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Salk Elementary School Has School Walk for Diabetes

Jonas E. Salk Elementary School students held an event for the American Diabetes Association Thursday.

Jonas E. Salk Elementary gathered their students for a School Walk for Diabetes, an event of the American Diabetes Association, on Thursday.

Students and teachers of Salk Elementary are working together to raise funds to support the important research, information and advocacy efforts of the American Diabetes Association. Approximately 23.6 million children and adults have diabetes in United States, and one in three babies born today will develop diabetes in their lifetime.

Not only are students raising funds, but they are also actively learning life-long lessons about the seriousness of diabetes and how eating healthy and exercising can help prevent the disease. The school receives a percentage of the funds raised for the American Diabetes Association back to purchase needed physical education equipment and school medical supplies.

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We are so excited to participate in School Walk for Diabetes. Participating in the Walk is a chance for us to make a difference in our community and at the same time raise money for an important cause.

The American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading voluntary health organization supporting diabetes research, information and advocacy.  Founded in 1940, the Association supports volunteers in every state and region of the country, providing service to hundreds of communities across the country.

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Editor's note: The following is a press release from Valley View School District 365U. 

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