Welcome to the Moses E. Cheeks Foundation Slam Dunk For Diabetes Basketball Day Camp!  It is a FREE, not-for-profit, instruction day camp for youths who have been diagnosed with diabetes.  It is currently the only basketball day camp for kids with diabetes in the United States.

The camp, which is open to youths from the ages of 5 to 18,  teaches the fundamentals of living with diabetes.  It is a place where participants gain confidence in a safe, structured and supportive atmosphere.  The camp is designed to teach its campers the basics of the relationship between food, exercise and insulin.  It is also designed to teach the campers how sports, illnesses and stress affect their blood sugars and how to make the necessary corrections to their insulin intake.  Most importantly, the campers learn that diabetes doesn't have to prevent them from living active, productive and satisfying lives. 

An application can be found by clicking here.  For your convenience, it is done in  Adobe .pdf format and can be downloaded from your computer, printed out and snail mailed to Monica Joyce.  See mailing information on our Contact page.
Space is limited to 30 participants per session.

Feel free to browse our website to learn more about the camp and diabetes.


To read about our newest athlete, please visit our Athletes' page.
 

Moses Cheeks Slam Dunk For diabetes Fundraiser

 Moses Cheeks Slam Dunk For Diabetes Fund Raiser
 A Huge Success!      

June 8, 2008 - Chicago, IL - ”A smashing success”, “awesome”,  and  “lots of fun”, were just some of the words used to describe our event on Sunday evening, regarding the  fundraiser held at the Rumba restaurant in Chicago.

We drew a huge crowd including many Slam Dunk Kids and their families.  Our silent auction theme was Art and Sports. 
 Well-known local artists contributed beautiful pieces of artwork and our great sports teams -  White Sox, Bulls, Cubs and Blackhawks - provided items that created some pretty intense bidding wars. 

The Slam Dunk Kids unveiled our long awaited mural to a packed house.   (Mural can be viewed on our News page as well as replicas on items that may be purchased.)  Both adults and kids Salsa danced  until the evening ended.   All in all,  it was great fun and a special evening for all who attended.

Thanks to the many people who volunteered time and donated items.  We couldn’t have done it without you.

Sincerely,

This ribbon represents a combined effort of several individuals with hopes to raise awareness about the disease Diabetes.  We chose the color green because it represents life.  John Harrington, age 22, who has Type 1 diabetes, chose the color sky blue.  He also came up with the slogan, "Almost There".  It represents a sign of hope that soon there will be a cure.

Kristen Camp, who has Type 1 diabetes, along with her son, Ryan (age 6 and also a diabetic), helped design the ribbon.  Kristen's sister, Kim Witczak, is a graphic design artist.  She took our ideas and made them a reality.

All proceeds from the sale of this ribbon will fund the Moses E. Cheeks Slam Dunk for Diabetes scholarship camp for kids with diabetes.  Please visit our  GIFT SHOP to order your car magnet ribbon today.  They are available for $5.00 each.