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Welcome to Mary Jo's GREAT STRIDES Home Page!

2009 Tonawanda - Veteran's Park, Niagara Street Walk Information
My fundraising goal: $1,000.00
Money raised to date:  $5,169.50
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Personal Image Two weks after our son was born we were delivered devastating news that he had Cystic Fibrosis, a genetic disease, for which we were unknown carriers of. Cystic Fibrosis affects approximately 30,000 people in U.S. alone. At the time the disease was first discovered those who had it were only expected to live 4 - 5 years, and they would be hard years with frequent hospital visits. Much has changed since then, greatly due to efforts of The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF), the life expectancy has increased to 37 years. Unfortunately many of those years still remain hard fought ones with hospital stays, multiple daily medications, and daily respiratory treatments. James is fortunate, God has blessed him and he has been relatively healthy. But we know children who have not had the same fortune, and we know it is a matter of time until the disease takes it's toll on James' lungs. This is why we dedicate ourselves every year to raising as much money as we can for the CFF. And over the past 4 years we have raised over 15,000! Much of this is thanks to you our friends and family, we rely on your donations to help raise this money,and we thank you for your support in the past. Aside from participating in the Great Strides Walk, we also have started a Golf Tournament which we will hold yearly during Memorial Day weekend. If you would like information about the golf tournament just contact us. Thanks again for your support.

Below is a list of donors who have donated to support me. Thanks to everyone for your support!
First Name Last Name Comments
Dave Rutkowski Hope the walk goes well, can’t wait to see you all at the golf tournament!!!
Paul & Donna Linenfelser Keep going James! You are awesome!!
Ron and Gail Monti  
Jim & Teddy Linenfelser  
Patricia Rink  
Mark Braddell  
Penny Linenfelser  
Jim Havens God bless the Soto family!!! Great foundation: "We do not support specific types of research more »»
Douglas Harding  
Jonathan Monti  
Oliver & Anne Stuardi  
Paul Michaud  
Shawn & Denise Carey  
  George Edwards Jewlers  
Michael Pusatier Congrats James on being a big brother!!
Dave Rutkowski Hope the walk goes well, can’t wait to see you all at the golf tournament!!!
Laury and Jim Linenfelser  
John and carole Felser walk like an Egyptian
Phil & Danielle Arbutina  
Dave Rutkowski Hope the walk goes well, can’t wait to see you all at the golf tournament!!!
Dave Rutkowski Hope the walk goes well, can’t wait to see you all at the golf tournament!!!
Maureen Vaganek James’ Buddies
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