Members of the Edward Smith Mineola Lions Club recently gathered in support of the Diabetes Education Center at Winthrop-
University Hospital to present two charitable donations totaling $12,000. A pledge payment in the amount of $10,000 was
directed to Winthrop’s “Lifestyle Balance to Prevent Diabetes: A Pre-Diabetes Intervention Program” – a unique program
designed to promote lifestyle changes among people with pre-diabetes and stem the rise in type 2 diabetes; a separate $2,000
donation will support the Center’s
Kids Interested in Diabetes (KIDS)
Program – an interactive educational
program designed to teach children
ages seven to 12 about diabetes
through games and activities.
The Edward Smith Mineola Lions
Club is an ardent supporter of efforts
that help prevent and treat diabetes
and its devastating side effects such
as blindness. Over the years, the
Mineola Lions Club has demonstrated
its commitment to support the
Diabetes Education Center through
numerous donations including a
$100,000 pledge in 2007, which
enabled the creation of the innovative
Pre-Diabetes Program at Winthrop.
Pictured (l.-r.) are Mineola Lions Club members Peter Gold; William “Billy” Green; John P. Broder,
Vice President, External Affairs & Development at Winthrop and Past President of the Mineola
Lions Club; Virginia Peragallo-Dittko, RN, BC-ADM, MA, CDE, Executive Director of Winthrop’s
Diabetes and Obesity Institute and Director of the Diabetes Education Center; Chris Lopez,
President of the Mineola Lions Club; Mike Schwagerl, Treasurer; and Thomas Jacoberger.
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Vol. 19, No. 3
Fall 2009
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