There will be a 3K walk/run for juvenile diabetes at ONU on Saturday, April 14. Organizers of the event invite local businesses to set up tables to sell their products. Leaders of the run/walk also encourage local residents to form teams to donate to diabetes research.

To request a table, contact [email protected]

To register for the event, go to www2.jdrf.org/goto/ohionorthern

The walk, hosted by the Professional Association of Women in Science in partnership with ONU Healthwise, will begin at 2 p.m. at King-Horn Gym. It will be held outdoors, weather permitting.

There will be snacks, live music from ONU's marching band, a food truck, face painting and corn hole from 1-4 p.m. Local merchants have been invited to to sell products during the event as well. 

The cost to walk/run is $20, and includes a free t-shirt. All the money raised goes to juvenile diabetes research. This is the second year for the event, with last year's total reaching $2,000. This year's goal is $2,500. 

JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) goals for those with Type 1 diabetes are:

Your blood glucose levels can be controlled automatically;

You can sleep, eat, exercise, and live as if T1D is not in your life;

T1D can be cured and is no longer present in your body;

T1D can be prevented and never threaten anyone again.

For more information, contact [email protected].