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Ford sponsoring juvenile diabetes run at Coronation Park By Dominik Kurekmember of the Oakville family, Just like you, my body needstion and I never get a break. I will OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFFhe told the gathering. The aver-insulin, but unlike you, I getnever be without diabetes. That is age person may think that mine through a needle, she said.why I am here. Im happy to be Ford has a long history of Oakville is an aging town, but in I can do everything my friendshere today to say thank you for building cars, including 110 yearsfact our average age is four years can do. I can play sports. I canhelping to put diabetes behind of racing.younger than the national aver-even eat junk food.us.Now, the automaker is puttingage. It speaks to how many fami-However, she said she has toShe said a cure for diabetes some of its efforts to a footrace inlies with children choose to live check her blood sugar level afterwould mean a lot to her and to a bid to leave juvenile diabetes inhere. This is a wonderful family she wakes up, before eating,others like her because it would the dust.event.before doing physical activitiesmean they could live a regular The Oakville-based Ford MotorHe added this is a great event and before going to sleep and herlife.Company of Canada hasbecause diabetes has been a part parents also check it while sheThe Ford Motor Company is announced its partnership withof many peoples lives, directly or sleeps.the largest global sponsor of the Peel/Halton chapter of indirectly.That means I get eight to 10JDRF, which raises funds for dia-Juvenile Diabetes ResearchTo all of you, thank you so finger pokes in a day, she said.betes research. More than 300,000 Foundation (JDRF). Together, themuch for coming out for this. Im When she was younger and itCanadians live with type 1 diabe-two organizations will host theterrified to try and match the was time to check her blood pres-tes and Canada has the sixth inaugural Ford Race to Endpromise of running in the race, sure, she would cry and hide.highest occurrence rate of type 1 Diabetes, which will be a 5k fun-JDRF ambassador Adriana Wrightbut Ill walk it, he joked.By age seven, she learned todiabetes.run in Oakvilles Coronation ParkAn ambassador for JDRF eight-give herself insulin shots. At ageThe race will take place along employees and supporters.on Saturday, April 30.year-old Adriana Wright, also eight, shes now taken on morethe lakeshore. Registration takes Were going to get as many This is a great opportunity tospoke at the event.responsibilities such as managingplace from 8:30-9:30 a.m. and the employees as we can to come out reach out in our community. WeI love going to school. I love her own diet, but she never eatsrace start time is 10 a.m. and support this great initiative, live here, we work here and this isswimming and skating. I spend a without the knowledge of herRegistration is $30 until April 16 Mondragon said.a great chance for us to continuelot of time reading and playing parents.and $35 after, or $40 to register He said the company will being ambassadors in a place wewith my friends, she told the She now wears an insulinon race day. People are also asked encourage its employees to either call home, said Ford Canadagathering. In that sense, Im just pump the entire day, which givesto collect pledges.enter the race or to support those president and CEO Davidyour average kid, but several years her body insulin throughout theThose who wish to volunteer who are in it.Mondragon at an announcementago something happened that day. She only takes it off when sheat the race are asked to contact Mondragon said he will run in ceremony yesterday.made me very different from all of goes swimming or is taking aAmanda Miller at abmiller@jdrf.the race, as well.The ceremony was held in themy friends.shower.ca.Mayor Rob Burton was also at lobby of Ford Canadas head officeAt just 16-months-old she was Diabetes never goes away,Race registration can be done the event.in Oakville, before a gathering of diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.she said. 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