Last year, a few TuDiabetes and Diabetes Hands Foundation supporters took to their local JDRF walks to share information about and collect Big Blue Tests.
Mike Lawson and I thought, "WHAT A GREAT PLACE FOR BIG BLUE TEST"! It made perfect sense. It was and IS genious!
A JDRF Walk is a place where everyone is exercising for at least 15 minutes. A great percentage of the people there have diabetes and everyone else is undoubtedly touched by diabetes in some way. AND, to top it off, people are experiencing a strong sense of community and using that power to make change.
Mike and I decided to try it out ourselves. We drove from Northern California to Southern California for the Dodger Stadium JDRF walk. We spread the word and collected over 2,000 Big Blue Tests!
SO, I am writing this post to ask for your help. We are seeking individuals and teams of all sizes to journey to their local JDRF walks and spread the word about Big Blue Test.
If you are already participating in a walk, that is a bonus!
We have a leaders packet to give to each person who steps up to help. It comes with all the information you will need and additional motivational materials!
There are over 200 walks in the United States this year. Below I have listed some walks where we are specifically hoping to have leaders represented. If you want to attend a walk and Big Blue test it up, but at a location other than where is listed below, that is more than welcome!
For more information about how to get an information packet, email me at heather@diabeteshf.org
Arkansas
Dickey-Stephens Park
400 West Broadway Street
North Little Rock
Arizona
Tempe Town Lake
80 West Rio Salado Parkway
Tempe
California
Rose Bowl Stadium
1001 Rose Bowl Dr.
Pasadena, CA
University of California, Irvine
4242 Campus Drive
Irvine, CA
Connecticut
Calf Pasture Beach
Calf Pasture Beach
Norwalk, CT
Delaware
Rockford Park
2000 Lookout Drive
Wilmington
Georgia
Centennial Olympic Park
265 Park Avenue West NW
Atlanta, GA
Illinois
Busse Woods Forest Preserve
Illinois 53 and Golf Road
Schaumburg, IL
Chicago Lakefront
W. Montrose Ave. and N. Simonds Drive
Chicago, IL
Indiana
Military Park Downtown Indianapolis
Corner of New York & West St.
Indianapolis, IN
Louisiana
Audubon Park Shelter #10
6500 Magazine St
New Orleans, LA
Massachusetts
DCR - Hatch Shell
47 David G Mugar Way
Boston, MA
Michigan
Hudson Mills Metropark
8801 N Territorial Road
Dexter, MI
Missouri
Forest Park
Upper Muny Parking Lot
Saint Louis, MO
Truman Sports Complex
1 Arrowhead Drive
Kansas City, MO
New Jersey
The Waterfront at Susquehanna Bank Center
1 Harbour Blvd.
Camden, NJ
New York
Foley Square
Lafayette Street at Duane Street
New York, NY
North Carolina
Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
3801 Rock Quarry Road
Raleigh, NC
Ohio
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
3900 Wildlife Way
Cleveland, OH
Oklahoma
Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark
2 S. Mickey Mantle Drive
Oklahoma City, OK
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Art Museum
2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA
Tennessee
Bicentennial Capitol Mall
600 James Robertson Pkwy
Nashville, TN
Texas
Reliant Park
One Reliant Park
Houston, TX
Victory Plaza at American Airlines Center
3090 Olive Street
Dallas, TX
Wisconsin
Warner Park
2930 N Sherman Ave
Madison, WI