Founded by the family and friends of William Oliver,
Type 1 Willpower sends kids living with Type 1 diabetes to empowering summer camp, funds college scholarships, and supports important cure-focused research. Join us!
Our Beneficiaries
Camp Nejeda
After spending a week at Camp Nejeda, a sleep-away summer camp in Sussex County, New Jersey that has been empowering kids living with Type 1 diabetes since 1958, William declared, “Every kid with Type 1 diabetes should go to Camp Nejeda!” He’s right!
We support Camp Nejeda and its campership program, which pays all camp fees for those kids with the greatest need. Since 2018, Type 1 Willpower has sent 80 kids to camp for one week each.
DIABETES SCHOLARS
A program of Beyond Type 1, Diabetes Scholars offers merit-based college scholarships to high school seniors living with Type 1 diabetes. While there is no greater tool for empowerment than education, a college education (and living with T1D) is expensive.
So we’re lessening the burden for three awesome kids by funding $10,000 scholarships: two $2,500 scholarships for residents of New Jersey and one $5,000 scholarship for a Division I student-athlete.
Diabetes Research Institute Foundation
We dream of a day when all people living with Type 1 diabetes can live without insulin dependence, when kids are no longer burdened by this chronic disease, and when parents can rest easy knowing that potentially life-threatening hypoglycemic events are a thing of the past.
We support the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation because we are encouraged and excited by their singular focus on curing diabetes now because tomorrow is not soon enough. Since 2018, we have given $30,000 for their important cure-focused research.
RIDING ON INSULIN
Riding on Insulin empowers, activates and connects the Type 1 diabetes community through shared experience and action sports, such as ski and snowboard shred sessions for kids living with Type 1 diabetes.
ROI offers scholarships to kids who otherwise wouldn’t be able to spend a day on the mountain. We love that! Since the 2018-2019 winter season, we have funded EIGHTEEN shred session scholarships to allow ROI to continue its mission of instilling resilience in those facing chronic diseases.
Runners and walkers of all ages are invited to the
FIFTH running of the Type 1 Willpower Turkey Trot,
a Thanksgiving morning 5K in beautiful Mountain Lakes.
Start Thanksgiving by burning a few calories, catching up with friends and family, and trotting around Mountain Lakes
in support of people living with Type 1 diabetes.
race information
Thanksgiving morning
Thursday, November 23, 2023
(Rain or Shine)
Mountain Lakes Club
18 Lake Drive
Mountain Lakes, New Jersey
RACE SCHEDULE
7:30 — Check-in and Registration
8:50 — Call to the Post
9:00 — Start Trotting
Entry FEE
$30 — Through Tuesday, November 21
$35 — Wednesday, November 22 and Thanksgiving morning
AMENITIES
Participants who register by November 1 are guaranteed an awesome T-shirt. Don't delay!
DJ, coffee and hot chocolate, snacks, and fun for all.
RACE details
Paul Miller Grand Prix Event (500 points).
WALKERS ARE WELCOME.
Strollers are welcome (in fact, you might even win an award).
For the safety of all participants, please leave your dogs, bikes, scooters, skates and the like at home. SORRY, NO DOGS.
AWARDS
The Turkey Trot will award the Top 3 female and male finishers in the following categories:
Overall finishers. Overall award winners will not be included in age group awards.
Age group finishers in the following categories: 8 and under, 9-10, 11-14, 15-18, 19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, and 80+.
Athletes living with Type 1 diabetes.
Mountain Lakes / Boonton Township / Boonton residents.
Top 3 overall finishers pushing a stroller (because pushing your kids in a stroller is the best).
Making an Impact
Thanks to a founding grant and the commitment of our trustees to cover all operating expenses, 100% of every dollar raised in 2018 and beyond directly supports the beneficiaries of Type 1 Willpower. We are incredibly proud to have donated more than $120,000 since 2018.
Type 1 Willpower is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
EIN: 82-2121795
Your donation may qualify as a charitable deduction for federal income tax purposes. Consult with your tax advisor or the IRS to determine whether a contribution is deductible. Thank you for your generosity!
Contact Us
Please send us a message if you would like to learn more about Type 1 Willpower or volunteer on Thanksgiving morning.
We respect your privacy. We promise to NEVER sell, market, share, trade, or reveal your personal information in any way, shape, or form.
LOCATION
Type 1 Willpower, Inc.
P.O. Box 295
Mountain Lakes,
New Jersey 07046