{"id":21331,"date":"2011-11-02T11:14:18","date_gmt":"2011-11-02T15:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=21331"},"modified":"2015-12-29T06:08:30","modified_gmt":"2015-12-29T11:08:30","slug":"diabetes-fundraiser-brenda-novak-for-the-cure-of-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=21331","title":{"rendered":"Diabetes Fundraiser: Brenda Novak For the Cure of Diabetes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/BrendaNovakonlineauctionLogo.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-21336 lazyload\" title=\"BrendaNovakonlineauctionLogo\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/BrendaNovakonlineauctionLogo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"104\" \/><\/a>Brenda Novak, mother of five and bestselling <em>New York Times<\/em> and <em>USA Today<\/em> author, has raised over $1.3 million dollars for diabetes research through her annual online auctions.\u00a0 Brenda&#8217;s youngest son, Thad, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of five.\u00a0 After Thad&#8217;s diagnosis, Brenda wanted to do anything possible to give him a better chance at a healthy life, and so her fundraising work began.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This year, for Diabetes Awareness Month, Brenda is selling\u00a0 &#8220;I helped raise $1.3 million for research&#8221; T-shirts, designed with an army of gray ribbons on the back to represent the collective effort of everyone who has supported the auction.\u00a0 The T-shirts cost $25 and all profits are donated to diabetes research.\u00a0 Brenda&#8217;s store also offers a $50 package that includes her latest trilogy, autographed, the T-shirt and a free Christmas novella that people can give as gifts for Christmas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can see the T-shirt and package here:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brendanovakforthecure.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.brendanovakforthecure.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brenda Novak, mother of five and bestselling New York Times and USA Today author, has raised over $1.3 million dollars for diabetes research through her annual online auctions.  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