By Russ George
The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley will hold our February Meet and Greet, organized by media chairperson, Ann McBride, to expose our Club and our mission, Saturday, Feb. 17, at the historic Two Brothers Roundhouse Cafe, at 205 N. Broadway, in downtown Aurora, from 9 a.m. to noon. Visitors are encouraged to stop at our table, meet our members, and pick up information on diabetes and pre-diabetes.
Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley are working together to provide aid, awareness, education, and research, to find a cure. Fighting diabetes starts with making everyone in the Fox Valley area aware of diabetes and pre-diabetes, and how uncontrolled blood sugar (glucose) can cause vision problems, heart problems, nerve damage, dental problems, kidney damage, and more! Diet and exercise are two of the most powerful tools we all have to help control our blood glucose. Why not eat healthy, stay active, and have a yearly blood test, to stay diabetes-free?
On Giving Tuesday, November 28, 2023, several Diabetes Club of Fox Valley members volunteered at “Feed My Starving Children” to help pack meals at their Aurora facility.
Our Club just received the following message from Aurora office: Diabetes Club of Fox Valley, c/o media chairperson, Ann McBride,
“The meals your group packed November 28, 2023, arrived in Haiti January 26, to help kids who are fed by the Church of Bible Understanding. Precious children are eating a nourishing meal because of your group of volunteers. Just to let you know, meals usually take two weeks and up to six months to reach their destination. It depends on where in the world they go and how hard it is to get there. They cross the ocean by ship or plane and wait in line to clear customs. Then they journey by car, bike, canoe or even donkey, to reach our partners. Many hands carry these meals to children and families in need. Thank you! You’ve made an incredible difference!”
Attention golfers: Time to sign up for the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley’s, second annual, “Tee Off to Defeat Diabetes” golf outing, Friday, June 21, at Bliss Creek Golf Course, 1 Golf View Road, in Sugar Grove, with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Adam Broholm, chairperson, and Matt McCain, co-chairperson, are both promising you a bigger and more rewarding event than last year! Only $130 per golfer, includes a hot dog lunch, golf, cart, complete with a steak dinner and goody bag! Sign up on our website: www.diabeteshelpnearme.com – Request a golf flyer and registration/sponsorship form by E-mail at: Diabetesclubfv@gmail.com – Questions: Call Matt McCain, 630-740-4348
The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, a true grass-roots organization, where all money raised through dues, donations, and fundraising is used locally for the Club’s fight against diabetes. Tax deductible donations can be made on our website: diabeteshelpnearme.com or mail your tax deductible donation to: Diabetes Club of Fox Valley, P.O. Box 88, North Aurora, IL 60542.
Interested in joining with us in our fight against diabetes? Yearly dues for individuals are $50.00 or become a corporate sponsor for $150.00. Have questions about the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley, please call, send text, or, send an E-mail with your name and address to president Russ George, 630-205-9065 or send Email: Diabetesclubfv@gmail.com.
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.