Fred celebrates its 50th anniversary this year!
For five decades now,
Fred has been committed to supporting diabetic children and improving their quality of life.
To mark this special occasion, we are organizing a series of actions to ensure the long-term future of our foundation and to continue to offer essential support to the children and their families. We warmly invite you to join us and participate in these actions to make a real difference in the lives of these children.
Win Big for Fred's 50th birthday
PRICE 1
Grocery Year
Value of $15,000
In collaboration with
PRICE 2
Travel credit
Value of $5,000
En collaboration avec
PRICE 3
Gift card
Value of $1,000
PRICE 4
Gift card
Value of $1,000
$22,000 IN PRICES TO WIN
2024 CALENDAR
February
T1D Discovery District
Informs and informs families through conferences
Do you know any T1D families? Invite them to join Fred.
October
Money boxes
Schools that choose to support Fred on Halloween night
Décember
Family festivities
Bringing T1D parents and children together for fun activities
Do you know any T1D families? Invite them to join Fred.
January to December continuous
Meetings
Meetings to support parents and create links
Do you know any T1D families? Invite them to join Fred.
Fred Squad
Babysitting service provided by trained T1D teenagers
Do you know any T1D families? Invite them to join Fred.
Fred Clan
Brings together T1D teens to break isolation
Do you know any T1D families? Invite them to join Fred.
Participate in our calendar of actions for
our large community of T1D families
The Fondation Ressources pour les Enfants Diabétiques (FRED), proudly celebrates
50 years of commitment to families affected by type 1 diabetes.
Worldwide, 8.7 million people live with type 1 diabetes, and in Quebec, 4,000 children face this incurable disease. Type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease, can affect anyone, including your children. Imagine living with this condition 24/7, for a lifetime. At FRED, we understand this reality, which is why we’ve set up support programs to break the isolation.
Type 1 diabetes requires one to several insulin injections a day. People with T1D need to calculate carbohydrates for each meal. It’s crucial to dispel the myth that diabetes is caused by excessive sugar consumption. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease, while type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disorder. This distinction underlines the complexity of the disease and the need to raise public awareness. In Quebec, 120,000 people live with type 1 diabetes, and this figure continues to rise by 4.4% every year. The consequences of diabetes are alarming.*
FRED currently supports 2,820 families, welcomes over 160 new diagnoses each year, and offers 300 children an unforgettable experience at Camp Carowanis.
Help us continue our essential mission: to support the families of children with type 1 diabetes.
*This disease is responsible for 30% of strokes, is the leading cause of blindness, contributes to 40% of heart attacks, is involved in 50% of kidney failures requiring dialysis, and accounts for 70% of non-traumatic amputations of the feet and legs.
