Another AMAZING successful fundraiser for CF - Bash at the Basin!

Last night was the 1st Annual Bash at the Basin - a fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis. Xtreme skiers, Jossi and Byron Wells, and olympic ski champion Jake Fiala were gracious enough to attend the event and donate ski lessons which brought in thousands of dollars for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in the live auction.

The event was a smashing success - you can view the event slideshow by clicking here........

and if you dare you can view all 220 event photos here....

Thanks to Julie Charneskie for dreaming this idea up and making it a reality!
Thanks to Arapahoe Basin for hosting the event and helping us raise funds!
Thanks to Jossi and Byron Wells for all the signatures, photos, smiles, and inspiring so many of us!
Thanks to Jake Fiala for going above and beyond - when his ski lesson was at live auction and two bidders were fighting around the $800 mark, he offered a second lesson so each bidder could have a lesson with him!
Thanks to Rojos Calientes for playing the night away for us!
Thank you to all the volunteers that helped and all the attendees who donated. Thanks to all the businesses and individuals that made this a GREAT event including Peggy Hiller, Chris Rybak, Beth Walters, Cathe Sander, Julie McCluskie, Wild Ernest Sports, Columbine Sports, Podium Sports, CBS4 News, Jared Polis, Nissa Erickson, MaryPat Cropper and Ebert Childrens Clinic.

Join Us Friday Dec 4th at Arapahoe Basin for a CF Fundraiser!

Preparations are in high gear for Friday's big Bash at the Basin to raise funds for Cystic Fibrosis! Freeskiing champions Jossi and Byron Wells from New Zealand will be special guests.

Today Denver CBS News interviewed Megan Andersen and her mom and sister Lizi - you can VIEW THE FOOTAGE HERE.....

It's not too late to attend the event - just call Julie to get tickets! (970)389-0306.

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1st Annual "Bash at the Basin"for Cystic Fibrosis
Friday December 4th 6 to 10pm
Arapahoe Basin A-frame

tickets are $20 (adults) and $10 (14 and under)

Special Guests:
Jossi and Byron Wells - Freeskiing Champions

Italian Dinner
Music by Rojos Calientes
Live Auction featuring
freeskiing lessons with Jossi & Byron Wells,
ski lessons with Jake Fiala, and lots of other items!

Please call Julie to order tickets
(970) 389-0306

ABasin Fundaiser Friday Dec 4th for Cystic Fibrosis

This Friday Dec 4th will be the First Annual Bash at the Basin - a fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis. Join us from 6pm to 10pm for an Italian dinner and live music by Rojo Calientes. A live auction will include new skiis, ski and freeskiing lessons, and many other items.

Tickets are $20 per adult and $10 for students under 14 - checks can be written to the CF Foundation.

Some special guests include:

Jossi and Byron Wells -Extreme X-games Freeskiing Champions from New Zealand. You can read more about the Wells Brothers here.... or view their video here..... Jossi and Byron are each donating 2 1/2 hour freeskiing lessons at Keystone's terrain park.

Jake Fiala - former Olympic skier and Summit County local donating a half day lesson. Read Jake's bio here.....

Live music by Rojos Calientes... a local "Latin Bluegrass" band....

please come, bring your friends, and help us find a cure for CF!




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More about Rojos Calientes....

They call their music “Latin Grass.” It's a mixture of bluegrass, Latin flavor and Spanish lyrics. The quick beats and ever-evolving rhythms are also influenced by everything from rock and jazz, swing and folk, Americana, flamenco, gypsy jazz and classical music. A Summit Daily News article explains more.....



for more information about the event, call organizers:

Julie Charneskie at 970-389-0306
Beth Walters at 970-409-9401
or Cathe Sander at 970-333-9014

more information about Cystic Fibrosis is online at www.cff.org and our favorite local CF patient Megan will be there too!

Photos Online - Rocky Mountain FlyFishing Classic for Cystic Fibrosis!

Participating in the 7th Annual Rocky Mountain FlyFishing Classic in Aspen last weekend was really a beautiful experience! And the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation raised over $43,000 towards the cure for Cystic Fibrosis!

The slideshow of the full weekend is online here....

And all 360 photos can be viewed and purchased on this Pictage website.

It is really an honor to be a part of this kind of fundraiser.... not a dry eye in the place during the presentation on Friday night by two sets of CF parents. And so many generous giving hearts! And the beauty of Aspen on a blue sky fall weekend.... next year I'm going to recruit a TEAM of photographers so we can get more river access and fishing photos!

