(Left to Right):  The 2012 Diabetes Walk Committee:  Shirley and Mike Jackson, Jennifer Bathgate, , Kathy Hill, GVMH Foundation Director, Lana Harrison, Fred McAllister, Carolyn McAllister, Sara Heistand, Jamie Ketterman, RN, BSN, CDE

GVMH Foundation and Diabetes Services' Annual Walk for Diabetes will be held Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the Clinton High School. Registration is at 8:30 am and the walk begins at 9:00.  The Elk’s Lodge will be fixing breakfast casserole, biscuits and gravy and juice and coffee.  Tickets for the breakfast are $5.00.  Team captains and volunteers are needed for the event.

The GVMH Foundation and the Diabetes Services Department join together each year to organize the event. The purpose is to raise funds to help area diabetes patients who need medicine or supplies, and to provide diabetes education in the area.  This year’s theme is “Make it Your Goal – Kick Diabetes!”  and the Missouri Comets Soccer Team will be here to kick off the event with a Soccer Clinic for kids ages 4 and up!  Please RSVP to Jamie Ketterman at 660-885-2253, ext 6081.

The Walk for Diabetes is designed to inspire and mobilize the general public, volunteers, donors, corporations, and the medical community to rally around this cause. Last year, the event hosted nearly 400 walkers and raised nearly $18,000. 

Please contact Jamie Ketterman 660-885-2253, ext 6081 if you are interested in being a team captain, volunteering or being a sponsor for the event.  

Thank you to our Sponsors!

Thank you to the following businesses to date that are Medal Sponsors for the Annual GVMH Foundation Diabetes Walk:

First National Bank
Hanger Orthotics
Hawthorn Bank
Henry County Mutual Insurance/ Sarah Shoemaker
Kreisler Drug Stores
Tim Meyers CPA
Mike Keith Insurance
Walgreens


These businesses help GVMH’s  Diabetes Services Department cover all the bases with on-going consultation by a board certified nurse, instruction on meal planning, exercise options, and use of medications, support groups for patient, caregivers, families and survivors, educational materials, and financial assistance for patients needing medications and supplies.