Former NY Knicks Trent Tucker & Friends Bowl For A Cure
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February 14, 2015 former NY Knicks shooting guard Trent Tucker sincerely thanked four hundred sponsors and supporters for energetically participating in his family friendly Celebrity Bowling fundraiser benefitting JDRF (formerly Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation).
Saturday’s well organized event at Frames Bowling Lounge in Manhattan drew star power support from: Actor J.B. Smooth, Model Karrueche Tran, Fashion Designer Stevie Boi, Latin Pop Recording Artists Viva Mas, Super Bowl Champion Howard Cross, ESPN Analyst Adam Schefter, and Streetball Legend Jack Ryan among others.
Along with strikes, spares, and many gutters balls, men, women, and children enjoyed an amazing afternoon of fun with delicious food, unlimited beer, treats provided by Oscar William Gourmet Cotton Candy, candy buffet by Treat Me Sweet and natural artesian water from Panama provided by Aquacai. Sponsors included, but were not limited to, J. Streicher Asset Management, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, Emerson Amusement, Tandem Diabetes Care, IN VNT, Wells Fargo, The Hotaling Group, and Bottom Line Concepts.
Tucker who lost his father and oldest brother to complications of diabetes, said on Valentines Day this is an organization (JDRF) that’s close to his heart. “When you have this type of group and these types of individuals to come out, to lend their time and to lend their support to be a part of a team like this -let’s me know that a cure is very very close.”
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OurBKSocial covered the Midtown event knowing that diabetes is epidemic in the United States and Brooklyn has one of the highest incidences in New York City. “Residents of Bedford-Stuyvesant or East New York are four times more likely than a resident of the Upper East Side to die of diabetes,” finds The New York City Obesity Task Force to Prevent and Control Obesity.
JDRF works for ALL those with type 1 diabetes. Type 1 is a serious life-long autoimmune disease in which a person’s pancreas stops producing insulin. Though many more people are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, finding a cure for either type benefits all with this degenerative disease.
Though this pleasurable event was a success, there is still a lot of work needed to turn “type 1 into type none,” says Tucker. There are three ways one can continue to support JDRF says New York Chapter Executive Director Kristin DiFoglio.
1. Donate – to continue our research to find a cure.
2. Advocate – families and those with type 1 diabetes (T1D) visit lawmakers. Politicians can help make positive changes. To learn more, or to get involved, please visit: Promise.jdrf.org
3. Become well-informed – then enlighten the community especially those at-risk. Ask questions, see the doctor regularly, and maintain a fit and healthy lifestyle.
