When Millie Reiter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) at age 15 in 2022, she spent most of her third week of freshman year in the hospital. After learning how to manage the autoimmune disease, she convinced her doctors to let her go home in time for the first football game of the season, where she joined her varsity cheer team on the field. Now thriving as a high school senior, Millie serves in student government as her school’s first-ever female athletic commissioner, she frequently advocates for student well-being, and she is a member of the Superintendent’s Student Planning Committee. Soon after her diagnosis, Millie’s family connected with Breakthrough T1D, the leading global organization advancing T1D research and advocacy. They are active in the organization’s Walk program and social events, and Millie serves as a Youth Ambassador, helping to raise awareness and funds for T1D research. Millie will take the stage as the Fund A Cure speaker at the upcoming Breakthrough T1D Tee to Table event at The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, on May 8, 2026. This high-profile fundraiser features golf, pickleball and a culinary experience on the stunning California coast, benefiting Breakthrough T1D and T1D research. The 2026 event will be celebrated with a Roaring Twenties theme and promises to be both memorable and impactful in the fight against T1D. Breakthrough T1D Accelerating Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Breakthroughs PHOTOGRAPHY: DREW ALTIZER PHOTOGRAPHY PICTURED IN PHOTO LEFT TO RIGHT: MILLIE REITER WITH JULIET COHEN AND AUCTIONEER MARK DRILLING AT THE 2025 TEE TO TABLE EVENT. Breakthrough T1D Northern California Tee to Table The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay 1 Miramontes Point Road Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 Contact Kelly Hautau at khautau@breakthrought1d.org breakthrought1d.org/northernca/T2T-2026
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