Trading Co. Stores Raise over $8,000 for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)

Spokane, WA – October 28, 2009 – Trading Co. participated as a Sneaker Partner in the 14th Annual Inland Northwest Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Walk to Cure Diabetes raising more than $8,000. The proceeds raised go towards research to find a cure for diabetes and its complications.

“This shows what a huge difference we can make working together,” said JDRF Inland Northwest Board Member and Director of Purchasing for URM Stores, Doug Titus. “My son has type 1 diabetes and wears an insulin pump 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The dollars raised by Trading Co. fund research to speed the search for a cure.”

All five Trading Co. Stores with locations in Bonner’s Ferry, Cheney, Post Falls, and Spokane sold paper sneakers from September 1-26th. Paper sneakers are sold for $1 and raise funds and awareness for type 1 diabetes. This was the 2nd year of participation for Trading Co.

“I’d like to thank all the wonderful employees at Trading Co. for getting behind the Sneaker Sales Program. Seeing thousands of paper sneakers hanging from the ceiling at the Sprague Store brought tears to my eyes. Their efforts directly impact my daughter who is living with type 1 diabetes,” said local JDRF Volunteer, Sue Grozdanich. “The complications of diabetes are devastating. The cutting-edge research funded by JDRF around the world is bringing us closer and closer to finding a cure for this devastating disease.”

JDRF is a leader in setting the agenda for diabetes research worldwide, and is the largest charitable funder and advocate of type 1 diabetes research. The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Type 1 diabetes is a disease which strikes children and adults suddenly and requires multiple injections of insulin daily or a continuous infusion of insulin through a pump. Insulin, however, is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent its eventual and devastating complications which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation. Since its founding in 1970 by parents of children with type 1 diabetes, JDRF has awarded more than $1.3 billion to diabetes research, including more than $156 million in FY2008. In FY2008 the Foundation funded more than 1,000 centers, grants and fellowships in 22 countries. For more information please visit www.jdrf.org or call 509-459-6307.