WALK FOR THE CURE coming soon

Oct 09. 07

Bulkley Valley Credit Union was very pleased to make a donation to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation recently. The goal of the JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. The Foundation is the largest not-for-profit, non-governmental support of diabetes research worldwide.

There is a WALK FOR THE CURE event being held in Smithers on Sunday, October 14, 2007. This is a family event and can be a 2.5 km or 5.0 km walk or run. For more information, you can contact Roy or Tracy at 847-4856 or at

The cost of diabetes, human and financial, emphasizes the importance of finding a cure:

- Insulin does not cure diabetes nor does it prevent the onset of complications.

- Diabetes is a leading cause of kidney failure, adult blindness, nerve damage, heart disease and stroke.

- Diabetes costs the Canadian economy more than $13 Billion per year.

- More than 2 million Canadians are affected by diabetes.

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