SHAHEEN, PATRIOTS DEFENSIVE LINEMAN VINCE WILFORK TO RAISE DIABETES AWARENESS AT DERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL

U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and New England Patriots All-Pro Defensive Lineman Vince Wilfork will team up on Diabetes Alert Day this Tuesday, March 26 at 10:30 a.m. at Gilbert H. Hood Middle School in Derry to promote diabetes awareness and encourage healthy living. Shaheen and Wilfork will speak at a school-wide assembly with approximately 750 students before holding a joint press availability to highlight their efforts to support diabetes research and education.  Diabetes Alert Day is sponsored by the American Diabetes Association and serves as an annual, one-day call to action asking Americans to assess their potential risk for developing type 2 diabetes.

Shaheen and Wilfork have both had family members affected by diabetes. Shaheen’s granddaughter Elle was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was eight years old and Wilfork’s father died from type 2 at the age of 48. The two have previously worked together to raise diabetes awareness, most recently when they filmed a public service announcement at the 50 yard-line of Gillette Stadium as part of American Diabetes Month. Click below to watch.

Members of the media who plan to attend should email Mark Gordon at mark_gordon@shaheen.senate.gov to RSVP.

WHO:           U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)

                        Vince Wilfork, New England Patriots All-Pro Defensive Lineman

WHAT:         Shaheen and Wilfork will discuss diabetes awareness at an-all school assembly and press availability at Derry middle school.

WHEN:         March 26, 2013  at 10:30 AM

WHERE:       Gilbert H. Hood Middle School

                        5 Hood Road
Derry, NH