What would you do with $640 million? I realize the winner of the Mega Millions doesn’t get ALL of that, but hey, let’s have fun with this! What would you give to diabetes?
I would give a chunk to diabetes camps everywhere, and I would do it by donating to the Diabetes Education and Camping Association (DECA), and letting them distribute it. I would also give to the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA), to support the work of diabetes programs and diabetes health professionals. I would provide scholarship for students to attend the Master of Science program at Teachers College Columbia University. I would give to the Diabetes Hands Foundation to support diabetes social media. All of these donations would keep programs funded while we wait (only a little longer) for a prevention and cure. I would also donate to the International Diabetes Foundation (IDF) to maintain and promote awareness, so everyone hears about the cure when it happens!
I would give to the Charles Ray III Foundation so that everyone who wants one, can have an insulin pump during the waiting period.
I would give to The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics because they promote good health through nutrition, and that will always be an important message – even when diabetes is no more.
I would contribute generously to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), ADA, Barbara Davis Center, Joslin Diabetes Center, International Diabetes Center (IDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to support the research that will finally determine the cure for diabetes.
I realize there are countless other organizations, and that is why you get to chime in now and share them with us! Where would you give your diabetes money?