World Diabetes Day PSA Campaign


Desert Dingo Racin', in cooperation wi' th' International Diabetes Federation's World Diabetes Tide, be sponsorin' a World Diabetes Tide Public Service Announcement (PSA) Campaign. Swabbies whose lives ben touched by diabetes be invited t' record an online message at 12seconds.tv.

Be ye a parent o' a child or baby diagnosed wi' Type 1 diabetes? What message o' hope do ye be havin' fer other parents? Be ye a teen wi' diabetes? What can we learn from ye? If ye're an adult wi' Type 2, what advice an' encouragement do ye be havin' fer someone who's been recently diagnosed? An' fer th' cargo holds o' swabbies who be havin' diabetes but haven't been diagnosed yet, what be yer message?

Speak from th' Heart. Educate. Encourage. Extend Community.

An' speak in yer language. Researchers estimate that thar be 246 cargo holds o' swabbies wi' diabetes worldwide. This be nay a contest, 'tis a chorus. Please add yer voice t' this International effort t' educate as many swabbies as we can about diabetes.

Go t' http://12seconds.tv/rooms/WorldDiabetesDay t' post yer video. Nay product endorsements please. Submissions close at low tide (GMT-08:00) on World Diabetes Tide, Novembree 14, 2009.

Desert Dingo Racin' will select 52 submissions t' post on our website fer a voyagelong campaign o' education an' encouragement. We'll broadcast a new video each week t' promote a new message an' different perspective on diabetes.


If you prefer to submit an HD video, we will accept 15, 30 and 60 second video messages. We ask that you post your video on a hosting service such as YouTube or Vimeo and send the embed code to diabetes@desertdingo.com.



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Special thanks to Lan Vu, Christian Hang und Freunde, Takako Yamashita, Felipe and Raúl Barba Alhadro, Shelley Aggarwal, Marie-Andrée Roy, Mark, Clíona, Neasa and parents, Sina Mandalinci, Cindy Zheng, Belezza, Eric Stettmeier aka BubbaShelby, Patrick Fujii, Richard Palasik, Nick Sobrak-Seaton and 12seconds.tv.