Engage, Educate and Empower Every Student, Every Day Education Center 3811 North 44th Street Phoenix, Arizona 85018 Telephone: 480-484-6100 FAX: 480-484-6286 Web site: www.susd.org Media Advisory For Immediate Release Contact: Molly Hottle, 480-484-6223 NEWS and INFORMATION Desert Canyon Middle School Student Will Spend Spring Break Advocating for Diabetics in Washington, D.C. March 3, 2015 WHAT: Desert Canyon Middle School student Ginger Netten will be using her Spring Break to travel to Washington, D.C. with the American Diabetes Association’s Call to Congress program. She will be part of a select group that will be meeting with senate and congress members to advocate for diabetics across the United States. WHO: Ginger Netten, an eighth grade student at Desert Canyon Middle School and living with Type 1 diabetes WHEN: Ginger is available for media interviews before and after her trip over Spring Break (March 9-14) ADDITIONAL INFO: Ginger Netten was first diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of five. Now 14, she has devoted her life to finding a cure for the all types of the disease. She mentors children newly diagnosed with diabetes, organizes fundraisers and is an inspiration to her friends and family. Ginger was chosen to be part of the select group of diabetes advocates because of her work in diabetes advocacy activities. Once in Washington, D.C., she will meet with lawmakers to discuss diabetes research funding, treatment and the search for a cure. Ginger will also share her personal journey with diabetes. “Living with diabetes is hard, but things have gotten easier. There are new things they are inventing every year that make it better for kids like me,” Ginger says. “Someday, there will be a cure for diabetes, and I want people to know that with their help we can get there quicker.” MEDIA CONTACT: For information, contact Molly Hottle at: 480-480-6223, mhottleduara@susd.org. Scottsdale Unified School District, where we Engage, Educate and Empower Every Student, Every Day. The District and 19 schools have earned the state’s highest A-F Achievement Profile grade – A – by the Arizona Department of Education. For more information about Scottsdale Unified schools, please visit www.susd.org. ###