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Lace Up To End Diabetes - fundraiser for September, 2022

 I'm taking part in Diabetes Canada's Lace Up fundraising campaign to raise money to end diabetes and increase awareness and education about it.

You can help by donating money here.

This September, Diabetes Canada is inviting people across Canada to move together and Lace Up to End Diabetes. Challenge yourself or rally a team to Lace Up Your Way and raise funds that will help bring us one step closer to a cure.

Diabetes or prediabetes affects in 1 in 3 people across Canada, and some will experience serious or even life-threatening complications. Insulin is not a cure. It’s the starting line, not the finish line for diabetes. Even with help from insulin, diabetes can still reduce a lifespan by 5-15 years.

“Diabetes is successful at outrunning us all and with a new diagnosis every 3 minutes in Canada – it’s not slowing down,” says Laura Syron, President and CEO of Diabetes Canada. “We’re committed to improving the quality of life for those living with diabetes and through Lace Up to End Diabetes, communities across the country can come together to help raise funds for diabetes advocacy, research and education and show support for the 11.7 million people in Canada impacted by diabetes.”

Following last year’s success, more than 1,000 participants across Canada got involved and helped raise over $450,000 to help fund diabetes research and programs such as the annual D-Camps for kids and youth with type 1 diabetes. Last summer, D-Camps provided 95 hours of programming to 218 families.

Canadians are invited to join the movement and Lace Up to End Diabetes. You choose the activity and set the pace. Walk, run, ride, or move and track your activity for a day, a week, or all month long!

Participants are also encouraged to download the Lace Up app through Google Play or the App Store and sync it with fitness tracking to see progress towards movement and fundraising goals.

Registration for Lace Up to End Diabetes(This link opens in a new window) is now open. Participants are encouraged to share their Lace Up journey on their social media channels with #LaceUpYourWay

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