"A luminary is an object giving off light, or a personality that is well known or enlightening to mankind."
We recently launched one of our most important pieces of advocacy work yet—our Luminary Program. A Blue Heel Society Luminary is an advocate in the war against diabetes who uses his or her fabulous blue shoes to speak volumes about diabetes awareness.
With the Luminary Program, we turn the advocacy over to you and support you doing it *your* way. We do this by providing a Shoebox full of tools to help Luminaries operate a local Blue Heel Society chapter of their own.
With the Luminary Program, we turn the advocacy over to you and support you doing it *your* way. We do this by providing a Shoebox full of tools to help Luminaries operate a local Blue Heel Society chapter of their own.
A Luminary is an advocate, a delegate, in the war against Diabetes. We choose to use apparel, our fabulous Blue Shoes, to speak volumes about Diabetes Awareness. You can host an event, about anything, and wear blue shoes simply to advocate for those people affected by Diabetes.
Be it a Book Club meeting, Pet adoption day, Church function or a Diabetes-specific event, you can advocate for people who live with or care for someone with diabetes, simply by wearing a blue shoe in “your” fashion.
Regardless of what your passion is, we want to empower community leaders to use the Blue Heel Society as a platform to promote those causes and interests, all the while showing support and raising awareness about diabetes, in arenas formerly thought of as unreachable or unrelated.
Regardless of what your passion is, we want to empower community leaders to use the Blue Heel Society as a platform to promote those causes and interests, all the while showing support and raising awareness about diabetes, in arenas formerly thought of as unreachable or unrelated.
We asked Alison a few questions to introduce herself. Here's what she had to say:
BHS: Connection with diabetes?
AS: Mother of a 7 year old with Type 1 (T1) diabetes, and my Aunt lost her battle w/T1 when I was a toddler.
BHS: General geographic location?
AS: Southern Oregon
BHS: What blue shoe (Heel, sneaker, riding shoe, etc.) suits you & Why?
AS: Flats because I'm tall and uncoordinated, and I need to chase my youngest as she runs when she sees shiny things.
BHS: What does advocacy mean to you?
AS: Raising awareness and providing support in my local community.
BHS: What are some of your goals as a BHS Luminary?
AS: Meet other parents/people locally living with T1.
BHS: Words of wisdom/encouraging statement/general statement about diabetes
AS: Take it day to day and don't let anything slow you down.
Please join us in welcoming Alison to the BHS Family. If you live in Oregon and would like to get more information, you can Contact Alison via email.
If you would like to become a BHS Luminary, you can fill out the Application HERE , or via the 'Luminaries' Tab at the top of the page.
