Dear fellow Hanoverians:
On Saturday, December 6th, at 7 p.m. (rain date is December 7th) the Smith Family is hosting their 5th annual tree lighting for juvenile diabetes. Come enjoy the lights, music, raffles and treats. They are located at 428 King Street in Hanover.
Their son Michael was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes on December 9th, 2003. Since then, the Smith Family has lit a Christmas tree in their yard (along with lots of other decorations and lights) to help raise money and make people aware of Type 1 diabetes. So far they have raised approximately $9,000 with the help of lots of family, friends and kind and generous residents of Hanover. Each donation gets us closer to finding a cure. 100% of the proceeds from the tree lighting will go to JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation).
Type 1 diabetes is a chronic disease. In a child with Type 1 diabetes (juvenile diabetes) the pancreas does not produce insulin, a hormone necessary to sustain life. Without insulin the sugar in the blood can’t be used. It builds up in the bloodstream even while the body is starved for energy. A person with Type 1 diabetes must take one or more injections of insulin daily to stay alive. Insulin, however, is not a cure. It is only a means of controlling the disease.
So bundle up and come enjoy the lights, music and atmosphere and get in the Christmas spirit! If you can’t make it, the Smith family welcomes you to take a stroll in their yard anytime!
For “Around Town on the Web”,
Cathy H-B