The Nebraska Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is pleased to announce their fall launch of Great Strides. Great Strides is a national walk event held in hundreds of cities that generates critical funds to fight cystic fibrosis, a fatal genetic disease.
In Nebraska, fall walks are scheduled at the following locations:
8/24/13 North Platte 10:00 am Cody Park – Park Shelter
9/15/13 Grand Island 1:30 pm Eagle Scout Park – North Shelter
9/22/13 Kearney 1:00 pm Yanney Heritage Park – Rotary Shelter
“We are looking forward to our first ever Great Strides Walk in North Platte,” said Jennifer Curtis, local volunteer and Chairperson for the CF Foundation’s Great Strides North Platte Walk. “I am amazed and grateful to everyone who has supported this inaugural event in an effort to remember Anthony Hornelas who lost his fight against cystic fibrosis last year.”
Funds raised through Great Strides have helped spur dramatic progress in the lives of those who have cystic fibrosis. Fifty years ago, most children with CF did not live long enough to attend elementary school. Today, people with CF are living into their 30s, 40s and beyond.
The 2013 national goal of Great Strides is to raise nearly $42 million nationwide for CF research, education and care. In North Platte our goal is to raise $10,000 which is a portion of the $500,000 we raise statewide.
Local sponsors and partners of Great Strides include Children’s Hospital and Arbor Health Plan.
Cystic fibrosis affects about 30,000 adults and children in the United States and 70,000 people worldwide. It causes debilitating lung infections that lead to premature death. More than 10 million Americans are symptomless carriers of a defective CF gene.
The CF Foundation is an accredited charity of the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance.
To help fight CF, get involved in Great Strides by calling the Nebraska Chapter at 402.330.6164 or by visitinghttp://greatstrides.cff.org.
About the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is the world’s leader in the search for a cure for cystic fibrosis. The Foundation funds more CF research than any other organization, and nearly every CF drug available today was made possible because of Foundation support. Based in Bethesda, Md., the Foundation also supports and accredits a national care center network that has been recognized by the National Institutes of Health as a model of care for a chronic disease. For more information, go to www.cff.org.