DOWNINGTOWN a' In an annual tradition, Downingtown Middle School is raising cash for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation through its annual teachers versus students basketball game and Coin Wars. Amazement select organizations that have an immediate impact on our students,a explained Gary Gittis, a seventh-grade science teacher. aThis year we find the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, because many (Downingtown Middle School) students have type 1 diabetes. It's about children helping kids.a In prior decades, Gittis, sixth-grade [e xn y] teachers Michael Getz and Amanda Lozada, other staff members and students organized activities that raised more than $150,000 for various companies, such as the Moyer Foundation, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, American Cancer Society and Alexas Lemonade Stand. People is asked to wait the 2013 Teachers vs. Students Basketball Game on Friday, March 8, at the college, 115 Rock Raymond Road, Downingtown. Doors open at 6 p.m., and seats are $5 per person. Attendees may also have opportunities to win awards and be involved in a silent auction. Also, Downingtown Middle School and High School West alumna Alison Cumens, who races stock cars, is likely to be available for photos and autographs with her super-modified stock car. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation ais therefore happy that (Downingtown Middle School) chose us to be the beneficiary for their fundraisers this year,a mentioned Brook Patterson, branch manager with the foundation. Patterson said income raised through fundraisers such as this visits study to find a remedy for type 1 diabetes and to improve the lives of those with the illness everywhere. Community support may be the foundationas lifeline, she explained, and event planners aare thrilled to own this kind of good partnershipa with the school. The teachers also recognize the effect it's beyond the college, while these fundraising events produce a large amount of excitement throughout the partitions of Downingtown Middle School. aIt makes people feel good to understand that people are creating a big difference in someoneas life,a said Getz. Shock do this because we should help our pupils, not for the reputation or a pat on the back.a A lot more than 15,000 kids and 15,000 adults are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes annually. There's no remedy for this autoimmune disease when a people pancreas stops producing insulin and struggles to transform food into energy. Kind 1 comes on abruptly, causes dependence on injected or moved insulin for a lifetime, and provides the constant threat of severe problems. The base is the largest global business dedicated to type 1 diabetes research and is the largest charitable promoter of the research. The goal of the foundation is always to improve the lives of every person suffering from type 1 aby increasing progress on the most promising opportunities for recovering, better treating, and preventing the disease.a More than 80 percent of the foundationas fees directly support research and research-related education, officers with the foundation said. Follow Daily Local News team writer Sara Mosqueda-Fernandez on Twitter @DailyLocalSara.
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