Help TuDiabetes

We know that diabetes is a disease that can be very hard to live all by yourself, without knowing others who really understand you. That is why we formed the great family of TuDiabetes.com that now has more than 3,000 members from around the world.

Earlier this year, the Diabetes Hands Foundation was formed to run our communities. This was possible thanks in part to the partnership with LifeScan around the Word In Your Hand project.

However, that partnership will only let us cover part of our operational expenses. We will not be able to cover all our costs this year without more help. So, today I come to ask YOU for help.

You know us and you know where we come from and what we do. I trust you will find it in you to help us however you can.

No amount is too small. If you can give $100, that is great. If you can only give $5, that is great too.

If you cannot afford to donate or you don’t want to donate, please consider the following options:

1) Add the TuDiabetes Fundraising widget to your blog or web site, to help us raise funds.
2) Buy TuDiabetes merchandise through the TuDiabetes Online Store.
3) Join the Volunteer Group: through it you can welcome new members and help spread the word about TuDiabetes.com by reaching out to new members or contacting media about the community.
4) At all times, please participate actively in the contests we organize. This helps everyone in the community as our contests are meant for empowerment as well as for raising diabetes awareness.

Where will the money go?
The Diabetes Hands Foundation runs three units:
1) Our Online Communities: TuDiabetes.com and EsTuDiabetes.com;
2) Diabetes Awareness Initiatives, such as Word In Your Hand, Drawing Diabetes and several other ideas you will be hearing about in the coming weeks and months;
3) Partnerships for a Healthier Life: where we are constantly looking for other services to offer to you for free, so you can lead a healthier life.

These units require funds to run and maintain. Your money will go to pay for salaries, cover technology expenses, supplies, postage and other things that make our community and our initiatives possible.

We don’t have shiny salaries: as a matter of fact, I am making today 35% less than I made a few months ago. But we are happy because we are doing what we love!

We are one big family. We want as much as possible of the money that helps run the Diabetes Hands Foundation to come from the family, not from the outside. As a matter of fact, we would love to see 100% participation in our community.

So please help us so we can do more, reach out to more people touched by diabetes and continue to raise awareness about diabetes.

If you have questions on how to donate (online or offline), please check our Fundraising page.


~ Manny Hernandez, Founder TuDiabetes.com

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