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Sarasota County Communications May 6, 2008 scgovnet | 9418615000 | TV 19
Gulf Coast Diabetes Foundation donates to Selby Public Library
More than 20 million Americans have diabetes More than 6 million have the disease and dont even know it The Gulf Coast Diabetes Foundation wants to make Sarasota County residents more aware of the disease and measures for prevention and treatment through a donation to the Selby Public Library The foundation has provided funding to the Selby Public Library to purchase books and DVDs on diabetes The foundation also plans to make an annual gift to the Sarasota County Library System for materials that will provide the most current educational resources for diabetes The mission of the Gulf Coast Diabetes Foundation is to establish sources of funds and administer these funds to benefit people with diabetes in the Florida Gulf Coast Region Grants are provided to healthcare providers, organizations and community-based programs for supplies, services, education and research for the care of diabetes and its directly related complications For more information, contact the Sarasota County Call Center at 941-861-5000 and ask about the donated
materials from the Gulf Coast Diabetes Foundation at Selby Public Library
Source:whittier.org
