Nash M. Childs, PE of Wilmington, DE Elected American Diabetes Association Vice Chair of the Board

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ALEXANDRIA, VA (January 10, 2008) –The American Diabetes Association (ADA), the leading non-profit health organization dedicated to preventing and curing diabetes and to improving the lives of the nearly 21 million children and adults currently living in the United States with the disease, announced today that Nash M. Childs of Wilmington, DE was elected Vice Chair of the Board.

Childs has been an ADA volunteer at the community, regional and national levels for 20 years.  His national service with ADA has included a previous term on the Board of Directors, and as a member of the Fund Raising, Audit, Finance, Nominating and Community & Volunteer Development committees.  At the local level, Childs served as Chairman and Board Member in the former ADA Delaware affiliate and has co-chaired the Delaware Leadership Council’s Golf committee since 2002.  He is also a member of the ADA’s Pinnacle Society and Summit Circle.

Childs is Executive Vice President of Bancroft Construction Company in Wilmington, Delaware and a member of the Delaware Association of Professional Engineers.  He graduated from the University of Delaware - College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree.

Diabetes is a serious disease that affects the body’s ability to produce or respond properly to insulin, a hormone that allows blood sugar to enter the cells of the body and be used for energy.  Nearly 21 million children and adults have diabetes in the United States.  It is the fifth deadliest disease in the U.S. and it has no cure.

About the ADA
The American Diabetes Association is the nation’s premier voluntary health organization supporting diabetes research, information and advocacy.  Founded in 1940, the Association has offices in every region of the country, providing services to hundreds of communities. The Association’s commitment to research is reflected through its scientific meetings; education and provider recognition programs; and its Research Foundation and Nationwide Research Program, which fund breakthrough studies looking into the cure, prevention, and treatment of diabetes and its complications.  For more information, visit diabetes.org or call 800-DIABETES (800-342-2383).