Diabetes Research Institute Foundation Receives $5 Million Gift From the Building and Construction Trades Department

U.S. Newswire › April 05, 2010

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HOLLYWOOD, Fla., April 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation announced today that its largest contributor, the Building and Construction Trades Department (BCTD) of the AFL-CIO, has pledged $5 million to be awarded over five years. This new gift brings the total dollars raised to more than $45 million over the last 25 years and firmly cements the unions' commitment to help the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) find a cure for diabetes.

According to Building and Construction Trades Department President Mark Ayers, the construction industry has been hit particularly hard by the decline in the economy, yet he attests that now is not the time to step away from the BCTD's commitment.

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Diabetes Research Institute Foundation Receives $5 Million Gift From the Building and Construction Trades Department

"This dreadful disease continues to have a profound impact on people's lives in good times and in bad. Our members across the country subscribe to the belief that 'tough times never last ...

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