By Russ George
The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley (DCFV) is meeting Thursday, Feb. 9 at the historic Gray’s Mill Estate, 211 North River Street, Montgomery.
Meeting and dinner will be held in the Third Floor Banquet Room. Dinner is off the menu at 5:30 p.m.. Meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. Guests are always welcome!
Guest speaker will be Montgomery historian, Denny Lee, who will take Club members back in time and give a history lesson on the 166-year old historic Gray’s Mill, built in 1857.
Thursday, March 9, the guest speaker will be Paul Webster, father of seven-year-old Type 1 diabetic twins, Jackson and Elliot Webster.
Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley are raising funds to assist the Webster twins in obtaining their first Diabetic Alert Dog (DAD), to help prevent emergency room and overnight hospital stays.
Money raised through donations and fundraisers for the Webster twins are being held in the Club’s “Jerry Youngren Diabetic Alert Dog Memorial Fund.” The cost to train a (DAD) is approximately $16,000 and DCFV already has raised close to $6,000.
Please consider making a donation to the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley to aid the Webster twins in obtaining a Diabetic Alert Dog (DAD). The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Tax-deductible donations can be sent to: Diabetes Club of Fox Valley, P.O. Box 88, North Aurora, IL 60542.
Those interested in attending a DCFV meeting, or joining the Club’s fight against diabetes, should contact Russ George, president, cell/text, 630-205-9065 or send Email: Diabetesclubfv@gmail.com.
— Russ George, president, Diabetes Club of Fox Valley