Spreading the word on Diabetes. We support the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) and the American Diabetes Association.
"Our goal is ambitious: 10,000 signatures by World Diabetes Day on Saturday, November 14. We need people from all 50 states, committed to fighting diabetes in American to show their support. Click the button above to sign the ePetition and learn more today!"
Music
Rock for diabetes is a huge supporter of all types of music and all musicians!
Currently, there is an estimated 6.6 million people in the United States alone that are diabetic and don't even know it!!! Type 1 affects an estimated 12 million to 24 million people worldwide. Also an estimated 56 million more people have what is know as "pre-diabetes" in which they are at risk of getting Type II diabetes and will develop into diabetes if the right precautions are not followed, i.e. diet. There are a lot of estimations, but here is one solid fact, Diabetes is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States.
Rock for Diabetes is an Not-for-Profit Organization out of Chicago that started in Late 2006. Our main goal is to help spread the word about Diabetes to as many people as we possibly can, so lives can be saved and questions can be answered if more people can recognize the symptoms and help get many of these people diagnosed as well as get healthy. There are so many estimations because people just don't know.
This organization was started by a group with one thing in common; a passion to cure diabetes. Knowing the struggles and complications that are associated with this disease, we decided that we couldn't just sit back and do nothing.
But we can't do this without your help. So please join us in the fight for a good cause! Put us in your top friends, copy our banner, get a shirt, spread the word.
“In the amount of time it takes each person to read this sentence two new people will be diagnosed and one person will die from complications due to diabetes.”
Musicians with Diabetes
Nat Adderley - Jazz Musician
Syd Barret - Singer (Pink Floyd)
Danny Joe Brown - Singer (Molly Hatchet)
James Brown - 'The Godfather of Soul'
Johnny Cash - 'The Man in Black'
Mark Collie - Country Singer
David Crosby - Singer (Crosby, Stills, and Nash)
Miles Davis - Jazz Musician
Johnny Darrell - Country music singer
Phife Dawg - Rapper (A Tribe Called Quest)
Mama Cass Elliott - Singer (Mamas and the Papas)
Ella Fitzgerald - Singer
Mick Fleetwood - Musician (Fleetwood Mac)
Aretha Franklin - 'The Queen of Soul'
Melvin Franklin - Singer
Jerry Garcia - Singer, Musician (Grateful Dead)
Dizzy Gillespie - Jazz Musician
Shirley Horn - Grammy-winning Jazz singer and pianist
Marvin Isley - Singer (The Isley Brothers)
Mahalia Jackson - Gospel Singer
Rick James - Singer ("Super Freak" Funk Legend)
Waylon Jennings - Country Singer
Herbert Kahury (“Tiny Tim”) - Singer
B.B. King - Blues Singer and Musician
Patty LaBelle - Soul singer
Peggy Lee - Jazz singer, Grammy winner
Tommy Lee - Drummer (Motley Crue)
Curtis Mayfield - Soul singer
Bret Michaels - Singer (Poison)
Elvis Presley - Singer and guitarist
Jessica Stone - Singer and Actress
Neil Young - Singer and guitarist
Gary Valenciano - Philipinno singer
Luther Vandross - Singer
Norman Whitfield - Grammy winning R&B songwriter and record producer
Nick Jonas - Singer and Guitarist (the Jonas Brothers)
Elliot Yamin - Singer
Who I'd like to meet:
GO TO THE INTERVIEW SECTION ON WWW.ROCKFORDIABETES.ORG AND CHECK OUT THE INTERVIEWS WITH SOME OF THE BANDS THAT SUPPORT US!!!
We would love to get the support from as many small to huge bands out there. Nothing spreads the word faster than a microphone!
But musicians can't do it without their fans. We need your help too, to help spread awareness. You don't have to have diabetes to fight for a cause. In fact, 99% of Americans know someone with Diabetes, the majority of them are family members.
We would like the support from diabetics and people who support and love someone with diabetes. The more people that help us, the more people that we will be able to help.
Everyone has their side to tell. Tell us how you deal, complications, good or bad. Send us your story and we will post it in our blog!
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hey you thank you for even giving me a chance..we totally know, so many bands on myspace probably add you and you could of easily denied me but you didn't :) you look like you have a story..what is it? write back lets keep in touch and also wanted to personally thank and type this for even giving me a chance
Make a difference from your own computer! Help JDRFaware create the biggest animation ever!
JDRF is a type 1 charity, trying to fund research to find a cure for type 1 diabetes. Create short animations and send them to your friends who can then carry on the story, a bit like the game of Consequences, but in animation! As each short animation is made we’ll be piecing them all together to create one giant animated story, all created by you! The more animations we get, the more people will notice- including the Government and media. In turn, it'll help increase funding and awareness for type 1.
Go to: http: //www.jdrfaware.com/tellyourstory.aspx to get involved.
Thanks Rock for Diabetes – we’re looking forward to seeing your creations!
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