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Revolution Ride raises funds to battle Type 1 Diabetes

Oct 3, 2018 | 1:21 PM

The 8th Annual JDRF Revolution Ride took over Bower Place on Wednesday.

The event takes place every to year to raise funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, which is devoted to the prevention, treatment, and curing of Type 1 Diabetes.

Wednesday’s event had a total of 28 five-person teams cycling this year.

JDRF Peer to Peer Support Melissa Zimmermann says, “They ride for seven minutes, and everybody else is obviously cheering, having a great time. All these teams have raised funds for type 1 Diabetes Research, and most of them are corporate involved.”

Around $40,000 has been raised through this year’s Red Deer event.

“This event is really unique in Red Deer in that there are so many people that are corporately involved that have no connection (to diabetes) but come out, help raise awareness, help raise funds, and build team comradery at the same time,” says Zimmermann.

“We’re really blessed in such a small community like Red Deer to raise such a large amount.”

About 1,000 Albertans are diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes each year.

For information about the JDRF Revolution Ride, or to donate, go to http://www.jdrfrevolution.ca/.