The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) Children's Congress 2007 is in full swing. 150 kid delegates with type 1 diabetes are lobbying legislators in Washington D.C. to support type 1 funding and research. A message the powerful in Congress need to hear.
Yesterday, excited delegates joined Grammy-award winners Trisha Yearwood and Steve Wariner, along with Elliott Yamin (American Idol) on the West Lawn to sing "Promise to Remember Me." Their sweet melody floated easily through the hot, humid air, delivering a message of hope and awareness to Capitol Hill. For the kids and families joining in song, I bet it was a "glass half full" kind of day.
I've been curious about this song since I posted on the event over a week ago. Thanks to an up-to-date blog on the Children's Congress 2007 website, you can click on a podcast and hear Trisha and crowd recorded live yesterday morning!
Held every two years since 1999, Children's Congress delegates meet face-to-face with Members of Congress to share what life is like with type 1 diabetes, and why research is critical. Select delegates are joining JDRF International Chairman, Mary Tyler Moore, this morning to knock on one very big door, the U.S. Senate, for a hearing on "JDRF and the Federal Government: A Model Public-Private Partnership Accelerating Research for a Cure."
1. This is a wonderful way to support research for JDRF. Having the children sing and also having Trisha Yearwood, Elliott Yamin, and Steve Wariner sing along with this song " Promise to Remember Me"
I heard this song and the children's voices are angelic.
Elliott Yamin who also is coping with Juvenile Diabetes has done wonderful charity work for JDRF since the beginning of his singing career. I love Elliott's kindness and his heart. May they find a cure soon.
Posted at 3:58PM on Jun 21st 2007 by Tara