Over the past 3 years Chris & The Chris Dudley Foundation have been honored to take part in the Children With Diabetes' (CWD) Friends for Life Conferences.

2008 Friends for Life Conference

Chris & The Chris Dudley Foundation had a great time at the 2008 Friends for Life Conference on July 23-27! We had such an amazing time meeting so many kids, teens & familes!

Chris' speaking schedule:

Thursday, July 24th 2008

*9:30-10:20am - "Inspiration & Determination" for Teens

*10:40-11:30am - "Inpiration & Determination" for Teens

*1:15-2:30pm - "Experiences" for Tweeners

*3:00-4:00pm - Hanging out @ the ACCU-CHEK booth

(see map for location)

Friday, July 25th 2008

*8:45-10:00am- Parent Talk for Parents

*10:30-11:30am- ACCU-CHEK booth Appearance

*3:15-4:30pm- "Bringing it All Together" for Parents/Adults

For more information about the Friends for Life Conference please visit http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.org/

"Don't let diabetes stand between you and your dreams- on or off the basketball court." - Chris Dudley

2007 Chris Dudley Basketball Clinic at Friends for Life Conference

Thanks to all the boys & girls who joined us at the Clinic. The Chris Dudley Foundation and Roche Diagnostics Staff were honored to spend the day with you. It's our goal to help you learn how to control your diabetes while being active. We hope you enjoyed the day full of basketball and developing new skills both on and off the court!

2006 Chris Dudley at The Friends for Life Conference

Two thousand people from 43 states and 11 countries traveled to Orlando, Florida, for the seventh annual conference, Friends for Life 2006. The conference was held from July 19-23, 2006 at the Renaissance Orlando Resort at Sea World. One thousand children were in attendance, ranging in age from just two weeks old to over 18 years!

Many VIPs were on hand to meet-n-greet the kids and families in the Exhibit Hall, including Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer Gary Hall, Jr. (at the BD booth), Olympic Cross-Country Skier Kris Freeman (at the LifeScan and Lilly booths), Miss America 1999 Nicole Johnson-Baker (at the Animas Corporation booth), NFL star Jay Leeuwenburg (at the DESA booth), NBA star Chris Dudley (at the Roche Diagnostic booth), and elite cyclist Phil Southerland (at the Abbott Diabetes Care booth), and Peaks and Poles Champion Will Cross (at the Novo Nordisk booth).