CHH Diabetes Center Receives $500 Donation From Harwinton Lions Club The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Diabetes Center has received a $500 donation from The Harwinton Lions Club to assist in funding for continuous glucose monitors and diabetes related materials for patients. "We are extremely grateful to the Harwinton Lion's Club for assisting us in making this innovative new program available to Diabetes patients in our community. Our program allows us to help patients and their families better manage Diabetes and make healthy lifestyle choices." said Lois Pelletier, RNCDE, and Program Coordinator of the Hungerford Diabetes Center. Club President Joseph Kwashnak and Past President David Neri presented the Center with the donation. Lions Club International (LCI) established a Diabetes Awareness Program to assist local Lions Clubs in conducting and supporting local and large-scale efforts leading to the control and treatment of diabetes and its complications through education, prevention, and research. Lions have worked with community healthcare organizations to provide diabetes screenings, educational programs and funding, camps, and other assistance to people with diabetes. LCI is working to make a difference in diabetes prevention and control and raise the public's awareness of this growing world epidemic. The CHH Diabetes Center is a team of professionals specifically trained to help people with diabetes learn how to reduce diabetes-related complications and maintain better health. The multidisciplinary team includes an Endocrinologist, a Nurse Practitioner, Certified Diabetes Educator, a Registered Dietician, and a Social Worker. For more information, call 496-0661.