Award dinner helps support Penn State Diabetes Center

The 10th Annual Inspiration Award Dinner will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at The Nittany Lion Inn, University Park, to benefit juvenile diabetes research at the Penn State Diabetes Center. A social hour begins at 6 p.m. The dinner, which attracts more than 400 people each year, punctuates the urgent need for research in the management of juvenile diabetes and supports efforts to find better treatments and, ultimately, a cure. Tickets to attend the dinner are $60 and attendees can participate in silent and live auctions. In addition, a number of sponsorship opportunities are available.

The keynote speaker at this year’s event will be Rene Portland, Penn State women’s basketball head coach. Master of ceremonies will be Kristine Clark, director of sports nutrition at Penn State, and the Inspiration Award’s first honoree in 1994, who since has served as a board member for the event.

Penn State Diabetes Center is a collaboration of scientists and health-care providers at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State University Park dedicated to increasing the scientific and medical knowledge needed to eradicate diabetes and help those with diabetes enjoy healthy lives.

Tickets for the Inspiration Award Dinner can be purchased at Mr. Charles Shop, State College, or by calling Veronica at the store, (814) 238-3042. Those interested in advertising in the dinner’s program or purchasing a corporate table, which includes program advertising, also can contact Mr. Charles Shop for more information.