- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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14 people are interested
Marathon Cheer Station - Mile 17 near UIC East Campus
ORGANIZATION: Chicago Diabetes Project
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
-
14 people are interested
Get your cheer on at Mile 17 of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon! The Chicago Diabetes Project is a charity located at UIC and we are looking to recruit volunteers to help cheer on runners at Mile 17 at this year's marathon. Noise makers and t-shirts will be provided.
We will be taking over Mile 17 which is located near the UIC Student Center East towards the corner of Halsted St and Taylor St.
This is a fun opportunity for volunteers (individual and groups) to fulfill service hours.
READY TO MAKE SOME NOISE? Contact us today to sign up!
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About Chicago Diabetes Project
Location:
840 S. Wood, Suite 502 mc 958, Chicago, IL 60612, US
Mission Statement
The Chicago Diabetes Project is a global collaboration of scientists working to make islet cell transplantation a viable treatment option for all who suffer with diabetes. Chicago serves as the hub for the first scientific collaboration of its kind, a project that links leading scientists from all around the world to improve islet cell transplantation and accelerate research findings into standard patient care. This collaboration of talented researchers is working toward a single goal: A cure for diabetes.
Description
In the last 20 years, a vast amount of scientific knowledge has been gathered about how insulin-producing cells develop, function and survive in the normal human body and how they become compromised and destroyed in diabetic patients. In 1985 there were 30 million diabetics, and today that number has skyrocketed to more than 197 million. By 2025, diabetes is likely to affect 300 million people worldwide.
The Chicago Diabetes Project began in 2004 and has become a marquee medical research initiative for the University of Illinois Foundation, a not-for-profit organization founded in 1935.
Chicago Diabetes Project team members are using a collaborative model to achieve a cure. By freely exchanging knowledge, team members have created a scientific alliance between institutions, a coalition that will provide for more direct and noncompetitive funding to accelerate finding a functional cure for diabetes.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Halsted St & Taylor StreetUIC Student Center EastChicago, IL 60607
DATE POSTED
September 26, 2016
SKILLS
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- 5 hours
- Must be able to stand for long period of time