This past Sunday the fifth edition of the Diabetes Run & Walk took place, and it was a huge success!
Sunday morning, all 1250 participants were present to take part in the Walk & Run. In their efforts, they managed to raise a total of AWG. 15,000 for the Diabetes Foundation Aruba to aid them in their diabetes prevention & management program: PRISMA. PRISMA is a program that is specially designed for people with type 2 diabetes and who want to take control of their life. It helps them take better control of their health and also teaches them how to prevent further health complications.
The Diabetes Run & Walk was held to commemorate Global Diabetes day, which is the 14th of November, every year. Besides the actual walk, there was also a great atmosphere with music, healthy foods provided by One Healthy You, and a prize ceremony.
A special thanks goes out to Aruba Aloe who, together with Botica di Servicio, were the main sponsors of this event as well as Subway, for being the main sponsor of the Kids Run.
A big thank you goes out to all the volunteers as well, for taking a moment out of their time to help during this event. Lastly, we cannot forget to thank everyone who showed up and those who participated for contributing to this good cause in bringing awareness to the prevention and management of diabetes, which is very prevalent on the island.
