Homebuilder Raises Money to Fight Diabetes

Employees of Las Vegas homebuilder ASTORIA HOMES™ participated in the annual "Walk to Cure Diabetes" in October and raised $10,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

The amount was matched by Tom McCormick, president of ASTORIA HOMES.

According to Rhonda Ramin, captain for ASTORIA HOMES' "Walk to Cure Diabetes" team, the team was the largest corporate contributor to the foundation's "Walk to Cure Diabetes" campaign, with more than $32,000 raised and more donations coming in.

ASTORIA HOMES has been a corporate sponsor and an active participant of the walk for the past six years. This year's campaign raised about four times the amount of money from last year.

Teh "Walk to Cure Diabetes" is a walkathon held in more than 200 locations throughout the year to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Last year, the Walk raised mor than $81 million, and this year's goal is to surpass $86 million. For more information, call 1-888-533-WALK.