The JDRF Champions Program gives high school students the opportunity to engage their communities and design fundraising campaigns to support JDRF’s vision of a world without type 1 diabetes (T1D). The 2023 Champions Program supports the Mid-Atlantic Hope Gala, sponsored by Miles & Stockbridge on November 4, 2023, at the MGM National Harbor. Students will work alongside JDRF staff and guardians to brainstorm a fundraising campaign, launch their page in September, and then fundraise for a seven-week period preceding the Gala. The program culminates on the night of the Mid-Atlantic Hope Gala on November 4th. Champions will make a direct impact on T1D research through peer-to-peer fundraising and have been selected for this program for their commitment to helping those with T1D live healthier, safer lives until there is a cure.