/R E P E A T -- Media Invitation - Goal: Raise more than half a million
dollars - JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION (JDRF) IS HONOURING THE
NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL GROUP AT ITS BENEFIT EVENING/

MONTREAL, Oct. 26 /CNW Telbec/ - The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) invites media representatives at its annual Benefit Evening on Thursday October 28, at 6:00 p.m., at the Centre Mont-Royal located at 1000 Sherbrooke Street West (Mont-Royal Rooms 1 and 2, 4^th floor). 350 guests will gather to celebrate the generous support of the National Bank Financial Group towards diabetes research. The goal is to raise more than $550,000, with a commitment of the National Bank Financial Group to donate $200,000 over 5 years.

« Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is thrilled to have the support of the National Bank Financial Group, a leading Quebec institution that invests in the community. Its financial support to diabetes research and its complications will help improve the lives of individuals living with the disease", says Hélène Gagnon, Interim Regional Manager of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Date:	Thursday, October 28, 2010
Time:	6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. - Photo opportunity / Cocktail 7:00 p.m. - Dinner / Live Auction and "Fund A Cure"
Where:	Centre Mont-Royal 1000 Sherbrooke West, Montreal, Mont-Royal Rooms 1 & 2 (4^th floor)
What:	Benefit Evening highlighting the generous support of the National Bank Financial Group's support of JDRF's mission: to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research
Who:	Mr. Louis Vachon President and CEO, National Bank Financial Group, Honorary President of JDRF's 2010 Benefit Evening Mr. Jacques Aubé Vice President and General Manager, evenko, Co-chair of JDRF's 2010 Benefit Evening Mr. Derek Patterson Vice President of Acquisitions & Finance, Groupe Pacific, Co-chair of JDRF's 2010 Benefit Evening Mrs. Hélène Gagnon Interim Regional Manager, JDRF Honourable Gary Goodyear Minister of State (Science and Technology), Government of Canada

About Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) is the leading charitable funder and advocate of type 1 diabetes research worldwide. The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. JDRF funding and leadership is associated with most major scientific breakthroughs in type 1 diabetes research to date in Canada and around the world. It has raised more than $1.3 billion (U.S.) for diabetes research since its inception in 1970, including $156 million in 2008 to over 1,000 grants, centres, and fellowships in 22 countries.  For more information, please visit www.jdrf.ca/annualreport.

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To reserve your ticket, schedule an interview, or for any further information please contact:

Dominique Quirion
Communication Agent, JDRF
Office: 514-744-5537 ext. 231
Cell: 514-531-5752
[email protected]  

Anik Le Marquand
NATIONAL
Office: 514-843-2342 
Cell: 514-502-0578
[email protected]