The Peru Gazette

Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-service grocery retailer in New York, northern Pennsylvania, and Vermont, is pleased to announce that is has raised over $333,000 for JDRF (formerly known as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) during its annual campaign.  This year marks the 50^th year JDRF is embarking on a campaign to find a cure for type 1 diabetes (T1D).

Now more than ever the onset of T1D can happen suddenly, impacting people of any age, affecting them every moment of every day, and it lasts a lifetime.  That’s why Tops was proud to join them in the fight as it launched its 27^th annual JDRF Campaign.  Since 1993 Tops has raised more than $13 million dollars for the cause with Tops fund-raising efforts putting the company in the top 10 fund-raisers in the country for many years.

This year Tops Annual JDRF Sneaker Campaign began Sunday, August 2 and ran through Saturday, August 22, 2020.  The goal was to raise money to help fund research to help find a cure for T1D.  The paper sneaker, which was designed by a Tops associate back in 1993 and is now widely used nationally as well as internally in JDRF fundraising campaigns, was sold at Tops registers for a $1.00 donation.

Based on the latest reporting from the CDC, approximately 1.6 million people are affected by T1D in the United States.  That is an increase of 30% in just two years, with medical expenses for those with T1D being three times higher than for people without diabetes.