this year! It's not too late to register, donate, or join a team!! Click on the link below to find out how you can get involved:

http://www2.jdrf.org/site/TR/Walk/Chapter-MinnDakotasChapter4316?fr_id=1242&pg=entry

Boston's Pizza - Fundraising Campaign to benefit JDRF!

Tauni — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:46:01 GMT

Boston’s Pizza will once again be hosting its
annual fundraising campaign to benefit JDRF.
Boston’s Cares will begin on January 11th and
run through February 14th. During that time,
Boston’s locations will sell paper hearts for
$1.00 with all proceeds going to JDRF.
Additionally, $1.00 from the sale of two menu
items— Mini Dippers and Chocolate Amoré—will
also be donated to JDRF.
From February 11th —14th, Boston’s will donate
$1.00 for every heart-shaped pizza sold towards
JDRF’s mission to fund diabetes research.

Check out Boston's Website for locations, menus and more:

http://www.bostons.com/home/

Walk to Cure Diabetes in Bloomington, MN

Tauni — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:08:51 GMT

You can now register for the WALK TO CURE DIABETES on February 26, 2011 at the Mall of America in Bloomington, MN. Please join 20,000 of your closest friends as we work to raise $2 million for diabetes research!! Register online:

www.jdrfwalktocurediabetes.org

Walk to Cure Diabetes in Sioux Falls, SD!

Tauni — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:57:39 GMT

The Walk to Cure Diabetes in South Dakota is coming up! Register or donate today at www.jdrfwalktocurediabetes.org and click on the red sneaker on the right. The walk will take place on January 29th at the Empire Mall in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. We hope to see you there!

JDRF MinnDakotas Chapter on Facebook!

Tauni — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:19:48 GMT

We are now on Facebook! "Like" our page to stay updated on everything going on at the MinnDakotas Chapter:

www.facebook.com/JDRFMinnDakotas

We hope to see you there!

Reach & Teach THIS SATURDAY!

Tauni — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:27:22 GMT

Ask questions of an "experienced parent" panel, visit with vendors, enjoy lunch and a great program about the Walk to Cure Diabetes event! Kids ages 3 and up enjoy the JDRF KidKamp during sessions and may join parents for lunch.

Sessions include:

*Marion Franz, MS, RD, CDE: Food's Real Role in BG Control

* Tara Kaup, MSN, RN, LSN, CDE: Managing Diabetes in School

* Robert Larson, MD and Vickie Parsons, PNP: Beyond the Basics - Psychological Aspects of Living With Diabetes

RSVP at 952-851-0770 or kfischer@jdrf.org

Please join us at the Hilton Bloomington at 3900 American Blvd West (Bloomington, MN) on November 20, 2010 at 8:00 - noon. RSVP now for this event!