FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 16 May 2009
MEDIA CONTACT: Paula Werne, 812-937-5209; fun@holidayworld.com

$275,000+ RAISED AT 'WALK TO CURE DIABETES'

SANTA CLAUS, IN-----Holiday World & Splashin' Safari hosted the fourth annual "Walk to Cure Diabetes" today, raising more than $275,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Holiday World & Splashin' Safari donated close to 1,500 tickets to JDRF; those tickets were "earned" by individuals, families, and teams who raise donations for the walk. The local fund-raising goal this year is $310,000; event planners are confident they will reach that amount by the end of the month.

A second goal, to raise $1,000,000 in four years of JDRF Walks at Holiday World, was surpassed today.

"They can send a man to the moon and back, but we still haven't found a cure for this disease," says park matriarch Pat Koch, whose oldest son has juvenile diabetes. "It's important that we all pull together to fund research to finally find a cure for diabetes. One million dollars gets us that much closer."

Holiday World & Splashin' Safari are now open daily. New this year is the World's Tallest Water Ride, Pilgrims Plunge. For more information, visit the park's website at holidayworld.com or call 1-877-Go-Family.

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