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Corporate Sponsors

    Outstanding Corporate Partner

   American Airlines is an Outstanding Corporate Partner of the CF Foundation and a sponsor of GREAT STRIDES

      National Corporate Partner
    Solvay Cares is a National Corporate Partner of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and a sponsor of GREAT STRIDES.
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Why We Stride

GREAT STRIDES: Taking Steps to Cure Cystic Fibrosis is the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's largest national fundraising event. Tens of thousands of co-workers, friends and family come together each year as one community for one cause…to help find a cure for CF. In 2009, nearly $35 million was raised to support vital CF programs. Learn more.
Step 1: Join a Walk!
Registering online for GREAT STRIDES is easy and fast! Start by choosing a walk site near you. There are more than 570 sites across the country to choose from!

Enter your state or your chapter to find the walk locations in your area. Then, click on the "Find Walk" button to begin the registration process.
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"The science the CF Foundation supports is the best; it will make a difference." Harvey Platt, president and CEO, Platt Electric Supply
Hero Story - DeLorenzo's Dashers
Sharon and Jason DeLorenzo, leaders of the DeLorenzo's Dashers team continue to prove that letter-writing campaigns are the best way to raise money. They added a new twist this year—they asked their friends, family and walkers to forward the Sharon and Jason’s letter to their contacts. By expanding the universe of those who now know the story of their daughter Sophia, son Jack and nephew Joseph, they raised $90,000 more than last year making their team total more than $210,000!
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