5 Million Gift from the Building and Construction Trades Department, Afl-Cio
Diabetes Research Institute Foundation Summer 2010 / Volume 37 / Issue 2 Miami / New York / Long Island / California / Washington, D.C. DRI ocus fJoin us on social media sites! Diabetes Research Institute Foundation Receives $5 MILLION GIFT FROM THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation’s largest contributor, the Building and Construction Trades Department (BCTD) of the AFL-CIO, has pledged $5 million to be awarded over five years. This new gift brings the total dollars raised to more than $45 million over the last 25 years and firmly cements the unions’ commitment to help the Diabetes Research Institute find a cure for diabetes. According to Building and Construction Trades Department President Mark Ayers , the construction industry has been hit particularly hard by the decline in the economy, yet NEW Website, NEW Look, he attests that now is not the time to step away from the BCTD's commitment. MORE Features! “This dreadful disease continues to have a profound impact on people’s lives in Have you visited DiabetesResearch.org lately? If so, good times and in bad. Our members across the country subscribe to the belief that you’ve seen that we have completely redesigned ‘tough times never last – but tough people do,’ and our commitment to finding a our website to make it more dynamic and user- cure is enduring and unwavering,” said President Ayers. “We’ve come too far to friendly. After a year of development, the new site turn back now.” was launched with many new features and tools to offer a better experience and more information Continued on Page 3 for our visitors.
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