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The T1 Ambassadors stage of the programme is for young people aged 11-16, who have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
When you become a T1 Ambassador, we’ll ask you to do some tasks to tell other people about living with T1D, and about the work we do at Breakthrough T1D to support people just like you. We’ll ask you to hold a fundraising event, and invite you to online T1 Ambassador meetings where you can meet other T1 Ambassadors.
You’ll get a Welcome Pack with information to help you do your tasks, and we’ll spend time in our online meetings talking about the skills you’ll need, such as making presentations. When you’ve done all your tasks, you’ll get a T1 Ambassadors certificate, and we’ll write you a reference about your volunteering that you can use for college of job applications.
Ask your parent or guardian to fill in the form below.
If you’d like to become a T1 Ambassador, ask your parent/guardian to complete the form below and we will be in touch with more details.
(Please note: all communications from Breakthrough T1D UK about T1 Ambassadors will be undertaken with the parent/guardian).
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