Toronto
Serving Toronto, York, and Durham Region
235 Yorkland Blvd., Suite 600
Toronto, ON M2J 4Y8
Tel: 647.789.2000
Toll-Free: 1.877.287.3533
Fax: 416.491.2111
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Sun Life Walk to Cure Diabetes
REVOLUTION Ride to Defeat Diabetes
Fundraise with Us - Third Party Events
Bag of Hope for Newly Diagnosed Children
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Join us for the 2018 Sun Life Walk to Cure Diabetes!
We invite you to be part of something big!
Be one of the over 40,000 Canadians walking and fundraising for a world without type 1 diabetes.
Sunday, June 10, 2018
Exhibition Place, Bandshell Park, Toronto
Registration: 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Opening Ceremonies: 10:45 am
Walk Start Time: 11:00 am
Walk Length: approximately 5 km
Walk Activities:
NEW! Mobile Scavenger Hunt!
NEW & IMPROVED Walk Route!
Balloon Artist, Firetruck, Rock Climbing Wall & Inflatable Bouncers
Medieval Times Knights & Horses
Light BBQ Lunch
Paid parking available onsite. Accessible by TTC and Go Train. Pets welcome on-leash and controlled.
For more information, please contact
Jessica Raposo jraposo@jdrf.ca at 647-789-2322
Appreciation Evening
On Thursday, February 8th over 100 guests attended our Appreciation Evening held to recognize and say thanks to all of our incredible donors, event participants and sponsors for their support of our JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes and Revolution Ride to Defeat Diabetes, presented by Sun Life Financial. We hope you enjoyed listening to the informative research panel, and congratulations to all of our fundraising award recipients!
Thank you to everyone that was able to join us for such a wonderful night, it is through your support that we are able to move another step closer to finding a cure for type one diabetes.
2017 REVOLUTION Ride to Defeat Diabetes
Thank you to everyone that participated in and supported the 2017 REVOLUTION Ride to Defeat Diabetes, presented by Sun Life Financial. Not even the rain could bring down the excitement and energy at Yonge-Dundas square! We hope you had an incredible day riding along with the amazing CycleBar instructors. Your support makes an impact to the over 300,000 Canadians living with Type 1 Diabetes and, because of you, we are one step closer to our goal of finding a cure!
Thank you to our Premier Partner, CycleBar Leaside, for their generous support and for providing us with 55 top-of-the-line spin bikes at the Toronto Ride this year!
On November 15th 2017, JDRF Toronto held our annual A Night of Promise gala at The Carlu, in downtown Toronto. The event was a huge success! We are thrilled to announce that we raised over $840,000 for T1D research, thanks to the generosity of our donors and sponsors, and the help of our incredible volunteers. We want to express our appreciation to everyone who supported A Night of Promise – whether you purchased tickets, donated or bought auction items, donated to Fund a Cure, sponsored the event, or volunteered your time – we couldn’t have done it without you!
Please click here for event photos.
For more information, please visit www.anightofpromise.ca
Be a Diabetes Champion! Join our dedicated team of fundraisers by raising funds in support of diabetes research.
There are countless ways to contribute! Host your own fundraiser….Join a community event…. Rally your co-workers…. Get your school involved. Your passion combined with our expertise will ensure your efforts make a major impact on the lives of Canadians living with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
We’ve made it easy for you to organise a fundraiser that is meaningful to you while raising funds for vital research. Choose a fundraising idea and then let us know what you want to do. We’ll provide you with all the tools and support you need to make it a success.
For more information on how to start your own event, please contact Amy at
647-789-2035 or email abeintner@jdrf.ca.
Get started with your fundraising event…
JDRF is pleased to provide our complimentary Bag of Hope, containing a variety of educational and reference materials to help newly diagnosed children and families along the way.
As a special gift, children under 12 will also receive a Rufus, the Bear with Diabetes™, designed to help children cope and learn about insulin injections.
To learn more about the Bag of Hope program, please visit the T1D Hub.
Mentor Program
Your child has just been diagnosed with diabetes. What do you do now?
When a loved one is diagnosed with diabetes, it can be a traumatic and stressful time. Fear, sadness, anger and confusion about how to manage the disease can leave families feeling alone and overwhelmed.
You're not alone. JDRF's Mentor Program Volunteers can help.
JDRF’s Mentor Program can provide much-needed emotional support, information about diabetes resources, education about what families can do to help find a cure and, most of all, be a good listener. JDRF’s Family Network is free of charge, and we are here to help as long as you need it.
Please note that our volunteers are not healthcare professionals and are unable to provide medical advice for which you should consult your doctor or other healthcare professional.
If you would like to learn more about the JDRF Mentor Program, please visit the T1D Hub.
For more information, please contact us at 647-789-2000 or toronto@jdrf.ca.
Become a JDRF Volunteer
A donation of your time is valuable to JDRF. JDRF relies on its dedicated volunteers to achieve its mission to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research.
If you’re interested in volunteering at an upcoming event or during office hours, please contact Amy at 647-789-2035 or email abeintner@jdrf.ca to learn how you can get involved.
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Staff Directory
Shannon Carkner
Regional Director
scarkner@jdrf.ca / 647-789-2042
Jessica Raposo
Peer-to-Peer and Community Engagement Manager
jraposo@jdrf.ca / 647-789-2322
Jessica Brigantino
Event Experience & Fundraising Manager
jbrigantino@jdrf.ca / 647-789-2010
Liz Aldous
Corporate Engagement Manager
laldous@jdrf.ca / 647-457-2721
Francis Lanza
Event Logistics Coordinator
flanza@jdrf.ca / 647-789-2455
Tayler Halonen
Senior Peer-to-Peer and Community Engagement Coordinator
thalonen@jdrf.ca / 647-789-2033
Fernanda Paz
Senior Peer-to-Peer and Community Engagement Coordinator
fernandapaz@jdrf.ca / 647-789-2034
Filomena Lowry
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising & Community Engagement Coordinator
flowry@jdrf.ca / 647-789-2020
Amanda Cruickshank
Event Logistics Coordinator
acruickshank@jdrf.ca / 647-789-2327
Amy Beintner
Fundraising Coordinator
abeintner@jdrf.ca / 647-789-2035
Asha Lewis (Maternity Leave)
Fundraising Coordinator
alewis@jdrf.ca / 647-789-2035
Ivy Law
Administrative Assistant
ilaw@jdrf.ca / 647-789-2037
