Delegates in Wisconsin
Delegate: Christopher
State: Wisconsin
Age: 15
Profile: Since his diagnosis six years ago, Christopher has seen first hand how technology helps people with type 1 diabetes. He has used both the insulin pen and the insulin pump, which is what he uses currently. He has participated in every local Walk or other fundraiser for diabetes since he was diagnosed, and was the youth ambassador at many of these events.
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State: Wisconsin
Age: 15
Profile: Since his diagnosis six years ago, Christopher has seen first hand how technology helps people with type 1 diabetes. He has used both the insulin pen and the insulin pump, which is what he uses currently. He has participated in every local Walk or other fundraiser for diabetes since he was diagnosed, and was the youth ambassador at many of these events.
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Delegate: Katharine
State: Wisconsin
Age: 10
Profile: A competitive dancer, Katharine enjoys jazz dance, ballet, and musical theater. She takes piano and voice, and also likes swimming, golf, and advanced gymnastics. She was in community productions of The Wizard of Oz and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
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State: Wisconsin
Age: 10
Profile: A competitive dancer, Katharine enjoys jazz dance, ballet, and musical theater. She takes piano and voice, and also likes swimming, golf, and advanced gymnastics. She was in community productions of The Wizard of Oz and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
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Delegate: Ruth
State: Wisconsin
Age: 14
Profile: The day she was diagnosed with diabetes, at age nine, Ruth made up her mind to become an advocate for a cure. Now 14, Ruth has raised more than $20,000 with her Walk team. She made a video of her daily life with the disease as an educational device for her school. In 2007, she was the Volunteer of the Year for the Southeast Wisconsin Chapter of JDRF, and this year she was the Gala speaker.
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State: Wisconsin
Age: 14
Profile: The day she was diagnosed with diabetes, at age nine, Ruth made up her mind to become an advocate for a cure. Now 14, Ruth has raised more than $20,000 with her Walk team. She made a video of her daily life with the disease as an educational device for her school. In 2007, she was the Volunteer of the Year for the Southeast Wisconsin Chapter of JDRF, and this year she was the Gala speaker.
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