Andrew Sabaka

Hello,

This is our 15th year participating in Great Strides! For those that have donated or joined us in the past, your support has not gone unnoticed! We are so grateful to have so much support!

Great Strides is an annual event to not only raise critical funding, but to also raise awareness of CF. The walk is an opportunity for us to reflect on the past year and look forward to the next year.  

Great Strides is another way for people to help the CF community. Over the last 14 years, our team has raised thousands of dollars to help fund the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF). So what does the CFF do??? First, the CFF is paving the way in funding cutting edge research and therapeutic development. Because CF is an orphan disease, research and drug development must be funded, in part, by your donations. But this is not the only way the CFF uses your donations. Many donors and supporters of the CFF aren't aware that their donations help us in many other ways. The CFF is also leading the way in patient and caregiver support by providing us with resources to help us navigate insurance issues, legal issues, and even behavioral health issues. On top of all the work CF management requires, the stress of medical bills and insurance issues is not something a caregiver or patient with CF should have to deal with. The support from the Compass Program is invaluable and is made possible from your donations.

Please walk with us or make a donation this year. You are playing a direct role in helping to keep Eli healthy, as well as the entire CF community.

Please support me!

Help me reach my fundraising goal by donating to my Great Strides fundraising campaign. Your gift will help add tomorrows to the lives of people with cystic fibrosis by supporting life-saving research and medical progress. Your gift is 100-percent tax deductible.