Message From the Chair

Barbara Pasternak
Creating a Life Without Limits for Children Living with Diabetes

This has been an incredible year of growth for the Diabetes Hope Foundation and I am thrilled to share with your our stories of success. By working together we have achieved wonderful results!

Looking back as we approach our 14th year, we are so proud of the accomplishments Diabetes Hope Foundation has achieved. I salute our committed Board of Directors, volunteers, dedicated donors, and our patrons who believe in our initiatives and enable these programs to flourish into many needed communities.

Our unique focus is on reaching out directly to our youth and their families today …to give them hope for a healthier tomorrow by providing community programs for youth living with diabetes.

Because of you we our celebrating growth and tremendous achievements-

  • DHF has awarded over $1 Million in Scholarships to 378 exceptional young adults (356 in Ontario, 12 in Newfoundland and 10 in British Columbia).
  • DHF has assisted over 120 families through our Medical Assistance Programs across Canada.
  • DHF partners with 68 Pediatric DiabetesClinics in Ontario, Newfoundland an British Columbia.
  • In 2010-2011 the Diabetes Summer Sports Camp and the At-Risk Youth Diabetes Retreat were launched and expanded to provide experiential diabetes education for 165 children and youth to enable them to better manage their diabetes.
  • DHF launched a new Scholarship Alumni Mentoring Program in 2011 with 74 scholarship alumni members to connect young adults through their diabetes across Ontario’s college/university campuses.

DHF continues to develop and support new initiatives to meet the daily challenges of today’s youth living with diabetes. We look forward to 2012 as we continue to expand on our much needed scholarship, medical assistance, Diabetes Summer Sports Camp, and our Tim Horton’s at Risk youth programs.

Since 1999 the Foundation has been a beacon of hope for children and youth living with diabetes across Canada. Our continued success and growth has occurred because of our supporter’s ongoing dedication to ensuring that children and youth with diabetes have the tools they need to live healthier and more fulfilling lives.

THANK YOU to our friends, community partners and contributions from our sponsors and volunteers…together we share a vision of a world without diabetes.

Until there’s a CURE... there’s HOPE.

Sincerely,

Barbara Pasternak
Chair/Founder