Botica di Servicio, in collaboration with CMB, Healthy Lifestyle Center Aruba, and Subway, is joining forces this year to organize the 7th Annual Diabetes Run & Walk 2024, which takes place on Sunday, November 10, 2024.
In preparation for the event, we will be hosting an Early Bird Event on Friday, September 27th, at Botica Eagle from 5 PM to 8 PM. During this evening, participants can stop by to register, make payments, and pick up their dri-fit shirts!
And that’s not all – every participant who completes their payment before September 27th and takes part in the race on November 10 will have a chance to win a weekend stay at the Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort & Casino.
As in previous years, this event is held to raise funds for initiatives that promote diabetes prevention and also to educate people with diabetes on how to better manage this condition. Not only that, but it also aims to encourage and raise awareness among the Aruban community about type 1 and type 2 diabetes, focusing on how these conditions are managed and prevented.
Diabetes continues to be a serious issue in Aruba, with the percentage of people with diabetes being nearly double that of the global population. Half of the patients with diabetes are not even aware they have the condition and do not receive the medical attention they need. For several years, Botica di Servicio, with other organizations, has joined forces to raise diabetes awareness on the island of Aruba.
The Diabetes Run & Walk will focus on Jump18 for the second consecutive year. Jump18 is led by Dr. Jamiu Busari and his team of professionals, who provide a program for children as a practical initiative to help both children and their parents improve their health and well-being.
Jump18’s goal is to help both children and adults live a healthier life by (re)educating and challenging their limiting beliefs through workshops, bringing a better quality of life to the children and their entire families.
