The Third UN-Observed World Diabetes Day

November 14, 2009 was the Third United Nations Observed World Diabetes Day. For this special day, my husband, two daughters and I journeyed to the Joggins UNESCO World Heritage Site. I advocated for and was able to receive a World Diabetes Day Proclamation from the Joggins UNESCO World Heritage Site. In addition to the Proclamation, we also received artifacts from the Joggins Site for the Resolution Torch Living Time Capsule. This included a book about the fossil cliffs: "The Fossil Cliffs of Joggins" by Laing Ferguson as well as the official package for the Nomination of the Joggins Fossil Cliffs for Inscription on the World Heritage List.

You can find out more about the Joggins World Heritage site at:
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1285

To commemorate this day my family and I completed a Global Diabetes Walk along the beach of the Joggins UNESCO World Heritage Site - Find out more at: http://www.globaldiabeteswalk.net/

We also placed Resolution Torch Inuksuk Torch 04 at the Joggins UNESCO World Heritage Site. Included with the Inuksuk was a small, laminated cards explaining the story. Although we had planned to place two inuksuks, one for each daughter present, my youngest who is two decided that she did not want to leave her blue hoop at the site she wanted to keep it. Flexibility is the key - at least one of the inuksuks was able to be placed on the Joggins site.

Also a part of World Diabetes Day celebrations, monuments and buildings around the world are illuminated in blue. This year we made a valiant attempt to have some aspect of the Joggins UNESCO World Heritage Site lit in blue - See some related photos at: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=172906&id=695826141

Third UN-Observed World Diabetes Day Only Days Away

It is hard to believe that the third UN-Observed World Diabetes Day is only days away. This year, we will be building upon the United Nations connection to the UN Resolution on Diabetes by taking the Resolution Torch that was started at the UN Headquarters on the first UN-observed World Diabetes Day to the Joggins UNESCO World Heritage Site. While there we will complete a symbolic World Diabetes Day Walk, and will receive from the Joggins UNESCO World Heritage Site a World Diabetes Day Proclamation and artifacts for the Resolution Torch living time capsule. We will also be trying to find a way to illuminate the Joggings UNESCO World Heritage site (or part of it at least) in blue. The kids and I have decorated some shorts with the symbolic blue circles and we have received some special blue circle hula hoops and pins that we will be placing to be passed on at the Joggins UNESCO World Heritage site. We will keep you posted on our World Diabetes Day adventures.

You can find out more about the World Diabetes Day Walks at: http://www.globaldiabeteswalk.net