CGH Donates to JDRF

Grayson Garraty, daughter of Wendy Garraty, Sam Fuld, out­fielder for Tampa Bay Rays and Fellow T1D, and Melanie Ekizian.

On Sat­urday, October 20, 2012 Clayton Gray Home donated a $500 gift cer­tifi­cate, along with Famous Tate, for the Extreme Home Makeover package that was part of the Live Auc­tion at the annual event sup­porting the Juve­nile Dia­betes Research Fund in Tampa, FL.

As stated on their site, “JDRF is the leading global orga­ni­za­tion focused on type 1 dia­betes (T1D) research. Driven by pas­sionate, grass­roots vol­un­teers con­nected to chil­dren, ado­les­cents, and adults with this dis­ease, JDRF is now the largest char­i­table sup­porter of T1D research. The goal of JDRF research is to improve the lives of all people affected by T1D by accel­er­ating progress on the most promising oppor­tu­ni­ties for curing, better treating, and pre­venting T1D. JDRF col­lab­o­rates with a wide spec­trum of part­ners who share this goal.

Since its founding in 1970, JDRF has awarded more than $1.6 bil­lion to dia­betes research. Past JDRF efforts have helped to sig­nif­i­cantly advance the care of people with this dis­ease, and have expanded the crit­ical sci­en­tific under­standing of T1D. JDRF will not rest until T1D is fully con­quered. More than 80 per­cent of JDRF’s expen­di­tures directly sup­port research and research-​​related education.”

This event fea­tured hon­ored guest, Sam Fuld, Left Field/​Center Field from our very own Tampa Bay Rays and fellow T1D.

For more infor­ma­tion, please visit www​.jdrf​.org.