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Porter and Chester Institute in Stratford Raises Funds for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Students and staff of Medical Assisting program recently held a fundraiser.

Recently the Students and Staff of Porter and Chester Institute’s Stratford campus Medical Assisting program held a fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

The effort was headed by Janine Falcigno (lower right in the picture). Janine is a Medical Assisting instructor and longtime supporter of JDRF whose daughter has Juvenile Diabetes. Janine has helped raise over $40,000 over the past several years to help find a cure.

For more information on the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, visit www.jdrf.org.

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