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Bentonville Boy Turns 12 on 12-12-2012

By: Neile Jones
Updated: December 13, 2012
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Now, it's one thing to be born on December 12th of 2012. But one Northwest Arkansas boy actually turns 12 on 12-12-2012.

Evan Starr is a 6th grader at Ardis Ann Middle School in Bentonville. His mom says Evan is a great kid who also happens to have type one diabetes.  She says at 5 he started working with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Association and has done the 20 mile Tour De Cure bike ride for the American Diabetes Association.This year his mom and dad gave him something every day for 12 days leading up to his birthday and Evan says it's been pretty special.

Happy Birthday Evan.

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