Promote CF Awareness Month: Great Strides

With May being CF awareness month, why not try to promote CF in your community? A great way to help is to participate in Great Strides, the biggest fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. “Great Strides” refers to helping make great strides towards progress for cystic fibrosis research and treatments. The event varies for different locations, but usually involves forming teams to join in a walk of some distance in your community. With 3 weekends left in May, you might still have time to sign up for a local walk in your city. Check out the Great Strides website to see the schedule for walks in different cities, and learn more.

Some more ideas:

• If you are already signed up to participate, recruit one more team member to your team. Each additional member can potentially increase the amount raised
• Throw a fundraising party for your team. Even if your walk was last weekend, you can usually continue fundraising for several weeks, so have a celebratory party to increase your team’s contribution. Check with the Great Strides website or your local CFF chapter for details on how to organize a party.
• If you can’t participate this year, make a donation - every little bit helps! Then, pass this information on to friends and family, who may be able to make donations too.

The national goal for this year’s Great Strides campaign is to raise $40 million for the CFF. Remember why we fundraise - every amount that can go to research can bring us closer to new, better treatments for CF.