Donates to American Diabetes Association
Welch, Minn. (Vocus/PRWEB ) May 29, 2009 -- The Prairie Island Indian Community understands the austere bloom issues that are associated with diabetes. Type 2 diabetes a allotment of Native Americans in the United States is 12.2% for those who are 19 years and older. Diabetes has accomplished catching accommodation a allotment of the Native American citizenry and complications from diabetes are above causes of afterlife and bloom issues. Another affair is that Type 2 diabetes is acceptable added common in the citizenry of Native American youth.
The Prairie Island Indian Community's abutment of the American Diabetes Association is just one aspect of how the association is alive calm to action this disease The Prairie Island Indian Community Clinic provides the best accessible diabetes affliction and apprenticeship for our members. We accomplice with the Mayo Clinic and Fairview Red Wing Medical Center as able-bodied as accompany in an able in the diabetes acreage to our berth every month. The Prairie Island Indian Community has a able history of giving over the years We accept that by alive on a bounded akin in the Prairie Island Indian Community and acknowledging the civic American Diabetes Association efforts, we will be able to accomplish cogent strides in authoritative and eventually assault this disease. In an accomplishment to abutment the action of this austere disease, a analysis in the aggregate of $20,000 was presented on account of the Prairie Island Indian Community to the American Diabetes Association at their 2009 Annual Gala captivated at the Saint Paul RiverCentre.
"The Prairie Island Indian Community's abutment of the American Diabetes Association is just one aspect of how the association is alive calm to action this disease," said Ron Johnson, Prairie Island Tribal Council President. "The Prairie Island Indian Community Clinic provides the best accessible diabetes affliction and apprenticeship for our members. We accomplice with the Mayo Clinic and Fairview Red Wing Medical Center as able-bodied as accompany in an able in the diabetes acreage to our berth every month."
The Prairie Island Indian Community aswell maintains a assemblage of addle for the account of all members, alleged the Edwin Buck Jr. Memorial Project. This accomplishment combines the airy acceptation of the addle in the Native American ancestry with a avant-garde day charge for a advantageous anatomy of protein for the community. The assemblage began in March of 1992 with one macho bison balderdash and has developed to over 35 bison today. Several times a year Prairie Island families are accustomed addle meat, which is a actual healthy, angular meat and a acceptable best for those who ache from diabetes or may be affected to the disease.
"The Prairie Island Indian Community has a able history of giving over the years," said Treasure Island General Manager Allan Kronberg. "We accept that by alive on a bounded akin in the Prairie Island Indian Community and acknowledging the civic American Diabetes Association efforts, we will be able to accomplish cogent strides in authoritative and eventually assault this disease."
Since 1994, the Prairie Island Indian Community, a federally accustomed Indian Nation, has donated added than $15 actor to a array of borough and non-profit organizations. The Prairie Island Indian Community owns and operates Treasure Island Resort & Casino, amid just south of Hastings, Minnesota. For added advice appointment www.prairieisland.org.
Contact: Cindy Taube
Treasure Island Resort & Casino
Direct: 651-385-2862
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