Team Shelby was born in 2002 shortly after our 2-year-old daughter Shelby was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes. We had survived our 'diabetes boot camp' at the hospital and were determined to find some way to not just live with the disease but fight back.
We've teamed up with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, an international nonprofit organization which is the largest non-governmental supporter of cutting-edge research to cure this chronic disease. The JDRF was founded by parents of children with diabetes who refused to wait for capricious government funding of the needed advancements toward solving the riddle of diabetes. The JDRF is a true leader in this field of research with partnerships with the top universities and research centers in the world pursuing answers to both the causes and cures of diabetes.
We believe that finding a cure for our daughter is worth our time and effort. We were given this challenge as a family and we fight it as a family. It has been a tremendous blessing to discover that so many of our family and friends agreed with us. The JDRF holds annual Walk to Cure Diabetes events in cities across the nation. The number of people who have donated money to Team Shelby (our walk team that donates 100% of the proceeds tothe JDRF) has been tremendous. That's a main reason we have this website -- to keep in touch with our team and share the latest about our journey toward a cure.
We are gearing up new fund-raising approaches, including our first-ever corporate sponsorship opportunities, as we plan for the October Walk to Cure Diabetes. Please explore our site: We pack it full of both inspirational stories and the latest in the research battle against Type I Diabetes. The money is working. Scientists are discovering, a piece at a time, what exactly causes this disease and how to best treat and, perhaps one day, prevent and cure it.
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