Carson Magee, 11, stands in Coeur d’Alene’s Riverstone Park next to his winning race car design for the “Our Everyday Heroes” contest. His design pays homage to firefighters, emergency medical technicians, police and the U.S. armed services. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka)

When Coeur d’Alene resident Carson Magee was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 7, he thought he would be cured with a few shots at the hospital. But when he realized how the disease would affect his life, he made it his mission to find a cure. At only 11 years old, he has now become one of the nation’s top youth activists for type 1 diabetes awareness. “Diabetes never really gives you a break,” Magee said. His work to bring more awareness to the form of the disease that used to be called juvenile diabetes has reached national recognition. On July 7, he won the “Our Everyday Heroes” race car design contest for JDRF, formerly the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation/Wilson Criscione, SR. More here.

Question: Have you ever been an activist for some cause? Which one? What did you do?

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