Saturday's Super Successful Fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis!

I was proud to be a part of our Summit County community on Saturday when we gathered along Lake Dillon and walked as part of the Great Strides Fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis! We only had about 200 walkers, but together, we raised over $60,000 for the cause!

You can view the whole SLIDESHOW HERE!

My buddies Barb & Chuck Edelblute from Illinois were there in fine form....and we wore Right On Fight On T-Shirts that are a fundraiser for CFF through www.thequietlife.com.

Here are Barb & Chuck sporting theirs!












And it's not too late to donate! Here are a few great walkers that could use some more donations!

Summit Cove Teachers Team


Tyler Johnston or others from Summit Cove 3rd grade

CF Great Strides Walk just 2 weeks away!

We had a planning meeting for the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Great Strides walk to be held on June 14th here in Dillon! We have already raised over $30,000 for CF and hope to raise lots more in the next two weeks! We have recruited lots of teachers, parents, and students to walk with us - below are only a portion of the teams that are formed - you can donate by clicking on any of their links....or sign up to walk with us by clicking on the JOIN MY TEAM button at the top of any page!

More information about the walk can be found on this BLOG POST and remember we are walking for our friend and neighbor Megan Andersen, a 3rd grader in Summit County. This SUMMIT DAILY NEWS ARTICLE has more information about Megan's story.



Kim Andersen's Team
www.cff.org/great_strides/kimandersen5613
www.cff.org/great_strides/niccolong
www.cff.org/great_strides/dellacrone
www.cff.org/great_strides/juliecharneskie
www.cff.org/great_strides/amycourtney

Summit Cove Elementary Teachers
www.cff.org/great_strides/summitcoveelementary
www.cff.org/great_strides/joangardner
www.cff.org/great_strides/debramitchell
www.cff.org/great_strides/krissymoulton
www.cff.org/great_strides/jenleslie
www.cff.org/great_strides/melmorgan
www.cff.org/great_strides/bobbiemarony
www.cff.org/great_strides/suzanneallen
www.cff.org/great_strides/lauramaynard

Summit Cove Elementary Fifth Graders
www.cff.org/great_strides/kevincurnutte
www.cff.org/great_strides/daniellemoulton
www.cff.org/great_strides/liziandersen5613
www.cff.org/great_strides/gennahiller
www.cff.org/great_strides/daniellemoulton

Summit Cove Elementary Fourth Graders
www.cff.org/great_strides/heatherjohnston5613
www.cff.org/great_strides/caitmccluskey
www.cff.org/great_strides/meagancollins
www.cff.org/great_strides/dianagasiouk
www.cff.org/great_strides/marleywebber
www.cff.org/great_strides/hannahclauss
www.cff.org/great_strides/ethanminard
www.cff.org/great_strides/sabrinadandrea
www.cff.org/great_strides/justinelorch
www.cff.org/great_strides/ethanminard

Summit Cove Elementary Third Graders
www.cff.org/great_strides/tylerjohnston
www.cff.org/great_strides/meganandersen5613
www.cff.org/great_strides/abbyhiller

The Harsch Team - Remax
www.cff.org/great_strides/karenharsch
www.cff.org/great_strides/calebharsch
www.cff.org/great_strides/haileyharsch
www.cff.org/great_strides/kaitlynharsch
www.cff.org/great_strides/davebittner
www.cff.org/great_strides/kimhebron
www.cff.org/great_strides/aarontamburelli
www.cff.org/great_strides/branditamburelli
www.cff.org/great_strides/kayceetolmie
www.cff.org/great_strides/craigtolmie

Beaton Photography
www.cff.org/great_strides/kaybeaton
www.cff.org/great_strides/kirkjohnston
www.cff.org/great_strides/bethwalters

Land Title
www.cff.org/great_strides/pattijones
www.cff.org/great_strides/sherylavery
www.cff.org/great_strides/allisoncallahan
www.cff.org/great_strides/denisehelton
www.cff.org/great_strides/deborahmacgowan
www.cff.org/great_strides/amypombo
www.cff.org/great_strides/brookeroberts

Individual Walkers
www.cff.org/great_strides/katieobrien

www.cff.org/great_strides/johnreichert

www.cff.org/great_strides/carolynzorno5613

CF Great Strides Walk in Dillon June 14th - Please Join Us!

We will be walking in a Great Strides Fundraising walk for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) on June 14th in Dillon and could use some more walkers! What is CF? CF is a disease that two of my dear friends are dealing with on a daily basis! One is our neighbor and friend in Dillon, 8 year old Megan!



THIS SUMMIT DAILY NEWS ARTICLE tells more details of Megan's story.

But on June 14th we will be coming together to walk in a fundraiser like THIS ONE to raise money and awareness to fight CF!

The Beaton Photography Team has just three walkers so far and we would love to have more! CLICK HERE TO JOIN US! Kids are invited to join, as the walk will only be a mile or two. And you can sign up as a virtual walker if you can't be there on June 14th!

or CLICK HERE TO DONATE ONLINE! Click the yellow buttons on the top row!

Help us join the fight against CF!

What is Cystic Fibrosis (CF) ????

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is something that two of my dear friends and their children and grandchildren are dealing with on a day to day basis.

CF is a disease. CF is a disease that attacks the lungs of an innocent child, and makes it difficult and sometimes impossible to breathe. CF is a genetic disease that effects over 30,000 people in the US. In the 1950's these children rarely lived to attend elementary school. But with the help of organizations like the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and modern medicine, the average estimated lifespan is now 37 years. And is increasing every year! More information about the disease can be found HERE.

CF is something that Megan, at age 8, faces daily and requires her to take 40 pills a day and do treatments twice daily. CF interferes with her ability to ski and mountain bike, yet her beautiful smile always shines through!






CF is something that Owen was diagnosed with at 6 months.....and requires his parents to do treatments for hours each day, to make sure he can breathe easily the next day. Owen's grandma, Barb, introduced me to CF last year. A disease I wish I had never met!



But together, we can all make a difference! There are more drug therapies being discovered daily that help CF patients! And

For more information about Cystic Fibrosis - Watch this PSA!
For more information about the Great Strides Walk - Watch this Video!