DYF is an organization that encourages and educates families who live with diabetic children. It is not an organization, like many others, that fund raises to find a cure. Their mission is to simply improve the quality of life for children, teens, and families affected by diabetes. I am a supporter of this organization. My close friend, Carole, has three children, two with Type 1 diabetes. It is a disease that effects every day of her life. And not just every day, but every hour.
DYF puts on a camp every summer for families with children who have diabetes. It is a place for families to go to be educated, to bond, to cry, to encourage, to play, to learn to enjoy life inspite of this disease. The majority (if not all) camp counselors have diabetes. Many of them went to camp as campers and found such great support that they are back serving the new young ones who have been diagnosed. There are trained doctors on site to educate the parents. But most of all, everyone there has been effected by diabetes. So the support they can all give to one another is PRICELESS. Because the camp employs trained staff, it is very expensive to attend. Thus the need to fund raise. And because this camp is so essential for not only my great friends, but all families effected, I whole heartedly support it.
Therefore, I am asking you to donate. Donate to a cause that changes lives. Please, watch this video and try not to be moved. Picture yourself as a parent of a child with diabetes. You'd want to be at this camp. Just like I would.
To donate go to http://www.firstgiving.com/forcryingoutloud Help me reach my goal of $1,000 to send kids and their families to camp!
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