The Board of Selectmen will sign a proclamation designating Nov. 9 Seymour Red Day.
The goal is to raise awareness to the plight of Americans living with diabetes and to gather donations for diabetes research.
Although this is only the second year that it will be a town-wide event, Seymour resident Jacob Liedke, an enterprising freshman at Seymour High School who first brought the event to fruition, has been working for years to bring an end to diabetes.
He and his mother, Nicole, both suffer from Type-1 Diabetes. When asked about his motivation for starting the event, Jacob said, “The American Diabetes Association needs our help to raise money to increase education about the disease and fund the research to find a cure.”
This year’s Seymour Red Day will include the Step Out Walk to Fight Diabetes. Registration will begin at 2:30 p.m. and the walk will begin at 3 p.m.
The route begins at Town Hall and ends at Hot Tamale Mexican Restaurant, 39 New Haven Road in Seybridge Plaza, where a reception will be held for participants afterward.
Children and families are encouraged to sign up. Registration, which includes a T-shirt and refreshments, is $20 a person or $50 for a family.
At 8 p.m. Hot Tamale will host an adults only '80s Party. Costumes are not required and raffle tickets will be sold.
All proceeds and donations from the walk, donation and raffles will be donated to the American Diabetes Association.
Contact Nicole Liedke at nrliedke@aol.com with any questions.
This is a press release from the Town of Seymour.
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