Monday, April 26, 2010

Mini March for Cystic Fibrosis

We are pleased to announce that our second annual Mini March for Cystic Fibrosis was a complete success! We have raised $575 to support research and treatment and money is still being donated.

The children were sponsored to walk laps around the playground for one half hour. Between 10:45 and 11:15 am the children could be seen walking, marching, or running around the orange construction cones that marked their path.

Cystic Fibrosis is a condition that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States. In the 1950's, children diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis could only expect to live to see elementary school. Through medical advances and research funded by walk-a-thons just like this, the life expectancy of someone with Cystic Fibrosis has dramatically risen to the 30's, 40's, or beyond!

We are honored to have been a part of fundraising for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

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