British Virgin Island Breakout Group Elvis White to Perform at 17th Annual Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Walk to Cure Diabetes Sunday October 1 in NYC's Battery Park.Elvis White - the First Caribbean Group to Participate in Event's Seventeen Year History ATLANTA -- ELVIS WHITE, one of the most exciting new crossover bands to emerge from the Caribbean, is set to perform at the 17th Annual Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) is the leading charitable funder and advocate of type 1 (juvenile) diabetes research worldwide. The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Manhattan Walk to Cure Diabetes, this Sunday, October 1 at NYC's Battery Park. ELVIS WHITE hails from the beautiful British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands A British colony in the eastern Caribbean east of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Road Town, on Tortola Island, is the capital. Population: 21,700. Noun 1. and is winning over audiences worldwide with their unique blend of heart-pumping Caribbean Pop/Reggae/Soca beats. The group's electrifying e·lec·tri·fy tr.v. e·lec·tri·fied, e·lec·tri·fy·ing, e·lec·tri·fies 1. To produce electric charge on or in (a conductor). 2. a. stage show leaves audiences absolutely begging for more! ELVIS WHITE will deliver a heart-pounding 90-minute set at the conclusion of Sunday's walk, guaranteed to keep the participants pumped up from their successful fundraising efforts! ELVIS WHITE is scheduled to release their domestic debut LP, PROMISE - LIVE & DIRECT in early 2007 on 17.20/Bungalo/Universal Records. For more information on ELVIS WHITE, please visit www.elviswhite.com and www.myspace.com/elviswhite.
WHO: Caribbean Crossover Sensation, ELVIS WHITE
WHAT: Performing at Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Manhattan
Walk to Cure Diabetes
WHEN: Sunday, October 1 2006, @ 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: NYC - Battery Park in Lower Manhattan - Main stage
About JDRF JDRF Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International JDRF is the leading charitable funder and advocate of Type 1 (juvenile) Diabetes research worldwide. The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for Diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Type 1 Diabetes type 1 diabetes n. See diabetes mellitus. is a disease that strikes children suddenly and requires multiple injections of insulin daily or a continuous infusion of insulin through a pump. Insulin is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent its eventual and devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. complications that may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation amputation (ăm'pyətā`shən), removal of all or part of a limb or other body part. Although amputation has been practiced for centuries, the development of sophisticated techniques for treatment and prevention of infection has greatly . Since its founding in 1970 by parents of children with Type 1 Diabetes, JDRF has awarded more than $1 billion to Diabetes research, including more than $123 million in FY2006. In FY2006, the Foundation funded 500 centers, grants and fellowships in 20 countries. For more information on JDRF, please visit their website at www.jdrf.org. |
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