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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

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.....

Labels: Colorado Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis, great strides, Great Strides Fundraiser

Thursday, April 23, 2009

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

Labels: Colorado Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis, great strides, Great Strides Fundraiser

Thursday, May 29, 2008

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.

Labels: Colorado Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis, Great Strides Fundraiser

Monday, April 28, 2008

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!

Labels: Colorado Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis, Great Strides Fundraiser

Friday, April 25, 2008

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!

Labels: Colordao Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis, Great Strides Fundraiser

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