San Francisco World Diabetes Day Festivities and Hula Hoop Flash Mob

Monday, November 14 at 5:00pm to 8:00pm

Union Square San Francisco

Save-the-date for the 2011 World Diabetes Day San Francisco Extravaganza!

Join the diabetes community as we light Union Square blue! Festivities will include inspirational talks, celebrity guests, ice skating, refreshments, music, dancing, kids arts & crafts, a diabetes resource fair and...

attempt a Guinness World Record for the LARGEST HULA HOOPING ACTIVITY!

We need 114 people to set a new record and bring global awareness to diabetes. If you are interested in joining, please complete the form below. Hoops will be available for those who need one. All ages welcome.

If hula hooping is not your thing please come anyway in support of diabetes awareness and for the many other fun activities.

This event is FREE! But please RSVP here so we know how many to expect: www.jdrftalk.org/wddsf/

Hosted by JDRF, ADA, diaTribe, Diabetes Hands Foundation, Dance Out Diabetes, DiabetesMine.com, UCSF and CPMC.

Sponsored by: Lifescan, Inc., others TBA.

World Diabetes Day (WDD) is celebrated every year on November 14. The World Diabetes Day campaign is led by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and its member associations. It engages millions of people worldwide in diabetes advocacy and awareness. World Diabetes Day was initiated in 1991 became an official United Nations Day in 2007 with the passage of United Nation Resolution 61/225. The campaign draws attention to issues of paramount importance to the diabetes world and keeps diabetes firmly in the public spotlight.