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Many of our walks in Illinois have occurred and we are in the process of collecting outstanding money and attempting to achieve or commitment to research! On behalf of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, thank you sincerely for all of your tremendous support. The food, the music and the weather were great, but seeing all of your smiling faces is what made the day successful…and of course all of your fund-raising efforts.
Even though most of the walks are completed, our fundraising continues!
We are increasingly confident that we are on the right path to cure this disease. Thanks to you and the generosity of our many volunteers and friends, the CF Foundation will continue to make new clinical discoveries that will enable us to better control—and ultimately cure—cystic fibrosis
In our latest newsletter, Bob Beall, President and CEO, sums up the excitement and hope that a cure is on the horizon by saying this: "These past few months have been a time of great progress-and promise-for the CF Foundation. Recently, we achieved an extraordinary scientific milestone in our collaboration with Vertex Pharmaceuticals: a potential therapy that improves the function of the faulty CFTR protein, the basic defect in cystic fibrosis...I can say with great confidence that I have never been more optimistic about the road we are on to develop new therapies that address the basic defect in CF."
It would be awesome to say that Illinois is significantly impacting this exciting, life-changing research by adding $1.6 million dollars to the pot.
Greater Illinois ~ Chicago made a commitment this year of $1.6 million through our Great Strides program. To date, we have raised $1.3 million. Our chapter has been challenged by four other states (Texas, Minnesota, NY and Georgia) to be the top pace setter for the nation. We urgently need additional revenue to fulfill our commitment. Your support will set us well on our way to reaching our goal this year. Please contact us at 312-236-4491 ext 102 or email jagler@cff.org (Tell how to donate to GS)
We also want to thank everyone who participated in our survey. As we continue to grow the Great Strides program, your thoughts and suggestion are needed. We are taking many steps to improve the program.
· Enhancements on the website to ensure that our walkers have an easy time navigating the online program.
· Online Newsletter dedicated to Great Strides
· Better Communication between the Foundation and participants.
If you have not had a chance to take the survey, please click on the link below. To learn more about walk location you can click on your site.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=9hD2P6_2bKTpWLBaWtzjorJw_3d_3d
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