Olympian To Keynote Diabetes Health Day

October 17, 2007

Chris Jarvis a member of the Canadian Olympic Rowing Team will be the keynote speaker at Trinity Health's 3rd Annual Diabetes Health Day slated for Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at the Sleep Inn, 2400 10th St SW in Minot.

The public is invited to attend this educational event which wil feature a fun theme, "Dealing with Diabetes", dinner, free samples and interactive education from over a dozen vendors.

Thanks to the sponsorships of Medtronic the evenings Keynote Speaker will be Chirs Jarvis, a member of the Canadian Olympic Rowing Team.
     • Chris Jarvis exhibits the endurance of most elite athletes. However, few         would know that for nearly 13 years he has lived and struggled with Type         1 diabetes.

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     • With determination Chris earned the team captain designation during his         senior year on the rowing team at Northeastern University in Boston and         competed in the 2004 Olympics as part of the Canadian National
        Rowing Team.

Schedule of Events:
     4:00 p.m. - Visit Vendor Booths
     5:30 p.m. - Dinner
     7:00 p.m. - Chris Jarvis (Canadian Olympic Rowing Team)

Mr. Jarvis will be available earlier in the day for interviews. For more information, contact Sue Evenson or Mary Mulbradt in Trinity's Marketing Department at 857-5166.

Contact for Media Relations:

Mary Muhlbradt
701-857-5116 - phone
701-833-3341 – cell phone
701-857-5683 - fax
mary.muhlbradt@trinityhealth.org

Randy Schwan, Vice President
Marketing and Community Education
701-857-5635 - phone
701-857-5683 - fax
randy.schwan@trinityhealth.org