Rebecca's ride
A young woman described by her mother as "one tough kid" is raising money this summer for diabetes research at The Jackson Laboratory by cycling cross-country, a trek of 4,400 miles.
Rebecca O’Donnell, 16, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age nine. Ever since, she and her family have been participating in local fund-raisers for diabetes research. This year, the Mount Desert Island High School junior is organizing her own fund-raising adventure, a three-month ride from California to Maine. It begins at The Jackson Laboratory—West in Sacramento in early June and ends at The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor in late August.
"The more you fund raise, the sooner we’ll get to a cure," Rebecca says.
Joining her on the ride will be her 12-year-old brother, James, her father, Mike, and her mother, Deb, who will be on sabbatical from her position as a facilities engineer at The Jackson Laboratory.
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