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Great Strides provides a fantastic opportunity for family, friends, students, and colleagues to come together and make a difference. The event harnesses the power of people with a shared vision and encourages collaboration, team building, and leadership, as we take steps to find a cure for cystic fibrosis.
Your participation in Great Strides matters a lot! We don’t just want to treat CF, we want to end CF.
The time is now. Together, we can cross the finish line.
Why We Stride
Get to know one of our CF Fighters! Our CF Fighters are the face of Great Strides, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s largest national fundraiser. These fighters, who have cystic fibrosis, are committed to helping raise awareness and fund research by fundraising for Great Strides so that someday, we can cure CF.
2019 Great Strides National Ambassadors
Hannah is a 23-year-old living with cystic fibrosis. This May, she looks forward to graduating from the University of Michigan with a degree in creative writing and participating in her 18th Great Strides walk.
George is a 3-year-old CF Fighter from Tampa, Fla. He was diagnosed with CF just two weeks after he was born, and since then his entire family, led by his parents Matt and Elisa Chelius, have united across the nation to help raise funds and awareness for his rare disease.
National Teams
Help spread awareness and grow your fundraising potential by forming corporate teams and family teams in your local community and across the country fostering pride and camaraderie as you make a difference for those living with CF.
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Important note on Attendance at Foundation Events:
Infections can exacerbate CF symptoms and worsen lung function, so we ask attendees at Foundation-sponsored events to observe the following best practices to reduce the risk of germ transmission:
To further reduce the risk of cross-infection, the Foundation’s attendance policy recommends that all people with CF maintain a safe 6-foot distance from each other at all times while attending an outdoor Foundation-sponsored event. All Great Strides walks are non-smoking events.