Meet the Delegates
Click on the map below to meet the children selected to represent their states at JDRF's 2007 Children's Congress. These children with type 1 diabetes—ages 4 to 17, representing all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and six other countries—will converge on Washington, D.C. from June 17-20, 2007, to tell their stories and urge lawmakers to help find a cure.

Delegate: Noah
State: Pennsylvania
Profile: Just when Noah's family started getting in the groove of handling his older sister Rachel's diabetes, Noah himself was diagnosed at the age of 6.
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State: Pennsylvania
Profile: Just when Noah's family started getting in the groove of handling his older sister Rachel's diabetes, Noah himself was diagnosed at the age of 6.
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Delegate: Aidan
State: Maine
Profile: Aidan was diagnosed two months before he turned 2.
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State: Maine
Profile: Aidan was diagnosed two months before he turned 2.
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Delegate: Simon
State: Texas
Profile: When Simon, 17, was diagnosed with diabetes, he was already involved with JDRF. A friend's father also had the disease, and Simon, then in 8th grade, had already participated in JDRF Walks and golf tournaments.
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State: Texas
Profile: When Simon, 17, was diagnosed with diabetes, he was already involved with JDRF. A friend's father also had the disease, and Simon, then in 8th grade, had already participated in JDRF Walks and golf tournaments.
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Delegate: Dalton
State: Pennsylvania
Profile: In a speech he gave at a JDRF event, Dalton, 9, spoke about the pleasures of life he anticipates after a cure is found.
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State: Pennsylvania
Profile: In a speech he gave at a JDRF event, Dalton, 9, spoke about the pleasures of life he anticipates after a cure is found.
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