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JDRF Advocates Send Messages of Encouragement!

A few weeks back, JDRF Government Relations launched an email asking it’s advocates to submit encouraging messages that highlight what the Promise to Remember Me Campaign and the work being done by the Campaign Coordinators means to them.

Hundreds of advocates responded with their support and thoughts on the impact the Promise Campaign is making. See below for a small sampling of what advocates from across the country have to say. If you would like to submit your own comments, please visit
http://bit.ly/9HEP1. You can also leave comments on this posting towards the bottom of the page. Thanks to all our supporters who sent their comments of encouragements and certainly a big THANKS to all our Promise Campaign Coordinators!

From: Beverly
Location: Ozark, AL

Although the Promise Campaign is A LOT of work, we know it is a most worthy cause. It CAN make a difference. No one would wish a life with diabetes on anyone. How much love, sweat and tears have been shed over our loved ones!

From: Amanda
Location: El Dorado, AR
Thank you so much for all you do.  My four year old has been a diabetic since seven months of age.  We feel certain that she will see a cure in her lifetime, but that wouldn't be possible without people like you.  God bless you!!

From: Tracee
Location: Carefree, AZ

Behind you and your efforts stand countless individuals who are filled with gratitude.  On behalf of our loved ones who deal with the challenge of type 1 diabetes every hour of every day, Thank You for stepping up and playing this important role!

From: Jeannie
Location: Davis, CA

Thank you for your hard work, diligence and advocacy for me and others like me with Type 1 diabetes.  I truly appreciate all of your efforts at working towards a cure.  Thank you!!

From: Charles
Location: San Francisco, CA

Hi,  I just want to thank you for all the hard work you do to make positive things happen.  Its people like you that help make great things come true.  Please stay motivated and keep up the great work!
From: Maria
Location: Wellington, CO

Thank you for taking the time to help find a cure for type 1 diabetes, my granddaughter was diagnosed when she was 26 months old.  She is now 6, in first grade and is just now starting to question why she has diabetes and her brothers don't.
From: Gina
Location: Hamden, CT

Dear Promise Campaign Coordinator, Words cannot express the sincere gratitude experienced by my daughter, and me for all the time and effort you put forth in the never-ending battle for the fight for diabetes research. I feel a cure on the horizon!!
From: Delia
Location: Washington, DC

Thank you so much for all that you are doing for the millions of those living with type 1, myself included.  It is because of people like you that our HOPE will turn into a CURE!
From: Sandra
Location: Ocean View, DE
Thanks so much for what you and everyone involved does to keep this thing going to find a cure, and keep those politicians informed that we are behind the cause. My 9 year old grandson wants the cure more than anyone. Thanks for your support and efforts.
From: Ronald
Location: Cape Coral, FL
Please keep up the excellent work you are doing for JDRF and us millions of type 1 diabetics here dealing with this disease everyday. Thank You Very Very Much !!
From: Dana Marie
Location: Newberryl, FL
I want to thank you so very much for all your efforts on the Promise campaign. It means so much to us as a family to have someone out there in our corner, fighting for our son and so many others affected by Type 1.
From: Jessica
Location: Decatur, GA
Thank you SO MUCH for all your efforts and accomplishments! You are truly a blessing to all of us that are hoping and praying for a cure to diabetes someday VERY soon!! I know God has intentionally put you in our plans for the future! God bless you!
From: Allison
Location: Rockford, IL
Dear Promise Coordinator, I really want to thank you for you efforts in the foundation and setting up the meetings. Without you efforts, not everybody would understand the key points that this foundation has been striving for. Thank you for everything!
From: Emma
Location: Veedersburg, IN
 
Thank you so much for coordinating these Promise meetings that offer insight and hope to the fight against Type 1 diabetes. As a Juvenile diabetic myself, I can't tell you how much these meetings mean to me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
From: Marcia
Location: Topeka, KS
 
Thank you so much for taking your time to continue the fight for our loved ones with type 1 diabetes.  They need a voice because too many are too young to speak out about their needs.  They are worth every resource it takes to find a cure.
From: Jill
Location: Louisville, KY

Dear Promise Coordinator, Thank you so much for all of your efforts.  There is nothing more important to me and my family than the health of our son, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 4.  All of your efforts mean so very much to us.  Thank you!
From: Corinne
Location: Easthampton, MA

