The World Diabetes Day symbol is a blue circle and was adopted in 2007 with the “Diabetes is one of the most common chronic childhood diseases,” says Dr. Chris …
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October 9, 2008
Contact: Anna Marie Ricciardi, GoTrybe Integrated Marcom, 4239261583
GoTrybecom raises awareness with World Diabetes Day blue photo
contest
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn - GoTrybecom is asking families to send in their best
blue photo in honor of World Diabetes Day, which is held on Nov 14,
worldwide GoTrybe, the first completely interactive health and fitness Web
site for young people, invites children and families to take pictures of
family members, pets and friends engaged in a blue activity, and send the
best photo via wwwGoTrybecom/blog anytime between now and Nov 14
The World Diabetes Day symbol is a blue circle and was adopted in 2007 with
the passage of the United Nations World Diabetes Day Resolution Across
cultures, a circle symbolizes life, health and unity For World Diabetes
Day, the blue circle symbolizes a global community uniting to combat the
diabetes pandemic
The blue circle is the basis for our contest, says GoTrybe Vice President
of Creative Development Robert Baggett Using the circles color, GoTrybe
is happy to accept any creative ideas Ive had children tell me theyre
going to paint a
blue picture, build a blue structure or dress up in a
crazy blue outfit Theres really no wrong way to approach it
The most creative photo entry will receive a prize, which will include a
special blog post on the GoTrybe youth and parent blogs More information
regarding photo entries can be found on wwwGoTrybecom/blog, and all
photos received will be posted online
We want to hold a fun honorary World Diabetes Day event to raise awareness
of diabetes, says Baggett Since the WDD theme this year is Children and
Adolescents, and since GoTrybe was started with a mission to combat
childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes, this campaign is a perfect fit for
the message were trying to get to children, parents, teachers and the
public
The International Diabetes Federation and World Health Organization
declared World Diabetes Day in 2007 to raise public awareness of diabetes
and related complications, as well as its prevention and care The date is
in commemoration of Frederick Banting, who with Charlie Best, discovered
the use of insulin in 1921 Banting was born on November 14, 1891
Diabetes is one of the most common chronic childhood diseases, says Dr
Chris Downs, cardiologist and GoTrybe
founding partner GoTrybe wants to
take this day to make families aware of the importance of early diagnosis
and education, because thats what World Diabetes Day is all about this
year
GoTrybe is an online, interactive, social community for children with
fitness workouts, nutritional and wellness information, motivational
materials and interactive games GoTrybes mission is to combat childhood
obesity and type II diabetes and promote general health education, as well
as turn sedentary screen time into active screen time
For more information on World Diabetes Day, visit wwwworlddiabetesdayorg
For more information on GoTrybe, visit wwwGoTrybecom
Source:duneland.k12.in.us
