It's that time of the year again for our Team "Jakey's Knights". For those of you who are not familiar with our walk last year, GREAT STRIDES is the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's largest and most successful national fund-raising event. This year, I'm walking in the GREAT STRIDES walk at the Santa Monica (Crescent Bay Park) walk on Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 9:00am.

Just to give you a brief summary of this past year, it has been truly a blessed year for Jakey "JP". He had the opportunity of participating in a clinical trial research medication this past year called Denufosol which helps repair the chloride channel in CF patients. He's made improvements on his Pulmonary Function Test as well as being able to run down court without complaining of chest pains or difficulty breathing as he had before. Such clinical trials would not be available if it wasn't for all of you and your support for Cystic Fibrosis. CF has by far come such a long way in research and continues to strive for that "Cure", our hope.

We appreciate any donations made in honor of JP for our Team "Jakey's Knights". Its this simple......log on to http://www.cff.org/great_strides/ and then under search for walker put "Yumi Pena". Once you get into our team web page it will give you the option of 1) Donate or 2) Join the Walk Team. We hope you will be able to join us in our team "Jakey's Knights". If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at yuminkids@sbcglobal.net.

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 your help is needed now more than ever to ensure that a cure is found sooner - rather than later. To learn more about CF and the CF Foundation, visit www.cff.org.

Together, we can make a difference in the lives of those with CF! Thank you for supporting the mission of the CF Foundation and GREAT STRIDES and your continued love and support for JP.