▁raising ▁money ▁and ▁increasing ▁public ▁and ▁political ▁aw aren ess ▁for ▁ju ven ile ▁di ab etes ▁and ▁stem ▁cell ▁research . ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁ju ven ile ▁di ab etes ▁at ▁age ▁ 8 , ▁T essa ▁W ick ▁and ▁her ▁family ▁Douglas ▁W ick , ▁Lucy ▁Fish er , ▁Sarah ▁W ick , ▁and ▁Julia ▁W ick ▁founded ▁T essa ' s ▁Tro op ers ▁as ▁a ▁walk ▁team ▁for ▁J DR F ' s ▁annual ▁Walk ▁to ▁C ure ▁Di ab etes ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Over ▁the ▁past ▁ 1 4 ▁years , ▁T essa ' s ▁Tro op ers ▁has ▁raised ▁over ▁$ 6 ▁million ▁ ▁for ▁research ▁for ▁type ▁ 1 ▁di ab etes ▁with ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁funds ▁being ▁don ated ▁to ▁J DR F . ▁ ▁Category : Di ab etes ▁organizations <0x0A> </s> ▁Me eth ari ▁Mar war ▁is ▁ ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁Lad n un ▁te hs il ▁of ▁Nag aur ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁state ▁of ▁Raj as than . ▁ ▁Location ▁ ▁Ge o - Loc ater ▁Co ordinates ▁: ▁Me eth ari ▁Mar war ▁ 2 7 . 5 7 5 9 7 5 ° N ▁ 7 4 . 6 8 7 2 3 5 ° E ▁ ▁Me eth ari ▁Mar war () ▁is ▁situated ▁at ▁a ▁distance ▁of ▁ 1 2 4   km ▁from ▁Nag aur ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁east ▁direction ▁on ▁Sal as ar - Did w ana ▁state