By Russ George
Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley will hold their August membership meeting Wednesday, Aug. 13, at Oak Street Restaurant, 945 Oak Street, in North Aurora.
Meeting will be held in the East Banquet Room. Dinner is optional on members’ own from the menu at 5:30 p.m. and meeting begins at 6:30 p.m..
Guest speaker for this month’s membership meeting will be Peggy Hasenauer, executive director, for UChicago Medicine-Kovler Diabetes Center.
Kovler Diabetes Center research studies expand knowledge, advance understanding and apply scientific discoveries to enhance the health and lives of patients with diabetes.
UChicago Medicine-Kovler Diabetes Center has become a corporate member of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley, joining with us in our fight against diabetes
Invite a friend, family member or business associate to attend this meeting with you, to find out more about Kovler’s fight against diabetes. Guests are always welcome!
Members are also expecting another visit from Olive Schwerha, an eight year old, Type 1 diabetic, and Rez, her diabetic alert dog (DAD), along with her father, Matt Schwerha, and Rez’s trainer. Rez was obtained through the Ron and Vicki Santo Diabetic Alert Dog Foundation. Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley have been raising funds to help the Schwerha family.
Diabetes Club of Fox Valley members will participate in Aunt Martha’s Health & Wellness, “Back-to-School Health Fair”, at their Aurora location, 2124 Ogden Avenue, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.. Members will be handing out information on diabetes, prediabetes, healthy eating, and our new diabetic recipe booklet. Frisbees for the kids!
I had the opportunity to attend VNA Health Care’s, Community Open House for their new clinic, located at 323 Weston Avenue, in Aurora.
Sonny de Rama, vice president of innovation and development, for VNA Health Care, and a member of our Diabetes Club, gave me a personal tour of their new facility, located in the old emergency room area, of the former Copley Hospital building. I was overwhelmed with the reconstruction of their area, how efficiently it was laid out, and how beautifully it was decorated. Upon completion of the tour, we discussed VNA’s Diabetic Total Care Program and the impact of health problems diabetes is causing within our area communities.
The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley made a $2,500 donation to VNA’s Diabetic Total Care Program, to aid uninsured diabetic patients.
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. Uncontrolled blood sugar (glucose) can cause vision problems, heart problems, nerve damage, dental problems, kidney damage and more. Eat healthy, stay active and have a yearly blood test, to stay diabetes free!
The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley is a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization. A true grassroots organization, where all money raised through dues, donations and fundraising is used 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, Illinois 60542.
Why not join our fight against diabetes? You don’t need to be diabetic to be a member of our club! Yearly individual membership dues are $50. Corporate dues are $150 per year, which includes a sponsorship listing on our website: www.diabeteshelpnearme.com.
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: 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.