Name: Douglas Lang, 16-years old
School: Sophomore at Pelham Memorial High School
Accomplishment: Douglas’ All Stars – Grand Slam to the Cure, has raised more than $42,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
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This October 16 at the Yonkers Raceway Track, Douglas Lang and his team, Douglas’ All Stars – Grand Slam to the Cure, will do a 5k walk for a cause.
“The walk will benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation,” he said. “It’s something that I’ve participated in every year since I was diagnosed at age 8 with Type 1 diabetes.”
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“I am the captain of the team, and we have had the team for about five or six years now. Together we’ve done different community things to raise money.”
Last year, Lang and his team raised $7,000 for JDRF and over recent years he has raised a combined total of more than $42,000 for the organization.
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Although he has diabetes, Lang lives a normal life by properly managing his glucose levels.
“I play both baseball and football, so I always have to be ready to eat something on the sidelines if I am low. It’s easy to manage now,” Lang said.
Lang has a strong commitment to giving back in the community. In addition to Douglas’ All Stars, Lang also has volunteered with various organizations and places like the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life, REACH OUT, Pelham Art Center, and Hope Community Services. In his freshman year of high school he was awarded the JDRF “Promise to Remember Me” Volunteer Award.
For more information on the walk please visit: www.JDRF.org
