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6/22/10
Ford Supplier JL French to Hold Golf Benefit in Support of JDRF

JL French Automotive Castings, Inc., a global supplier of aluminum die castings, is hosting a golf benefit in Sheboygan, WI – where the company is headquartered – in partnership with Ford Motor Company in support of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). JL French is a major long-time supplier of Ford Motor Company and a recipient of the Ford Preferred Quality Award. In addition to Ford, Chrysler, Magna International and International Truck will participate.

The funds raised from this event will be applied to the Ford Motor Company international sponsorship of JDRF. Ford Motor Company's continued investment in the mission of JDRF is funding the most promising research in the world that is leading to a cure for diabetes; a goal the best scientific minds in the world believe is within our grasp.

The employee-driven campaign, now known as the Ford Global Walk Team, began in 1998 as a grass roots initiative. To date the team has contributed more than $20 million to diabetes research through employees, retirees, dealers and very generous suppliers.

The JL French golf outing will be held on Thursday, September 23, 2010 at The Bull at Pinehurst Farms, Wisconsin’s only Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course. Plans are well underway for a great event. The $1,500 (per foursome) entry fee will include 18 holes of golf, lunch, dinner and an awards ceremony. JL French has participated every year in the JDRF Charity Golf Outing put on by Ford Purchasing/STA in Southeast Michigan, and was so inspired by the event that they decided to hold one of their own to support this worthy cause. Foursome registrations can be made by contacting Cathy Voskuil, 920 453 4349, cvoskuil@jlfrench.com., or Mark Dlugopolski, 920 453 4547, mdlugopolski@jlfrench.com.

JDRF is the world’s largest charitable provider of funds and advocate of type 1 diabetes research. The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Type 1 diabetes is a disease which strikes in childhood, adolescence, or adulthood, but lasts a lifetime. It affects an estimated 194 million people worldwide. For more information on juvenile diabetes, JDRF and its research efforts, visit www.jdrf.org.