Tom McGowan

JDRF International is a leader in setting the agenda for diabetes research worldwide, and is the largest charitable funder of and advocate for type 1 diabetes research. JDRF find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly, and can be fatal. Until a cure is found, people with type 1 diabetes have to test their blood sugar and give themselves insulin injections multiple times or use a pump each day, every day of their lives. And even with that intensive care, insulin is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent its potential complications, which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation. It was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Glens Falls Hospital, Inc. provides health care services. It offers hospital, surgical and community services, and outpatient care centers. The company was founded in 1897 and is headquartered in Glens Falls, NY.

The Glens Falls Rotary Club is a service-oriented organization that engages in community outreach programs both locally and globally. The private company also provides a community service scholarship to be given annually to deserving senior graduates in the communities of Glens Falls and Queensbury. The Glens Falls Rotary Club is based in Glens Falls, NY, and meets on the first and third Thursday at twelve-fifteen, at the Queensbury Hotel in downtown Glens Falls. The club hosts incoming high school students from foreign lands and sponsors outbound students from their area who represent their club and district via residence in countries around the globe. The club is active in world community service projects around the globe, and they have been active for many years in the youth exchange program.