The Rotary Club of Livermore Valley is partnering with the Diabetic Youth Foundation to hold a Bocce Ball Tournament on June 24th at Campo di Bocce – 175 E. Vineyard Ave. in Livermore.

Proceeds will go toward helping DYF to support children and families with diabetes and also the Rotary Community Grant program. We would like to invite those in our community to participate in this exciting Bocce Ball Fundraiser, which will include gourmet brunch and raffle. There are player & team spots available, as well as sponsorship opportunities. Visit the Rotary Club of Livermore Valley website at www.LivermoreValleyRotary.org or email samai@dyf.org for more information on participating in the tournament or sponsorship opportunities. You may also call Scott Trudeau (925) 580-8144 or Graham Scott (925) 784-9800 with the Livermore Valley Rotary Club with questions. We look forward to seeing you there!

Many thanks to the following businesses for their support: TopCon Construction (Silver Sponsor), Alere Home Monitoring and Full Spectrum Tech (Bronze Sponsors).

 DYF’s brand new 2012 Educational Program and Retreat Brochure is now available!

2012 DYF Programs At A Glance

DYF Takes Mount Whitney, 2012

A Life Changing Trip for Teens ages 15-17

On July 14, up to ten participants will gather at Bearskin Meadow Camp to prepare to embark on a 14, 496 foot, 90 mile journey, to the highest peak in the lower 48 states. The group will spend the first one to two days at DYF’s Bearskin Meadow Camp, and then cross the Western Sierra to the Mount Whitney Zone, at which point they will summit to 14,496 feet. The group will return to camp on July 24 to debrief the trip with departure on July 25. 

For more information please contact the Diabetic Youth Foundation with additional questions at 925.680.4994 or email at info@dyf.org, Subject Title: Mount Whitney.

Registration Opens January 2, 2012 for all DYF Camps/Programs:

For more information visit the following programs:

• Bearskin Meadow Overnight Camp
• Super Buddy Summer Day Camp
• Year Round Programs
• Camp Campbell (Formerly Camp de los Niños)

2012 DYF Summer Programs At A Glance

DYF is excited to be able to offer Camp de los Niños this summer! We are looking forward to partnering with Stanford to provide the summer camp experience children and families have come to know and love at Camp Campbell. While there are sure to be some changes as we merge these two groups the learning, fun and friendship of camp will remain intact.

For more information please contact Janet Kramschuster, Director of Programs at 925-680-4994 ext 103 or email at kramschuster@dyf.org.

Brochures will be available in early February and we will update the website with information as it is available. If you would like to be added to the DYF mailing list so that you receive this and other information by both mail and email please send the following information to info@dyf.org.

• Parent’s Name(s)
• Child’s Name
• Child’s Date of Birth
• Date of Diagnosis
• Mailing Address
• Phone Number
• Email Address

December 2011

As our 74th year of providing services comes to a close, we are proud that our programs continue to change the lives of the children, teens and families living with diabetes and the community that supports them. While the economic environment remains a challenge to DYF, we are thankful to our many supporters that fund more than 70% of the actual cost of our programs. It is truly because of them that we are able to create programs with long term impact.

With our community’s help, we can celebrated several accomplishments this past year, including,

• The opening of Doc and Ellen’s Place, BMC’s new Health Center and Family Living Building. Now we have a great place for diabetes management, and indoor sleeping accommodations for families with small children or other special needs;
• Provided more scholarships for all BMC programs, including 63 scholarship participants in our Kids and Teen Camps;
• A new cabin to house our volunteer Pediatric Endocrinologists, which has allowed us to attract world-class doctors with families to be part of our health professional team at BMC;
• Renovated headquarters building at Bearskin Meadow Camp, which has allowed us to have effective working space for camp staff and better programs for kids, teens and families;
• Operated at capacity for all BMC programs and served almost 800 kids, teens and families through our 9 programs this summer;
• Provided services to over 700 individuals in programs outside of BMC, including two weekend Family Camps, a Teen Weekend Retreat, a Teen Ski Weekend, several one day programs, including Surf Day, Skate and Bowling nights and our collaboration with UCSF in running their Kids Kamp program during their annual diabetes symposium;
• Held a one week Day Camp program in Oakland. We had 29 children participate and it provided DYF an opportunity to serve children (and parents) whom are not ready for sleep-away camp. Next year, we will have three locations (Sacramento, Palo Alto and Oakland) and we plan on serving 120 kids;
• Provided logistical support to the Stanford Hospital Pediatric Endocrinology department helping them offer the “Camp De Los Ninos” this past summer. DYF will be working closely with the Stanford Hospital, the YMCA of the Silicon Valley, and other health providers and play a lead role in providing this program next summer;
• Presented a diabetes training program at the California School Nurses conference this past summer;
• Created a new website (www.dyf.org) that is informative and much easier to navigate.

While we are very proud of our achievement over the past year, we know our work is far from done. There are new children being diagnosed every day, and families need our services more than ever to help them navigate the complexity of living well with diabetes. Until there is no more diabetes, we at DYF will continue to work hard in creating a community of services and people that will enable those affected by diabetes to live well and thrive. If you would like to support DYF with a donation, click here.

With appreciation,

Mats Wallin
Executive Director

What is DYF DAY?

DYF DAY is a year long campaign to empower people affected by type 1 diabetes to show their support for the educational and supportive programs they love by creating their own fundraising efforts. Each year DYF celebrates our community’s success with a day of fun complete with a community walk through our “path of empowered people.”

This year’s event at Heather Farm Park was spectacular! We united families new and old for a day of fun and a little “camp magic.” We couldn’t have done it without the support of our community!

Close to 300 participants came out to celebrate DYF DAY from all over the San Francisco Bay, Sacramento and surrounding areas and through online fundraising and 3rd party events helping to raise over $75,000 for DYF We are so close to our yearly goal of $100,000!

There’s still time to win the GRAND PRIZE! Keep those fundraising efforts up because everyone who raises over $1,000 will get an entry to win an iPad 3! Chances of winning are very high! (winner will be selected on 9/1/2012)

If you haven’t already, here’s how to get involved:

• Set up a personal fundraising page at www.firstgiving.com/dyf
• Create your own event and register on FirstGiving

DYF is now offering 2 locations of our magical, fun-filled weeks of Summer Day Camp. Open to children with diabetes and their sibling, cousins or friends that have completed kindergarten through completion of sixth grade.Locations: Oakland and East Palo Alto, CA. 

For more information and to register please visit Super Buddy Summer Day Camp.

DYF is offering our Summer Day Camp Program in the following 2 locations for 2012:

1. Temescal Regional Recreational Area, Oakland CA: June 25-June 29, 2012
2. Lewis & Joan Platt Family YMCA, East Palo Alto CA: July 16-20, 2012