Volunteers are the lifeline of our organization. We need volunteers for our upcoming events! Are you interested in helping us with our upcoming events: Tour de Cure or Father of the Year? Contact Ali Coates at ACoates@diabetes.org if you are interested and she can give you all the details. Thank you!
Month: March 2015
What’s cookin’?
Lamb is great for the Easter season and a treat for any other time of the year. Lamb chops are a lean cut that are easily cooked on the grill. They are a good option to try when you get tired of the usual chicken and beef. Get the full recipe here
American Diabetes Association Alert Day on March 24
The Association nationally recognized Alert Day, a one-day wake-up call engaging the American public to find out their risk for developing type 2 diabetes by taking our risk assessment test. Dr. Tina Thethi from Tulane was on WWLTV morning show talking about the risk test with Sally Ann Roberts. See the full segment by clicking here.
Tour de Cure Kickoff and Training Rides
The Tour de Cure Kickoff was held at Mellow Mushroom on Thursday, March 26th. An excited crowd showed up looking forward to taking part in this year’s event. Discounted registration was offered for that night only and we officially kicked off our Tour de Cure Facebook event page . Our first training ride was also held this weekend at the Tammany Trace Trailhead. For a full list of training rides and the schedules, visit the Tour de Cure website. Updates also coming on the Facebook page! A special thank you to Dennis Horchoff from Crescent City Cyclists for organizing and leading our first ride!
Lagniappe: Take your chance at a Swiss Army Vehicle!
Interested in taking a chance at a Swiss Army All Terrain Vehicle that’s being raffled off to benefit us? Talos Energy hosts a golf tournament benefitting the American Diabetes Association and the American Cancer Society each spring. They donate to us the proceeds of registration fees, auctions and raffles. This year, they have outdone themselves and will be raffeling off a Swiss Army All Terrain Vehicle! Tickets are selling for $10 a piece, winner need not be present at golf tournament on May 1 to be picked. If interested in taking a chance, contact our office or reply to this email so we can get you a ticket!
Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes Registration is Live!
Interested in getting your Step Out Walk Team started early this year? Sign up today to participate in our Walk scheduled for Saturday, November 14 at Audubon Park in New Orleans. Details are available on www.diabetes.org/stepoutnola
Living With Type 2 Diabetes Program, a great resource for patients and healthcare providers
Did you know the Association offers a FREE 12-month program to patients with type 2 diabetes? This program provides recipients with 5 informational packets to help you learn how to live well with diabetes, including information with tasty and healthy recipes in each packet. A monthly e-newsletter is sent out and 3 FREE issues of our Diabetes Forecast® magazine are included. You also have the opportunity to receive personalized text messages from Care4life to help keep you on track. If you are a patient interested in this information, sign up atwww.diabetes.org/living
If you are a healthcare provider interested in offering this program to your patients, read more at www.diabetes.org/atdx
Tour de Cure Kickoff March 26
Join us to kick-off the 2015 Tour de Cure! On Thursday, March 26 at 5pm we’ll be meeting at Mellow Mushroom to talk about this year’s event, and you’ll also have a chance to sign up at the kick-off for a chance to win a VIP Skip the Line Pass! For more information or to RSVP please contact Kathleen Gross at KGross@diabetes.org or 888-342-2383 x6072. More information about Tour is available on our website:www.diabetes.org/biketourlouisiana
Two Current Job Openings at the ADA Louisiana Office
We will be hiring a Special Events Manager who will have year-round responsibility for the cultivation of teams and participants for both Tour de Cure and Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes. The second position will be a Logistics/Event Production Manager who will handle office administration, print production, event/program planning and logistics, as well as maintenance of websites and e-communications to our event participants for all special events.
Both jobs can be found at http://careers.diabetes.org – please forward to anyone you know who might be a good fit for the ADA!
Laginappe
Camp Victory truly creates friendships for a lifetime. We’d like to spotlight some of our campers who grew to be the best of friends since last year’s session. “These are friendships made through Camp Victory! It’s made such a big difference in Lydia’s life this past year. These girls support each other almost daily!” said camper mom, Kim Williams. The girls had a mini-camp reunion sleepover during winter break and met up again at Sector 6 most recently. Pictured L to R are campers: Lydia Williams, Charlotte Theriot, Amelie Evans, Kate Rooks
American Diabetes Louisiana and Mississippi 