Team Whatever, a team founded to raise funds for the JDRF and a collaboration between the Collins and Berliner families of the Jersey Shore, was awarded the 2014 Platinum Award for its fund raising success at a recent February 2015 awards ceremony held at the Jersey Shore Arena in Wall, NJ. Accepting the award on behalf of Team Whatever was Crosby Collins (left) and Kieran Collins (Right, 
Type 1 Diabetes).
Also awarded was a Golden Sneaker award for “Excellence in Fundraising”.
Team Whatever is dedicated to doing “Whatever it Takes” to find a cure for diabetes. Kieran was diagnosed at the age of three and along with his brother and classmates, have made the JDRF a priority and have been a part of a number of programs to give back to the community and to the JDRF in particular.
Ranney School, the school that Kieran and Crosby and a number of Team Whatever team members attend, was also awarded a “Celebration Sponsor” award for its support of Team Whatever and its dedication to the JDRF. Accepting on behalf of Ranney School was Crosby Collins, 3rd Grade.
JDRF is the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. JDRF’s goal is to progressively remove the impact of T1D from people’s lives until we achieve a world without T1D. JDRF collaborates with a wide spectrum of partners and is the only organization with the scientific resources, policy influence, and a working plan to better treat, prevent, and eventually cure T1D.
As the largest charitable supporter of T1D research, JDRF is currently sponsoring more than $450 million in scientific research in 17 countries.