Money Raised Through Yearly Gift Basket Fundraiser
Since 2009, the Carthage Lions Club has raised money during the month of November, also known as Diabetes Awareness Month, to donate back to the Carthage Area Hospital Foundation’s (CAHF) Diabetes Education Fund. This year, a check totaling $700.00 was presented to the CAHF. Proceeds were raised from raffle baskets that were placed at Carthage Savings & Loan over a period of several weeks.
“We are extremely grateful of the generosity from our local Lions Club. Their platform is geared towards advocacy for the blind and visually impaired and diabetes can cause vision loss and blindness in some individuals. Their fundraising allows us to purchase materials for our diabetes education program, among other items to help individuals manage their diabetes, said Taylour Scanlin, Carthage Hospital Foundation Executive Director.
According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK), an estimated 30.3 million people in the United States have diabetes and about 84.1 million Americans aged 18 and older have prediabetes. For patients who are looking for ways to manage their diabetes, Carthage Area Hospital’s Nutrition Department created their Diabetes Education Program. Patients are instructed by Registered Dietician and Certified Diabetes Educator, Carly Draper, RD, CDN, CDE to cover an array of topics including healthy eating & nutrition, physical activity & impact, benefits of blood glucose monitoring, medications, and diabetes & family.
For more information on the Diabetes Education Program, patients can call Registered Dietician and Certified Diabetes Educator, Carly Draper, RD, CDN, CDE at 315-519-5468 or by email at cdraper@cahny.org. A physician referral is required.