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JDRF raises $3 million

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JDRF 33rd Annual Chance of a Lifetime Gala

BENEFITING: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)

DATE: Dec. 8

LOCATION: McCormick Place Lakeside Ballroom, Chicago

ATTENDED: 2,100

RAISED: $3 million+

WEBSITE: jdrf.org

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Updated: March 1, 2013 6:10AM

JDRF’s 33rd Annual Chance of a Lifetime Gala was held Dec. 8, at McCormick Place Lakeside Ballroom and Arie Crown Theater, Chicago. Some 2,100 guests attended the gala event which raised $3 million and counting. Proceeds will be used to help find a cure for T1D (type 1 diabetes) and its complications, through research. Entertainment was a live performance by Grammy award-winning artists Kool & the Gang. See jdrfillinois.org/gala for more information.





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