Thank you for coordinating the Promise Campaign Meetings in this area.  Your work is helping get the message across that it is time for a CURE!  After 45 years of Type One Diabetes I am ready,  Keep up your good work!
From: Mary
Location: Bowie, MD
Thanks for your heroic efforts to keep diabetes funding and The Promise top of mind even as our law makers are pulled in more directions than ever!  Don't ever think that your efforts aren't noticed or appreciated!  Until there's a cure, THANK YOU!!
From: Carl
Location: Stanwood, MI

Because you are already a dedicated coordinator for the Promise Campaign, know what an important position you hold.  YOU can and will have an impact in ways you can't begin to imagine; please know you are truly appreciated.
From: Paul
Location: Eagan, MN

Thank you dearly from all our family for all your hard work in the Promise campaign.  Our 11 year old son has had type 1 diabetes since age 2. What you are doing means so much to all of us!
From: Tina
Location: Dunn, NC

Just want to send the Local Promise Coordinators a word of encouragement. Keep up the great work. You are all doing such a super job. What you do is so very important and crucial in our fight to find a cure for juvenile diabetes.
From: Jaime
Location: Omaha, NE

Thank you for your effort in setting-up the Promise meetings. Its people like you that make the difference in the lives of people in need!  Thank you for all that you do each and everyday! One step at a time, one dollar at a time to find the cure!
From: Christine
Location: Haddonfield, NJ

Thank you so much to being our Promise Campaign Coordinator.  We are hoping that one day soon you will be out of a job - because a cure has been found. Thanks again.
From: Julie
Location: Santa Fe, NM

Thank you very much for your time and energy in organizing the promise campaign.  We have volunteered to meet with legislators in the past and know the importance of these meetings for both the children and the legislators.  Thank you!
From: Nancy
Location: Shoreham, NY
Thank You, Thank you, Thank you for supporting the special Diabetes funding bill. It means the world to my son Jack who has been living with Diabetes since he was 4 y/o. He is now 9. We pray for a cure and will not forget those who support us.
From: Jack
Location: Mayfield Village, OH

Thanks so much for all you are doing in coordinating these important Promise Campaign meetings.  Our representatives need to know what our children deal with on a daily basis and the far reaching effects of diabetes.  Keep up the good work!
From: Carolyn
Location: Sunriver, OR

Thank you so much for your dedication and hard work. This is such important research for our  children and and young adult type I diabetics. It is so important that we find a cure so the lives of our young people will not be compromised. Thank you again!
From: Merle
Location: North Wales, PA

Thank you for your efforts on the Promise to Remember Me campaign.  I understand it was very successful.  My family and I appreciate the hard work and the positive impacts the influence on legislators has had in keeping up funding for diabetes programs.
From: Kimberly
Location: Murfreesboro, TN

Thank you for your hard work and all your efforts in setting up promise meetings. You will be blessed for your generosity towards helping individuals with diabetes.
From: Pamela
Location: San Antonio, TX
Thank you for all of the work you do for us in the Promise Campaign!  It is wonderful to have an advocate to work for me and my disease!
From: John
Location: Seattle, WA
Thank you for furthering the goals of the Promise Campaign.  As the parent of a child with Type 1 diabetes, I appreciate the effort and significant results the campaign has achieved.  Thanks for your help!
From: Lois
Location: Appleton, WI

Hi!  Thank you for taking the time to be a Promise Campaign Coordinator.  It's great that you're doing this!  My grandson was diagnosed about a year and a half ago and I have a lot to learn about this disease. I appreciate what you're doing.  Thanks!
From: Emily
Location: Morgantown, WV

On behalf of my family and friends who suffer from Type 1 Diabetes, I would like to just say thank you for all of the hard work you put in to make the Promise meetings possible. It is greatly appreciated! Keep up the good work!
From: Kristie
Location: Lovell, WY
I can’t thank all of the people enough who do such hard work to help find a cure or helping just to get by with life in general for those of us that have such a horrible disease.  Thank you and keep up the hard work.



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Posted by Shelitha at 10/10/2009 8:49 PM
Thank everyone who take the time out to encourage mothers like myself.Taking care of a 4yr old with type1,but so many other problems envovled can be hard and stressful. But just reading all the comments is a joy, knowing that someone is hearing us cry out for. And God bless everyone who has diabetes,and all the caregivers

Posted by Jenny at 10/8/2009 12:55 PM
From: Jenny Location: Houston, TX Thank you for your dedication and courage. You are touching so many lives! Hope is a powerful force.

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About the Promise Campaign

The Promise Campaign is a coordinated effort to schedule and complete as many meetings as possible between representatives and senators and their constituents in their local districts. In addition to building relationships with federal lawmakers, it allows JDRF to continue the momentum and messaging established through our Children's Congress event.
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