posted by Joe Polk at 2:44 PM /
Talking with Monica Oxenreiter, you have to remind yourself that she is only a sophomore in high school. The confidence in her voice and the wisdom in her words suggest she's far older. Perhaps her battle with juvenile diabetes, which began when she was just a baby, has given her a strength and poise that most teenagers have yet to develop.
This month, with encouragement from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Monica is launching a nonprofit organization called Zip the Cure. Her idea is wonderfully simple: If the people in each zip code across the country gave just $100, a total of $4.2 million would be raised for diabetes research. That modest goal -- getting entire communities to raise just $100 -- could create a windfall large enough to make real progress in fighting a disease that is striking a growing number of children across the country.
Link: www.popcitymedia.com/forgood/zipforthecure1111.aspx
Link: www.zipthecure.com
This month, with encouragement from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Monica is launching a nonprofit organization called Zip the Cure. Her idea is wonderfully simple: If the people in each zip code across the country gave just $100, a total of $4.2 million would be raised for diabetes research. That modest goal -- getting entire communities to raise just $100 -- could create a windfall large enough to make real progress in fighting a disease that is striking a growing number of children across the country.
Link: www.popcitymedia.com/forgood/zipforthecure1111.aspx
Link: www.zipthecure.com
Labels: juvenile diabetes, megan oxenreiter, zip the cure
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