Sponsors donors and participants include:

Taylor Creek Fly Shop - Basalt
Roaring Fork Club - Basalt
Mountain Chalet Aspen - Aspen
Redbone - Florida
Beaton Photography - Dillon

Dillon CF Walk raised over $45,000! Yippee!

We joined together to participate in the 2nd annual Great Strides Walk for Cystic Fibrosis, held right here in our own neighborhood this year and as a community raised over $45,000 for Cystic Fibrosis. It was such a great event and so nice to join neighbors and friends for this wonderful cause! Together we WILL find a cure!

Any photo can be emailed to participants - just let us know the photo number!

View slideshow online here....

View all 200 event photos here.....

And some of my favorites.....

2nd Annual Dillon Great Strides Walk July 11th in Summit Cove!

We're joining our neighbors, friends, students and teachers from Summit Cove Elementary in the second annual Dillon Great Strides Walk for Cystic Fibrosis on July 11th. 10 year old neighbor, Megan Andersen, suffers with Cystic Fibrosis and last year we all raised $70,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation! You can read more about the walk in the Summit Daily News.



Join or donate to the
Summit Cove Elementary Team - lead by Heather Johnston

Donate to
Tyler Johnston - walking on the Summit Cove Team

Join or donate online to the
Beaton Photography Team

Some great images from last year's walk along Lake Dillon....

2009 Great Strides Walk for Cystic Fibrosis - Mark your calendars!

This year's Great Strides Walk for Cystic Fibrosis will be held on July 11th, 2009 starting at Summit Cove Elementary School in Dillon. Registration starts at 8am and the walk starts at 9am. Kids and dogs are welcome!

We still need more walkers on the Beaton Photography Team....you can sign up by clicking the link, or you can start your own team HERE!

We have two friends, both children, who suffer from Cystic Fibrosis, and this is one of the causes that means the most to me each year.

Megan, age 9, is a local student who skiis and bikes and shares this big radiant smile daily, and she also spends hours each day taking medication and doing treatments to control her Cystic Fibrosis (CF).




The other is Owen Mueller, age 3, of Los Angeles. His grandma, Barb, is one of my great photo buddies, and she managed to walk with us in Dillon last summer, even though she lives in Illinois! It was so great to have her as part of this big day and helping us all to fight this terrible disease!




So please join us and walk with us, tell your friends, come out on July 11th and cheer us on, or donate to any of the teams that are walking! Here are a few that I know of:

Summit Cove Elementary Team led by Heather Johnston & Bobby Marony

Beaton Photography Team

The Radical Radek Team

The Zany Z Team headed by Karen Zaitz

Charneskie Team

Fulkerson Team

Saturday's Super Successful Fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis!

I was proud to be a part of our Summit County community on Saturday when we gathered along Lake Dillon and walked as part of the Great Strides Fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis! We only had about 200 walkers, but together, we raised over $60,000 for the cause!

You can view the whole SLIDESHOW HERE!

My buddies Barb & Chuck Edelblute from Illinois were there in fine form....and we wore Right On Fight On T-Shirts that are a fundraiser for CFF through www.thequietlife.com.

Here are Barb & Chuck sporting theirs!












And it's not too late to donate! Here are a few great walkers that could use some more donations!

Summit Cove Teachers Team


Tyler Johnston or others from Summit Cove 3rd grade

CF Great Strides Walk just 2 weeks away!

We had a planning meeting for the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Great Strides walk to be held on June 14th here in Dillon! We have already raised over $30,000 for CF and hope to raise lots more in the next two weeks! We have recruited lots of teachers, parents, and students to walk with us - below are only a portion of the teams that are formed - you can donate by clicking on any of their links....or sign up to walk with us by clicking on the JOIN MY TEAM button at the top of any page!

More information about the walk can be found on this BLOG POST and remember we are walking for our friend and neighbor Megan Andersen, a 3rd grader in Summit County. This SUMMIT DAILY NEWS ARTICLE has more information about Megan's story.



