Would you like to join JDRF and 150 other type 1 advocates in Washington, DC next year?  You’d get to take part in legislative and research updates and participate in meetings on the Hill where you could educate Members of Congress and their staffers about life with type 1 diabetes. Well here’s your chance… 

A few weeks back I posted about the important upgrades to our Facebook events tool, Type 1 Talk.  Please join us in celebrating the re-launch of the site for your chance to come to our Government Day in Washington, DC.  All you have to do is post ANY TYPE of type 1 related event on the site now through June 30.

It can be an adult type 1 group, a support group, a general “getting to know you,” a coffee networking group—really anything!  We just want to make it as easy as possible for all of our Facebook users to get the word out about events happening in their area or find events nearby.  We can’t do this without YOU.  Please post and share your local events on Type 1 Talk.    

Need some ideas for an event?  We’ve got a great opportunity for you: 

To mark the re-launch of our new and improved Type 1 Talk events site, JDRF is partnering with the Diabetes Hands Foundation to promote events to read poems from the No Sugar Added poetry book.

HERE’S THE DEAL: post a Type 1 Talk poetry reading event anytime between now and June 30. Any host that orders 3 or more copies of the book of diabetes poems, No Sugar Added Poetry, for their event can get a coupon for half-off the price of the books. All you have to do is email advocacy@jdrf.org to request your coupon code when you are ready to order your 3 copies.

So now that we’ve offered up two great incentives, please take two minutes to share any of your local events on Type 1 Talk. 

Don’t have an event?  Think about talking to your local JDRF office about posting a chapter sponsored event.  You can also drop us a note below about where you’d like to see an event.