Today kicks off the 2018 Spare a Rose campaign, and I’m revisiting a post from 2015 because it illustrates why we should, and how easy it can be to, make a difference. * * * “Mom, what is that rose?” she asked as colored at the kitchen table. “It is part of a thing I’m working on that…
Spare a Rose 2016: Final Totals.
Diabetes Advocacy, Diabetes Community, Diabetes Online Community, Insulin, Real Life DiabetesIn 2016 the diabetes community, both online and off, made a huge difference for children with type 1 diabetes in developing countries. This year’s Spare a Rose campaign raised $25,331 from 537 donations, saving 422 children. Read that again, please? Four hundred and twenty-two children. Through the endless generosity of people in this community, donating their time to share the…
Low blood sugars have become moments that scare me more now than they did when I was younger, mostly because the symptoms of my lows have all but disappeared until I’m deep into the 40’s. It’s shocking to my system to have that gentle lag and foggy confusion suddenly open into the abyss of a properly symptomatic low, bringing about…
From February 1 – 14, the diabetes online community is hosting our annual Spare A Rose campaign. You remember that one, right? The one where you send eleven roses instead of twelve on Valentine’s Day, taking the value of that saved rose (averaged out to $5) and donating that to the International Diabetes Federation’s Life for a Child program, which…
Spare a Minute for Spare a Rose?
Diabetes Community, Insulin, Psychosocial Support, Real Life DiabetesThe Spare a Rose campaign is on tap again for February 2016, and time is marching on at a very quick clip. Now is the perfect time to start thinking about your involvement in the 2016 campaign, and how your workplace can get involved. Have you seen the Spare a Rose “In My Office“ site? You’ll find some tips on…
Guest Post: #SpareARose and Symplur.
Diabetes Advocacy, Diabetes Online Community, Guest Diabetes Blogger, Psychosocial Support, Real Life DiabetesI’m late with today’s post, but it’s a good one. 🙂 This afternoon, Chris Snider of A Consequence of Hypoglycemia has contributed a guest post about Symplur and the Spare a Rose, Save a Child campaign. It’s an in-depth look at how the stats of the #sparearose hashtag campaign influenced the spread of the message. This post is an interesting…
Spare a Rose: 2015 Results.
Diabetes Advocacy, Diabetes Community, Diabetes Online Community, InsulinThis year, the total raised for IDF’s Life for a Child program through the Spare a Rose, Save a Child campaign was $24,229. We aimed to raise money and awareness for kids in developing countries who are without resources and insulin, and we raised money. And awareness. For the third year running, the diabetes community as a whole pledged their…
From February 1 – 14, the diabetes online community is hosting our annual Spare A Rose campaign. You remember that one, right? The one where you send eleven roses instead of twelve on Valentine’s Day, taking the value of that saved rose (averaged out to $5) and donating that to the International Diabetes Federation’s Life for a Child program, which…
Guest Post: No Child Should Die of Diabetes.
Diabetes Advocacy, Exercise & Fitness, Guest Diabetes BloggerVeerle Vanhuyse is off and running … literally. Verlee lives with type 1 diabetes and is running the NYC Marathon in a few weeks, aiming to raise awareness and funds for the IDF’s Life for a Child program. Today, I’m proud to be hosting a post from Veerle about her marathon goals! * * * A quarter of a century…
Chris always sums up Spare a Rose in the same way: “It’s so simple. So sticky. And so important.” Because it is. February is fast-approaching (Don’t act like you don’t know – it’s October today! Time refuses to stand still.) and now is the time to start thinking about how you and your company can participate in the Spare a…
Official totals for the Spare a Rose, Save a Child campaign came in at $27,265.17, from 832 donations. Below is a second letter from Dr. Graham Ogle, thanking our community for our participation: [Link to full-size PDF file] I love how community efforts gave rise to a beautiful message from the DOC to our friends, globally. And I also…
Happy Flowerless Valentine’s Day: Spare a Rose.
Diabetes Advocacy, Diabetes Community, Diabetes Online CommunityToday is the last day of the Spare A Rose campaign, and as of this morning, the diabetes community has raised $19821.34 from 604 donations. Our original goal was to raise $10,000, and we’ve almost met that goal twice over in the course of two weeks. And it’s still early this Valentine’s Day – final totals will be compiled over…
The folks at the IDF reached out to let me know that, in a week’s time, the Spare a Rose, Save a Child campaign has raised $5,800 dollars. We are more than halfway to our goal of $10,000! There is still work to do. The goal of $10,000 can be reached, through large and small donations, through outreach, through our…
Spare a Rose.
Diabetes Advocacy, Diabetes Complications, Diabetes Online Community, Real Life DiabetesThey’re so often a symbol of love and romantic relationships, but lovely as they are, roses wilt within a week or two, and eventually end up discarded. Five dollars per rose, sixty dollars for a dozen. But the cost of those roses can provide life-sustaining insulin for a child with diabetes for an entire year. Through the Spare a Rose,…