Great Strides (CF) fundraising event, May 3rd @ 9.m.

Great Strides is the CF Foundation’s largest fund-raising event. It gives a chance for all people in the community to get involved forming teams through their workplace, clubs and organizations or with friends and family. Walk day is a fun, family-friendly celebration that is a healthy 4-kilometer walk, Kids’ Corner activities, food, and festivities that participants look forward to year after year.

The 2008 Great Strides San Antonio walk is scheduled for Saturday May 3rd @ 9 a.m. It will begin at Arneson River Theatre, go into Hemisfair Park and take the San Antonio River into the King William community and then return to the Arneson River Theatre.

Cystic Fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States (70,000 worldwide). A defective gene and its protein product cause the body to produce unusually thick, sticky mucus that:

Clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections; and obstructs the pancreas and stops natural enzymes from helping the body break down and absorb food.

In the 1950s, few children with cystic fibrosis lived to attend elementary school. Today, advances in research and medical treatments have further enhanced and extended life for children and adults with CF. Many people with the disease can now expect to live into their 30s, 40s and beyond. This has all come about from the support of events like the Great Strides walk.

We invite people in the community to form a walk team and to join us in the fight to find a cure for cystic fibrosis. All that is needed is to go onto our Website and register.

http://www.cff.org/Chapters/lonestar/GREATSTRIDES/

For more information, please contact the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Lone Star Chapter at 210-829-7267 or visit our website at http://www.cff.org/Chapters/lonestar/

Lone Star Chapter
8620 North New Braunfels, Ste110
Phone 210-829-7267
Fax 210-829-4204
San Antonio, TX 78217