Olympian Kris Freeman to speak at the Tennessee Camp for Diabetic Children

CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) – Olympic cross country skier Kris Freeman and NASCAR XFINITY Series driver Ryan Reed will travel across the U.S. this summer to share their stories of perseverance and triumph as a part of the Lilly Camp Care Package program. 

Kris and Ryan will speak to children at select diabetes summer camps about how type 1 diabetes did not stop them from chasing their dreams.

Kris will speak at the Tennessee Camp for Diabetic Children in Soddy Daisy on Sunday, July 12.

Skier Kris Freeman was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 19 and thought then he would never compete at the Olympic level. In February 2014, he competed in his fourth Winter Olympics. 

This year marks his 11th camp tour and 13 years as a Lilly Diabetes ambassador. Since 2004, Kris has visited approximately 12,000 campers across the U.S.