JDRF: Let’s Make History Again
Event Ended- Where
- JDRF Flagpole - 200 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC View Map
- When
- Price
- Free
- Ages
- All Ages
On April 4th, a 16-year-old T1D survivor from Vancouver will live atop a 40-foot flagpole for 100 hours, raising funds to find a cure for T1D as part of the JDRF’s Let’s Make History Again event. The flagpole challenge was inspired by longtime JDRF supporter, Peter Oliver, who—32 years ago—lived atop a flagpole until he raised $250,000 for T1D research after his daughter’s diagnosis at the age of six. The flagpole represents the endless balancing act of life and death decisions that those living with T1D face each day, which can feel extremely isolating, similar to being alone atop a flagpole.