Diabetes Club of Fox Valley signing up crafters/vendors for first Craft Show; Diabetes Club members busy promoting awareness

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The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley participated in Aurora Farmers Market, Christmas in July, July 11, in downtown Aurora. Club members in attendance from far left, Marilyn George, Ed Means, Kim King, Ann McBride, Otis Clay, and Mark Christenson. Russ George photo

By Russ George

Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley held their July membership meeting July 8, at Oak Street Restaurant, 945 Oak Street, in North Aurora.

Russ George, left, president, of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley, thanked future members, Lucy Reinhart, far right, and CoCo Orlowski, for marching with the Club, in Aurora’s Fourth of July Parade. Chuck Nelson photo

Guests in attendance were Lucy Reinhart and CoCo Orlowski, who marched with members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley in Aurora’s Fourth of July Parade, handing out frisbees to over seven hundred children along the parade route.

The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley’s July “Meet and Greet”, organized by media chairperson, Ann McBride, to expose our Club and our mission, was held July 11, at the Aurora Farmers Market, “Christmas in July”, in downtown Aurora.

If you were unable to attend our “Meet and Greet”, send an E-mail with your name and mailing address to: Diabetesclubfv@gmail.com, requesting information on diabetes. The information will be mailed to you!

Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley will host our first “Craft & Vendor Fair”, Saturday, Sept. 12, at Rosary High School Gymnasium, 901 N. Edgelawn Drive, in Aurora, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Single 8-foot x 8-foot booth space is $45. Multiple spaces can be purchased. All proceeds will help fight diabetes! For more information, please call, text, or send an E-mail to Sue Hubrick, 815-326-1162 or suehubrick@yahoo.com.

Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley work together, to provide diabetes awareness in the Fox Valley area, while raising funds to provide aid and education for diabetics, along with investing in research to find a cure.

Interested in joining with us in our fight against diabetes, or have questions about the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley, please call, text or send an E-mail with your name and address to president Russ George, 630-205-9065 or send Email to: 1russellgeorge@comcast.net

Please continue to keep informed about our club’s upcoming events, by following us in The Voice, on Facebook, and on our website: diabeteshelpnearme.com.

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