Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa. – The community gathered together in Hollidaysburg to raise awareness and money for … – WTAJ

Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa. - The community gathered together in Hollidaysburg to raise awareness and money for diabetes research.

A boy scout made it his mission to make it the best day for everyone there.

14 year-old Aaron Saylor dedicated three months of work to the Blair County Diabetes Walk.

He's doing it in honor of his sister who was diagnosed withtype 1 diabetes 5 years ago.

Saylor put together the kid zone for the event as part as his eagle scout project.

"I made different types of games from Plinko to duck game, 25 multi purposes boxes, the podium and more games."

Saylor says it's an important day for his sister and other kids in the region who suffer from diabetes.

Organizer Llisa Treese agrees.

"All these kids that have type 1 come and meet each other and they know other kids that have type one so they know they're not the only kid that has it."

Treese's son also has diabetes.

He was diagnosed ten years ago and it changed her family's life completely.

"We need other people to understand what they're going through and now that we have all these families here, and the word is getting out other people will understand. The kids don't look sick but their bodies are going through huge adjustments because their bodies can't regulate it."

Saylor says he spent more than 150 hours working on the games for the kid zone, the podium, and the boxes for the basket raffle.

It was all for one common goal.

"I just wanted the kids to have a fun day and just enjoy themselves."

Organizers of the walk hope to raise $10,000.

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