Join Michigan Medicine team members for the JDRF One Walk
Join Michigan Medicine community members on Sunday, Sept. 23 to help raise awareness and funds for the JDRF One Walk to Cure Diabetes.
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease that impacts millions of people around the world.
JDRF is the leading global organization that funds research to cure, prevent and treat type 1 diabetes. As a platinum sponsor, Michigan Medicine is partnering with JDRF to help raise awareness as well as funds for T1D research.
When: Sunday, Sept. 23
Where: Hudson Mills Metropark, Dexter
Registration begins: 8:30 a.m.
Start time: 9:30 a.m.
Length of walk: 3 miles
Sign up for one of the existing U-M teams or simply join the Michigan Medicine team “U-M Michigan Medicine.”
To register, click here, select the One Walk page under Events, sign in to search U-M or UM under Join a Team and choose your team.
Register to walk (or be a virtual walker if you can’t attend on walk day) and raise at least $25 to receive a special U-M walk t-shirt (while supplies last).
Register and raise at least $250 by Sept. 19 to be entered into a drawing for 2 tickets to the U-M football game against Indiana on Saturday, Nov. 17. Register by Sept. 19 with at least $50 raised to be entered into a drawing to win 2 tickets to a U-M hockey game.
For more infomration, contact Dorene S. Markel, M.S., MHSA at markel@med.umich.edu or Chris Clay at cjsommer@umich.edu.
