HOUSTON, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Houston Texans quarterback
David Carr, his mother Sheryl, and representatives from Reliant Energy,
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Houston Gulf Coast Chapter and
H-E-B Grocery held a news conference today to raise awareness about
juvenile diabetes and promote the book Little Drop and the Healing Place,
which helps young children understand the meaning of the disease.
The book was written by David's mother, Sheryl, after Austin Carr,
David and wife Melody's oldest son, was diagnosed with Type I diabetes in
January 2005. The disease, commonly referred to as juvenile diabetes,
carries devastating complications and strikes children suddenly, making
them insulin- dependent for life.
Shortly after Austin's diagnosis, David held a news conference in
February 2005 to announce that he wanted to do something more to help his
son as well as other children suffering from the disease.
"Many have come before me and many will follow, but today I will make a
difference and we will fight for a cure, for my child and for yours," Carr
said.
Reliant Energy answered the call for support. The company teamed up
with the Carr family to publish 10,000 copies of Little Drop and the
Healing Place. The book, selling for $10 each, will be available starting
today (Sept. 19) at 45 Houston-area H-E-B Stores, with proceeds benefiting
JDRF Houston Gulf Coast Chapter.
About Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation: Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation (JDRF), the leading charitable funder and advocate of Type I
(juvenile) diabetes research worldwide, was founded in 1970 by the parents
of children with juvenile diabetes -- a disease which strikes children
suddenly, makes them insulin-dependant for life, and carries the constant
threat of devastating complications. Since inception, JDRF has provided
more than $900 million in direct funding to diabetes research. More than 80
percent of JDRF's expenditures directly support research and
research-related education. JDRF's mission is constant: to find a cure for
diabetes and its complications through the support of research. For more
information, visit the JDRF web site at http://www.jdrf.org/houston or call
713-334-4400.
About H-E-B: For more than 100 years, H-E-B has been an innovative
retailer. Known for its fresh food, quality products and convenient
services, H-E-B strives to provide the best customer experience at everyday
low prices. Based in San Antonio, H-E-B employs more than 60,000 partners
and serves millions of customers in more than 150 communities throughout
Texas and Mexico. For more information about H-E-B, please visit
http://www.heb.com .
About Reliant Energy, Inc.: Reliant Energy, Inc. (NYSE: RRI), based in
Houston, provides electricity and energy services to retail and wholesale
customers in the United States. In Texas, the company provides service to
approximately 1.9 million retail electricity customers, including
residential and small business customers and large commercial, industrial,
governmental and institutional customers. Reliant also serves commercial,
industrial, governmental and institutional customers in the PJM
(Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland) market.
The company is one of the largest independent power producers in the
nation with approximately 16,000 megawatts of power generation capacity
across the United States. These strategically located generating assets
utilize natural gas, fuel oil and coal. For more information, visit
http://www.reliant.com/corporate .
SOURCE Reliant Energy, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.reliant.com/corporate
http://www.jdrf.org/houston http://www.heb.com
CONTACT:
Pat Hammond of Reliant Energy, Inc.,
+1-713-479-7723
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