100% of your Fund A Cure donations go to the vital mission of JDRF. Your fully tax-deductible contribution will drive research toward encapsulation, restoration, artificial pancreas, and other critical JDRF research priorities.To learn more, please visit jdrf.org/research/.

Check Payment Instructions: Please make check payable to "JDRF" and write "Hope Gala Fund A Cure" on the memo line. Then send it to: JDRF Hope Gala,135 Main Street, Suite 1030, San Francisco, CA 94105.

For more information, please contact Eliza Kinsolving at ekinsolving@jdrf.org or (415) 597- 6317.

Thank you for your support. Together, we will turn Type One into Type None.

About our Fund A Cure Speaker, Jamie Kurtzig

Jamie is a 13 year old from Marin County, California who is deeply committed to finding a cure for type 1 diabetes. She was diagnosed at age 1 – one of the youngest patients at the time that her doctor had seen – and she has been advocating and fundraising for a cure ever since. When she was 4 years old, she had the idea to have a fancy family gala for all members of the family. This idea evolved into the popular ROYAL BALL that she and her family lead for 6 years, raising over $1 million for JDRF. Jamie also is a second degree black belt in Taekwondo, which she started when she was 6 years old. She was elected by her peers to be the Vice President of her 8th grade class and she is really enjoying this leadership opportunity at school. She is an entrepreneur at heart and has started and worked on 2 home grown businesses, Kurtzeggs (her egg selling business – still going) and WetPads (a custom waterproof ipad cover company she started when she was 8). She is also an accomplished violinist and an avid reader. Her dreams are to be a part of finding a cure for type 1 diabetes and to make a difference in the world. She loves to spend time and celebrate life with her friends and family. She is so grateful for your support of her and her family at the 2018 JDRF Hope Gala.