Saturday, May 12, 2007

A Cure for Ella

A more newsy blog is overdue and forthcoming, but time is of the essence to post briefly about something far more important than what Steve and I have been up to.

My friend Sarah is participating in the Great Strides walk in Portland on Saturday (the 19th). Great Strides is the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's largest and most successful national fund-raising event.

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a devastating genetic disease that affects tens of thousands of children and young adults in the United States. Research and care supported by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is making a huge difference in extending the quality of life for those with CF. However, we continue to lose precious lives to CF every day. That's why help is needed now more than ever to ensure that a cure is found sooner - rather than later.

Sarah's daughter Claire has a little friend named Ella. Her story is featured below (be sure to turn your volume up). Sarah and Claire are collecting donations for their walk on Saturday to help find a cure for CF and for little Ella.

You can help them reach their fundraising goals by clicking here:

http://www.cff.org/great_strides/SarahKennedy
http://www.cff.org/great_strides/ClaireKennedy



To learn more about CF and the CF Foundation, visit www.cff.org. If you are able to give, thank you!