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BRENDA NOVAK FOR THE CURE OF DIABETES

NEWS: 2012 AUCTION AND AWARD WINNERS

We had a FABULOUS year at my 8th Annual Online Auction for Diabetes Research — and we set a new record! Thanks to the generosity of MANY people, we raised $319,000, which will go to the Diabetes Research Institute at the University of Miami, a facility that is singularly devoted to finding a cure.

Every single person who placed a bid or donated an item or helped to spread the word deserves my undying gratitude — and they have it. But every year, we have a few people who go ABOVE AND BEYOND the call of duty. We like to recognize these folks by awarding a few MVP awards each year.

CLICK HERE to see who has won one of these coveted awards for 2012!

INTRODUCTION

In leading our organization, Brenda has one simple motivating mission. . . to help fund a cure for diabetes.

Brenda is an active mother of five whose youngest son, Thad, was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes at the age of five. There began her personal crusade to fight a disease that affects millions. The 2011 statistics on diabetes are alarming — and clearly establish a challenge Brenda is trying to meet: improve lives by helping to raise money to battle this devastating disease. Data released by the ADA January 26, 2011 reveals there are 25.8 million children and adults in the United States — thus 8.3% of the population have diabetes. Another 79 million people have prediabetes. In 2010, 1.9 million new cases of diabetes were diagnosed.

The major recipient of our research support is the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI). We selected this institute as our primary award recipient because DRI is leading the world in cure-based research.

As a New York Times & USA Today bestselling author, Brenda has been able to count on her fans and her peers to support her annual online auctions, which runs May 1 - May 31st, helping her raise over $1.6 million so far!

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