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Spare a Rose.
They’re so often a symbol of love and romantic relationships, but lovely as they are, roses wilt within a week or two, and eventually end up discarded. Five dollars per rose, sixty dollars for a dozen....
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Spare a Rose: Halfway There!
The folks at the IDF reached out to let me know that, in a week’s time, the Spare a Rose, Save a Child campaign has raised $5,800 dollars. We are more than halfway to our goal of $10,000! There is...
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Happy Flowerless Valentine’s Day: Spare a Rose.
Today is the last day of the Spare A Rose campaign, and as of this morning, the diabetes community has raised $19821.34 from 604 donations. Our original goal was to raise $10,000, and we’ve almost met...
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Official Spare a Rose Totals.
Official totals for the Spare a Rose, Save a Child campaign came in at $27,265.17, from 832 donations. Below is a second letter from Dr. Graham Ogle, thanking our community for our participation:...
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February Comes Fast.
Chris always sums up Spare a Rose in the same way: “It’s so simple. So sticky. And so important.” Because it is. February is fast-approaching (Don’t act like you don’t know – it’s October today! Time...
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Guest Post: No Child Should Die of Diabetes.
Veerle Vanhuyse is off and running … literally. Verlee lives with type 1 diabetes and is running the NYC Marathon in a few weeks, aiming to raise awareness and funds for the IDF’s Life for a Child...
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Spare a Rose, Save a Child.
From February 1 – 14, the diabetes online community is hosting our annual Spare A Rose campaign. You remember that one, right? The one where you send eleven roses instead of twelve on Valentine’s...
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Spare a Rose: 2015 Results.
This year, the total raised for IDF’s Life for a Child program through the Spare a Rose, Save a Child campaign was $24,229. We aimed to raise money and awareness for kids in developing countries who...
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Guest Post: #SpareARose and Symplur.
I’m late with today’s post, but it’s a good one. This afternoon, Chris Snider of A Consequence of Hypoglycemia has contributed a guest post about Symplur and the Spare a Rose, Save a Child campaign....
View ArticleSpare a Minute for Spare a Rose?
The Spare a Rose campaign is on tap again for February 2016, and time is marching on at a very quick clip. Now is the perfect time to start thinking about your involvement in the 2016 campaign, and how...
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From February 1 – 14, the diabetes online community is hosting our annual Spare A Rose campaign. You remember that one, right? The one where you send eleven roses instead of twelve on Valentine’s...
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Low blood sugars have become moments that scare me more now than they did when I was younger, mostly because the symptoms of my lows have all but disappeared until I’m deep into the 40’s. It’s shocking...
View ArticleSpare a Rose 2016: Final Totals.
In 2016 the diabetes community, both online and off, made a huge difference for children with type 1 diabetes in developing countries. This year’s Spare a Rose campaign raised $25,331 from 537...
View ArticleSpare a Rose 2018
Today kicks off the 2018 Spare a Rose campaign, and I’m revisiting a post from 2015 because it illustrates why we should, and how easy it can be to, make a difference. * * * “Mom, what is that...
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