Kim Andersen's Team
www.cff.org/great_strides/kimandersen5613
www.cff.org/great_strides/niccolong
www.cff.org/great_strides/dellacrone
www.cff.org/great_strides/juliecharneskie
www.cff.org/great_strides/amycourtney

Summit Cove Elementary Teachers
www.cff.org/great_strides/summitcoveelementary
www.cff.org/great_strides/joangardner
www.cff.org/great_strides/debramitchell
www.cff.org/great_strides/krissymoulton
www.cff.org/great_strides/jenleslie
www.cff.org/great_strides/melmorgan
www.cff.org/great_strides/bobbiemarony
www.cff.org/great_strides/suzanneallen
www.cff.org/great_strides/lauramaynard

Summit Cove Elementary Fifth Graders
www.cff.org/great_strides/kevincurnutte
www.cff.org/great_strides/daniellemoulton
www.cff.org/great_strides/liziandersen5613
www.cff.org/great_strides/gennahiller
www.cff.org/great_strides/daniellemoulton

Summit Cove Elementary Fourth Graders
www.cff.org/great_strides/heatherjohnston5613
www.cff.org/great_strides/caitmccluskey
www.cff.org/great_strides/meagancollins
www.cff.org/great_strides/dianagasiouk
www.cff.org/great_strides/marleywebber
www.cff.org/great_strides/hannahclauss
www.cff.org/great_strides/ethanminard
www.cff.org/great_strides/sabrinadandrea
www.cff.org/great_strides/justinelorch
www.cff.org/great_strides/ethanminard

Summit Cove Elementary Third Graders
www.cff.org/great_strides/tylerjohnston
www.cff.org/great_strides/meganandersen5613
www.cff.org/great_strides/abbyhiller

The Harsch Team - Remax
www.cff.org/great_strides/karenharsch
www.cff.org/great_strides/calebharsch
www.cff.org/great_strides/haileyharsch
www.cff.org/great_strides/kaitlynharsch
www.cff.org/great_strides/davebittner
www.cff.org/great_strides/kimhebron
www.cff.org/great_strides/aarontamburelli
www.cff.org/great_strides/branditamburelli
www.cff.org/great_strides/kayceetolmie
www.cff.org/great_strides/craigtolmie

Beaton Photography
www.cff.org/great_strides/kaybeaton
www.cff.org/great_strides/kirkjohnston
www.cff.org/great_strides/bethwalters

Land Title
www.cff.org/great_strides/pattijones
www.cff.org/great_strides/sherylavery
www.cff.org/great_strides/allisoncallahan
www.cff.org/great_strides/denisehelton
www.cff.org/great_strides/deborahmacgowan
www.cff.org/great_strides/amypombo
www.cff.org/great_strides/brookeroberts

Individual Walkers
www.cff.org/great_strides/katieobrien

www.cff.org/great_strides/johnreichert

www.cff.org/great_strides/carolynzorno5613

CF Great Strides Walk in Dillon June 14th - Please Join Us!

We will be walking in a Great Strides Fundraising walk for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) on June 14th in Dillon and could use some more walkers! What is CF? CF is a disease that two of my dear friends are dealing with on a daily basis! One is our neighbor and friend in Dillon, 8 year old Megan!



THIS SUMMIT DAILY NEWS ARTICLE tells more details of Megan's story.

But on June 14th we will be coming together to walk in a fundraiser like THIS ONE to raise money and awareness to fight CF!

The Beaton Photography Team has just three walkers so far and we would love to have more! CLICK HERE TO JOIN US! Kids are invited to join, as the walk will only be a mile or two. And you can sign up as a virtual walker if you can't be there on June 14th!

or CLICK HERE TO DONATE ONLINE! Click the yellow buttons on the top row!

Help us join the fight against CF!

What is Cystic Fibrosis (CF) ????

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is something that two of my dear friends and their children and grandchildren are dealing with on a day to day basis.

CF is a disease. CF is a disease that attacks the lungs of an innocent child, and makes it difficult and sometimes impossible to breathe. CF is a genetic disease that effects over 30,000 people in the US. In the 1950's these children rarely lived to attend elementary school. But with the help of organizations like the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and modern medicine, the average estimated lifespan is now 37 years. And is increasing every year! More information about the disease can be found HERE.

CF is something that Megan, at age 8, faces daily and requires her to take 40 pills a day and do treatments twice daily. CF interferes with her ability to ski and mountain bike, yet her beautiful smile always shines through!






CF is something that Owen was diagnosed with at 6 months.....and requires his parents to do treatments for hours each day, to make sure he can breathe easily the next day. Owen's grandma, Barb, introduced me to CF last year. A disease I wish I had never met!



But together, we can all make a difference! There are more drug therapies being discovered daily that help CF patients! And

For more information about Cystic Fibrosis - Watch this PSA!
For more information about the Great Strides Walk - Watch this Video!