Country Concert for Cystic Fibrosis

Just a reminder of the following events for Pounding the Pavement for Paige:

• Great Strides walk for a cure.

This is a great cause very near to my heart as we walk in honor of my niece Paige, so any contributions are greatly appreciated!


Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

• Country Concert for Cystic Fibrosis

Please Save the Date for the 3rd Annual CF Concert & Motorcycle Ride on Sunday AUG 22,2010 at the American Legion Post 781 Grounds in Mountain Top,Pa (approx 1mile off of the Nuangola Exit on 81 or 3 miles from RT 309)… Concert Starting at 1pm.. General Admission to concert ONLY $5.00 Donation/Children under 12 FREE..visit http://CFConcert.com for more details!

Originally posted in Cystic Fibrosis News From Medical News Today

Aided by a new experimental model, scientists are a step closer to understanding how cystic fibrosis (CF) causes lung disease in people with the condition. The findings, published online April 28 in the journal Science Translational Medicine, could help improve treatments for lung disease, which causes most of the deaths and disability among people with CF…

Originally posted in Cystic Fibrosis News From Medical News Today

Inherited diseases such as cystic fibrosis can be caused by genetic “nonsense mutations” that disrupt the way human cells make proteins. David Bedwell, Ph.D., a professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Microbiology, says scientists are now closer to producing drugs that will fix this disruption and drastically improve treatment of genetic disease…

THANK YOU SO EVER MUCH to all who came to the Shalimar last night in support of the Team Pounding the Pavement for Paige ,Great Strides Cystic Fibrosis Fundraiser.

We had a GREAT turnout and support for CF and truly appreciate everyone’s generosity….Thank you to all who donated raffle prizes and gift certificates,and to the Shalimar….Thank you also to those who couldn’t make it but told a friend ,spread the word and kept us in your thoughts….The fundraiser was a huge success….please remember that AUG 22 is the large fund raising benefit, the 3rd Annual Country Concert for CF & Motorcycle Ride…This year we are kicking it up a notch with KARTUNE and the other Great Bands are Farmers Daughter,the Tim Johnson Band,Crossfire, Jenne Zano,Big Carl & the MudPond Boys,Crystal Martinez we are going to have nonstop live great music and so much stuff for you to do …look for all of our ads and updates and of course…www.cfconcert.com has all the info….Thank you very much Again….Carol Davis   (member of “Team Pounding the Pavement for Paige”)

Saturday, April 24th at the Shalimar in Mountain Top, PA for a CF Great Strides Fundraiser. Help us raise money for the upcoming walk at Kirby Park in Wilkes-Barre.

$5 donation at the door

Music by DJ JT and Carol

Basket raffles, 50/50, jello shots and fun all night from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Hosted by “Team Pouding the Pavement for Paige”

Originally posted in Cystic Fibrosis News From Medical News Today

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common life-threatening autosomal recessive disease in Caucasian children; it has an incidence of 1 case in every 2500 children born alive…

Originally posted in Cystic Fibrosis News From Medical News Today

Bronchiectasis, also known as bronchiectasia, is a lung condition that causes persistent cough and excess phlegm (sputum); it is defined by localized, irreversible dilation (widening) of part of the bronchial tree – the airways widen, become flabby and scarred. Bronchiectasis, along with emphysema, bronchitis and cystic fibrosis is classified as an obstructive lung disease…

Originally posted in Cystic Fibrosis News From Medical News Today

Exclusive licenses to gene patents, most of which are held by academic institutions and based on taxpayer-funded research, do more to block competition in the gene testing market than to spur the development of new technologies for gauging disease risk, say researchers at the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy (IGSP)…

Originally posted in Cystic Fibrosis News From Medical News Today

Stem cell scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) were awarded stimulus grants totaling almost $2 million to research experimental treatments for blood disorders and inherited lung diseases affecting children…

Saturday, April 24th at the Shalimar in Mountain Top, PA for a CF Great Strides Fundraiser. Help us raise money for the upcoming walk at Kirby Park in Wilkes-Barre.

$5 donation at the door

Music by DJ JT and Carol

Basket raffles, 50/50, jello shots and fun all night from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Hosted by “Team Pouding the Pavement for Paige”

It’s that time of year again for the cystic fibrosis great strides walk. Thank you to everyone who has donated in the past. Our walk is on May 1st at kirby park, and any one wishing to donate online can click on the link. This is a great cause very near to my heart as we walk in honor of my niece Paige, so any contributions are greatly appreciated!

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
www.cff.org

The weather is finally getting warmer, flowers are in bloom, summer is on the horizon, and The CF Great Strides walk is already approaching. I want to thank everyone who has donated in the past, your contributions are greatly appreciated. …

http://www.cff.org/Great_Strides/dsp_DonationPage.cfm?walkid=6849&idUser=180102