GOLF OUTING SUCCESSFUL!

UPDATED SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2011

“If you need us, we’ll be back next year ... first class event,” said Tay Baker, one of the 76 golfers participating in the first annual Control Your Diabetes Golf Tournament held August 29, 2011, at the Hidden Valley Golf Club in Lawrenceburg, Indiana.

>> Click here for pictures from the Golf Tournament.

Baker and the other golfers enjoyed a day of food, fun and competition all in the spirit of helping others:  The event raised over $21,000 to implement a new peer-to-peer mentoring program to support diabetics in the area. Hidden Valley Golf Club Manager Pat Sullivan said: “I feel like I made a real difference participating in this charitable golf event because 100% of the money went directly to a local effort that will help those living with diabetes get better control of their disease.”

The following foursome placed first:

  • Mike Cordesman
  • Larry Masminster
  • Mike Nagy
  • Terry Wall

The second place team included:

  • Jeff Rinear
  • Jim Rinear
  • Mark Rinear
  • Rob Rinear

“This tournament exceeded all of our expectations,” said Jill Baker Braun, Tournament Director/CII Board Member. “The number of people that participated was incredible for the first year of a golf tournament, especially in light of the number of established tournaments in the area that decreased in golfers and dollars raised or had to be cancelled altogether.”

The tournament raised over $21,000. The funds will be used to launch the Diabetes Mentoring Program in Greater Cincinnati. The new program will kick off in 2012 and will use the valuable experience of those with type 1 diabetes to mentor those who are newly diagnosed or who simply want to do a better job controlling their disease. 

The tournament’s presenting sponsor was Abbott Diabetes Care and major sponsors included Animas, Dexcom, LifeScan, and Mortgage House of America.

the "control your diabetes" project


Control Your Diabetes (CYD), a project of the Cincinnati Islet Initiative, Inc., is a program based in the Cincinnati, Ohio, area that helps people with diabetes strive for better control of their condition through a formal coaching and mentoring program.

Many of you may remember the Cincinnati Islet Initiative's  fundraising work for local research intended to cure insulin-dependent diabetes. Thanks to your help, the Initiative raised tens of thousands of dollars for that research—research that made a big difference in the lives of people with diabetes.

At the Initiative, we are continuing our work to improve the lives of people with diabetes. One of our projects is Control Your Diabetes. This project is a partnership of people with diabetes serving as mentors and coaches, doctors, nurses, dietitians, certified diabetes educators, family members of people with diabetes, and other concerned persons working with the Initiative to provide needed coaching and mentoring help to people with diabetes. The Initiative is dedicated to helping provide the funding and resources needed to create and maintain these services.

More information will be provided on this website as the CYD program expands.

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