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Macy’s will host its 10th Annual “Shop for a Cause Day” on August 29, benefiting nonprofits nationwide. The Diabetes Community Center (DCC) of Colorado Springs is proud to be one of the local charities selected to participate in this notable event.

The DCC is selling Savings Passes for $5, with 100 percent of the proceeds going directly to the organization. Customers can use the Savings Pass to shop from 10 a.m.-9 p.m. on the last Saturday of the month at the Macy’s in the Chapel Hills Mall, 1710 Briargate Blvd., or any Macy’s in the U.S. Contact the DCC at 719-473-7808 or info@dcccolorado.org to purchase Savings Passes.

Each Savings Pass takes 25 percent off regular, sale and clearance merchandise, including home and designer brands throughout the store and 10 percent off electrics/electronics, watches, furniture, mattresses and rugs/floor coverings. Some restrictions do apply.

The Savings Passes are only valid in-store and not for online purchases. Macy’s customers are also eligible to win a $500 gift card with no purchase necessary. Simply complete the contact information on the Savings Pass entry form and deposit it in the Macy’s collection box on August 29. This is the fifth consecutive year Macy’s has supported the DCC, making it an important summer fundraiser.

The Diabetes Community Center is a southern Colorado nonprofit with the mission to transform the lives of those touched by diabetes through education and support. The DCC offers individual diabetes and prediabetes consultations, group classes, insulin pump training, continuous glucose monitor training, diabetes awareness workshops, support groups, as well as community outreach partnerships to help educate and provide resources to the public. Andrea Houk, RN and certified diabetes educator is the executive director.

According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes has increased in Colorado, with approximately 410,312 people in the state, or 10.1 percent of the population living with diabetes. Of these, an estimated 118,000 people have diabetes but don’t know it.

In addition, approximately 1,342,000 Colorado residents, or 34.8 percent of the adult population, have prediabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an incurable autoimmune disease and must be treated with insulin. Type 2 is a metabolic disease that can often be controlled with a combination of lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise, oral medication and insulin. For more information, visit dcccolorado.org.