Time flies around here.
The year began with a gigantic diabetes Super Conference, stacked with stellar speakers, a sold-out crowd, cooking demonstrations and representatives from several of the nation's leading pharmaceutical and medical companies.
February began with the Foundation's Mardi Gras gala, the annual Bacchus Ball. A Creole cocktail buffet, Motown music, fabulous live and silent auctions and the largest crowd to date made the Bacchus Ball not only great fun, but also a large success.
And here we are in March. And what a month it will be. Mid-March marks the beginning of the Foundation's awareness campaign, Diabetes Discovery Week, during which time the Foundation distributes literature, conducts health fairs and screenings and participates in several other efforts to identify the 115,000 Mississippians who live with undiagnosed diabetes.
Hattiesburg will be having its own Diabetes Health and Awareness Day on March 26. There will be blood-glucose screenings, informative sessions on everything from basic diabetes 101 to insulin-pump therapy. For more information on this day of diabetes awareness, call 601-579-7790.
The 22nd-annual 'Car for a Cure' giveaway also takes place March 26. Tickets for the 2009 Honda Civic LX Coupe are on sale now and may be purchased either online at www.msdiabetes.org at by calling 1-877-DFM-CURE.
Also on March 26 will be the DFM's Ultimate Fashion Show and Champagne Brunch, featuring colorful spring fashions for men, women and children. Held at the Country Club of Jackson from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Fashion Show will benefit the Foundation's Camp Kandu for children with diabetes. For ticket information, call 1-877-DFM-CURE.
Busy schedules are typical of the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi, but we wouldn't have it any other way. Call if you need us, and stay posted for what inevitably will be an equally busy April.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
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