Raise Awareness for CF!  

May is CF Awareness Month 

To highlight the growing need for awareness about cystic fibrosis (CF), the CF Foundation recognizes the month of May as National CF Awareness Month. During this time — and all year-round — volunteers and people with CF and their families unite to help shine a spotlight on what CF is and the progress being made toward a cure.

Consider these statistics:

• 30,000 children and adults have CF in the United States.
• More than 10 million Americans are symptomless carriers of the defective CF gene.
• The disease occurs in one of every 3,500 live births of all Americans and about 1,000 new cases of cystic fibrosis are diagnosed each year.

What You Can Do

During the month of May, you can:

• Walk in Great Strides. 
  More than 100,000 walkers will put their best foot forward this year at more than 600 sites nationwide. Register today.
  
  
• Be an Advocate for People with Cystic Fibrosis. 
  • There are many federal and state issues that affect people with CF. You can help get our collective voice heard by contacting your elected representatives. Check out our "Take Action" advocacy page to read about the issues and learn how you can help.

• Download the “Cure CF” iPhone App. 
  Use it to educate potential new volunteers and donors about the mission of the CF Foundation. Download it for free from the iTunes App store.

Use Social Media to Get the Word Out! 

• Facebook (CysticFibrosisFoundation)
  If you're not already a fan, become one today! Get the latest news about what's going on in the CF community and engage with more than 100,000 others.
  
  
  • Share our status updates with your friends.
    We'll be posting CF awareness updates throughout the month and all you have to do is click on the "Share" link underneath our post to share it with your friends. 
    
    
  • Donate your Facebook cover image.
    Show your Facebook friends you support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation by donating your cover image for the month of May. Click here to download CF Awareness cover images.
    
    
  • Ask 10 friends to “like” the CF Foundation. 
    The more fans we have, the greater the reach we have for spreading awareness about cystic fibrosis and the progress being made toward a cure.
    
    
• Twitter (CF_Foundation)
  With 31 days in the month of May, think of all the awareness you can raise! Use the hash tag #CFAwarenessMonth in your tweets about CF. We'll be tweeting throughout the month, too, so don't forget to re-tweet us as well.
  
  
• Google+! (Cystic Fibrosis Foundation)
  Follow the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and add us to your Google+ circle.
  
  
• YouTube! (CysticFibrosisUSA)
  Watch and share our award-winning video, "Adding Tomorrows."  Copy and paste the following link into your personal website, blog or even on your Facebook wall:  http://youtu.be/AmKhZAMZbuM

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Updated 04/30/12