MADRID, Feb. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Ascensia
Diabetes Care, a leading global diabetes care company, announced
that they will be continuing their support for this years' Spare a
Rose campaign. The 2020 Spare a Rose campaign is organized by Life
for a Child to raise funds to provide life-saving insulin, testing
supplies and education for children with type 1 diabetes in
countries with limited access to such essentials. This is the third
consecutive year that Ascensia has supported the Spare a Rose
campaign.
Life for a Child believes that no child should die of diabetes.
Spare a Rose is the flagship fundraising campaign which aims to
deliver on this goal. Spare a Rose encourages people to buy at
least one less rose for their loved ones on Valentine's Day and
instead donate the $5 cost for each
rose to Life for a Child. Life for a Child uses these contributions
to provide insulin, test kit supplies and education to young people
with diabetes in need around the world. Just one $5 donation can provide a month's supply of
insulin, and their projects currently support over 21,000 people in
42 countries worldwide.
Ascensia is encouraging their employees to donate to the
campaign and will match their donations, up to a maximum of
$8,500, representing one rose per
employee. Over the last two years, Ascensia has been the top
corporate donor to this campaign, contributing over $23,000 through a combination of employee and
corporate donations.
Robert Schumm, Diabetes
Management Domain Head and Head of BGM Business at Ascensia, said,
"We are delighted to be supporting Life for a Child for the third
time, as we believe in the ability of this campaign to change the
lives of young people with diabetes. The work of Life for a Child
is nothing short of exceptional. They are saving the lives of
children across the world by providing supplies that they cannot
otherwise access."
He continued, "As a company that specializes only in diabetes,
we are committed to supporting this community as a trusted partner.
It is very important that we stay true to, and find ways to
genuinely live, our values, and this is just one of many ways that
we can do that."
Ascensia's support has not gone unnoticed, explained Dr.
Graham Ogle, General Manager of Life
for a Child. "It's only thanks to generous donors like the team at
Ascensia that we can do what we do. With this combined support, we
have been able to preserve the lives of thousands of children and
young people around the world with type 1 diabetes, who would have
otherwise struggled to access the care they need to manage this
very challenging health problem."
Rob added, "It is important to use the platform that we have to
effect positive change, not only within our company and locally,
but around the world. As a leader in diabetes care, we also want to
set an example to others in the diabetes community. I urge
companies and individuals in the community and beyond to come
together to donate, so that together we can save the lives of many
children around the world."
Donations to Spare a Rose can be made at
https://lfacinternational.org/sparearose/ or
https://spare-a-rose-or-corporate.raisely.com/.
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