Tera's Team

Tera's Team has been participating in the Great Strides event for over 30 years, helping to raise funds and awareness for Cystic Fibrosis. Our team leader, Tera, was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis in 1982 less than a week after she was born and after her parents were told by the doctors "she will be lucky to make it to 18 years old", her parents and family immediately did all they could to help make sure Tera not only had a good and healthy life, but also helped her set out to prove doctors wrong by not only reaching, but surpassing that age. Today, Tera is 42 years old and although it takes a lot of work, medications, treatments, and large group of doctors, she is determined to keep going and reach many many more birthdays! 

A big part to her reaching her 40s is largely due to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) and donations from fundraisers such as this one. There is currently no government funding for CFF, so they (and everyone with CF and their families) rely heavily on donations and corporate sponsors to help in bringing much needed medications and treatments to those that need them. 

With supporters like you by our side, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation continues to lead the way in the fight against CF, fueling extraordinary medical and scientific progress. The life expectancy of someone born with CF has more than doubled in the last 30 years. Despite this progress, many people with CF do not benefit from existing therapies either because their disease is too advanced or because their specific genetic mutations will not respond. They are moms, dads, sisters, brothers, daughters, sons, aunts, uncles, friends, and co-workers who struggle every day in the face of this devasting disease.  

We walk in Great Strides for them.

Will you join us and help bring us one step closer to a cure for cystic fibrosis – a rare, genetic, life-shortening disease that makes it difficult to breathe?

Great Strides is a fun event that provides a fantastic opportunity for family, friends, students, and colleagues to come together to make a difference in the lives of people with CF.

To participate, just click on the "Join our Team" button. From there, you can make a donation and start fundraising.

By joining our Great Strides team and making a donation, you will be part of a tenacious and passionate group of people committed to ending this disease. Together, let’s make CF stand for Cure Found!