4th Annual Trail Ride for Diabetes
Date: June 15, 2006
Magic Valley Safe Kids
Coalition has several summer safety events slated for the month of June – events
to teach your children how to keep safe and to benefit the ongoing Safe Kids
programs in the Magic Valley.
The Diabetes Center
Foundation is pleased to announce that the “Fourth Annual Trail Ride for
Diabetes” will take place at Muldoon (north of Carey) on June 24th.
Partners include South Central District Health, Idaho Dairymens Association,
Southern Idaho Draft Horse and Mule Association, Arlen Crouch and Crossroads
Point Business Center, St. Benedict’s Family Medical Center, Magic Valley
Regional Medical Center, Dan Lafferty Construction, Zeb and Deanne Bell-Chute 2
Promotions, Glanbia, Jim Powell-Remax Advantage, Animal Pharmaceuticals, Valley
Co-op, and Dr. Craig Holman. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m., and the event
begins at 10 a.m.
Registration fees are
$30 for adults ($15 if you want dinner only). Children under 12 are $10 (must
be accompanied by an adult). If you bring more than $100.00 in pledges, your
registration is free. Events include guided or individual trail rides, horse or
mule drawn wagon rides, entertainment, Dutch Oven dessert contest, auction, and
much more. The Dutch Oven dinner will include: pork, vegetables, potatoes, and
bread. Participants are asked to bring their own dutch oven if they want to
participate in the dessert contest.
Registration can be
completed at the ride, but pre-registration will help the Foundation estimate
how many people to expect for meals. Please call 737-5946, 308-2475, or
308-0131 for a registration form/brochure.
The Diabetes Center Foundation was
established in 1993 to help local residents with diabetes through monthly
support groups and annual seminars. The Foundation is comprised of volunteers
who strive to educate as many people with diabetes as possible. Funds raised
from the trail ride will be used for the Diabetes Expo 2006, which is a two-day
educational event for both professionals and people who have diabetes.
For more information,
please call Carol Gandiaga at 308-2475, Ann Bybee at 308-0131, or Susie Beem at
737-5946
(News Editors: For more information call Jody Tremblay, Director of Community Relations at
737-2943.)
