Join us in our search for ways to prevent,
better treat, and ultimately cure type 1 diabetes.
better treat, and ultimately cure type 1 diabetes.
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Ongoing Fundraising 
New! Safe & Sound in the Hospital: Must-Have Checklists and Tools for Your Loved One’s Care 1 in 3 hospital patients is harmed by accident in American hospitals. 300,000 are killed by accident in hospitals too. Safe & Sound in the Hospital is the handbook everyone needs to help prevent the most common medical errors. With easy checklists, useful pull-out tools, quick diagrams, and space for important notes, this handy book makes it easy to organize care among family members before, during and after a hospital stay to prevent a return trip. Most importantly, it helps patients, families and medical teams share information for safe and sound hospital care. Order Safe & Sound in the Hospital and use code, JDRF1, and a portion of your purchase will be donated to JDRF of Illinois. www.SafeAndSoundBook.com 
Families for Patient Safety: www.CampaignZERO.org Thirteen million patients are harmed by medical accidents in American hospitals every year: 300,000 lives are accidentally lost too - the same as 3 jets crashing every single day of the year with no survivors. CampaignZERO offers free checklists you can download and follow to help prevent the most common hospital errors. Even in the best hospitals for the shortest stays, patients can be harmed by accident. Be prepared to help “zero out” common hospital errors with simple “To Do” checklists free from CampaignZERO. A portion of the proceeds of each book sold will be donated to JDRF. Order your copy today! Plaza Marketing Associates, Inc. coordinates the donation of household discards (i.e. clothes, furniture, and other used household goods) between charities, for-profit companies, and purchasers of the donated household goods. Drop your goods off at any of the below locations and 2/3 of the proceeds will go directly to JDRF!
PoGoMath
Seth’s daughter Hannah was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes one year ago at the age of 11. If you visit Pogomathshop.com and fill out a request for an insurance quote, a $50 donation will be made in your name to JDRF on behalf of PogoMath, LLC. Pogomathshop.com is quick and easy and there no commitment to buy -- all that will be asked is to compare your insurance. By getting a quote, you can help Seth and Hannah find a cure. DISH Network Order DISH Network today and $100 will be donated to JDRF. Order online or call 1-888-383-3845 and mention offer code 03JDRF. Turquoise Dreams Glass Nugget Earrings Supporting Tommy’s Troops and JDRF Lisa Schureman created these beautiful earrings to help raise donations for JDRF and her Walk Team, Tommy’s Troops. Lisa’s son, Tommy, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2004. Their team has raised over $15,000 since they’ve been participating in the Ron Santo Walk to Cure Diabetes. $10 of every purchase goes to JDRF. Help Lisa and her team raise donations for a cure by purchasing your earrings today! Decor8diva Kim Sutherland, independent design consultant with Willow House, will donate 5% of ALL sales generated from her website, decor8diva.willowhouse.com, to JDRF in support of her son who was diagnosed in 2009 with type 1 diabetes. For more information on hosting a party, fundraising or decorating ideas, please contact Kim (630)945-0095.  Op4G (Opinions 4 Good) makes it possible for people like you to earn money for themselves and their favorite Non-Profits by participating in internet-based market research anonymously at a safe and secure website. Op4G’s program allows you to help us while also sharing your feelings and experiences with organizations eager to pay for that insight. You’ll be paid for your participation, with at least 25% of your compensation being donated to JDRF Illinois! Check them out at www.op4g.com. If you want to sign up, enter the code JDRFIL1234. That identifies us as the Non-Profit you are there to support. 
TroopZillaTroopZilla is a group deal program that leverages collective purchasing power to provide incredible local deals (Zillas) that offer savings for customers (Troopz) while driving quality foot traffic to merchants. Each month TroopZilla donates a portion of revenue to a different non-profit organization. JDRF is the selected charity of the month for November and will receive a percentage of the overall monthly revenue generated by TroopZilla. Established with a desire to make a difference in the lives of others, TroopZilla is helping bring awareness to the critical need of finding a cure for type 1 diabetes. In addition to providing a monetary donation to help further research, Troopzilla encourages its users (the Troopz) to do the same by donating to JDRF via www.TroopZilla.com. Screamin Daily Deals Screamin Daily Deals is a FREE online coupon website. JDRF will earn 10% of the proceeds from each purchase you make. Just select JDRF as your non-profit when signing up. Screaming Daily Deals is a safe and secure website that offers daily deals from local suburban merchants via email. Discounts range from 50-90% off restaurants, concerts, spas, recreation, fitness, health & beauty. Help JDRF earn money to find a cure today! SCREAM it, TWITTER it, FACEBOOK it to everyone you know! www.screamindailydeals.com radrr  radrr is a maker of fun, cool and stylish insulin pump and mobile device cases and accessories. The company was born out of founder David Winegar's own experience with diabetes and insulin pumps - his son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2008 at the age of six. raddr is donating 15% gross of each sale (not including shipping) to JDRF Illinois Chapter in an ongoing promotion. Visit http://www.radrrmobile.com/jdrf/jdrf_IL.htm and your donation will be credited back to the Chapter. The company is also offering free gift wrapping for JDRF members now through Christmas. Just enter the code "JDRFGIFT" in the discount box at check-out. No Sugar Added Seeking Volunteers and Nominations to be included in upcoming book Whether you have diabetes yourself or you are living with the disease through supporting others. It’s time to tell your story. Dr. Jean Norris, a type 1 diabetic for 24 years, knows the impact diabetes has on the entire family as well as friends. She also knows that many people manage the hurdles of life in their own way. Jean is seeking volunteers and nominations for interviews to be included in an upcoming book, “No Sugar Added – Straight talk from those living with Diabetes.” If you, or someone you know has a story, tip, advice, or inspirational words to help those living with this disease, please visit www.nosugaradded.org for more information on how to help. A portion of the proceeds from this book will go towards helping find the cure through JDRF.  Chippin in For KidsEvery time you purchase a JDRF tin of Christie Cookies, 20% of the tin price will be donated back to JDRF. For more than 25 years, Christie Cookies has been making cookies the way they are supposed to be made... hand measured and baked fresh when you order them. Each tin is filled with an 18 cookie assortment of White Chocolate Macadamia Nut, Oatmeal Raisin, and Chocolate Chip. These tins make great gifts, and are very easy to order. Visit www.ChristieCookies.com and click on the "Chippin' in for Kids" logo.  Support JDRF by purchasing what you want! Mulamu offers deeply-discounted daily deals from local businesses --primarily restaurants, spas, theaters and other fun opportunities. Each time one of our registered Mulamu users (this means you) purchases one of the deals, you will be supporting JDRF. You can support the JDRF by signing up to receive the daily emails (it's free to signup and there is no obligation to buy). To receive emails, please visit: www.mulamu.com/jdrf-il
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