There are over 1000 new cases of Cystic Fibrosis diagnosed every year**More than 70% of these new cases are diagnosed in children before age 2**More than 45% of the CF population living today is over the age of 18**The new predicted median age of survival for a person with CF is in their early 40s
We lost our beloved Jill Marie Balboni much too soon last year in July of 2013 at the age of 36. She
was a fighter of Cystic Fibrosis until the end. More than being a fighter; she was a lover of life and a lover of learning. Jill received her Bachelors, Masters & PhD and still managed to enjoy every day with a smile while spending time with her family and friends between her time in the Tri-Delta sorority or her Homecoming Queen reign or her Organ Donation philanthropy work. Jill always knew how important education was and she always felt that if a cure was around the corner and she beat all odds that she was not going to be uneducated or unemployable. She reached for the stars, the sun and the moon each and every day and never settled for anything less than what was attainable. Live.Learn.Breathe. has been created to assist another fellow person with CF attain these same goals in life. Our goal is to offer a $10,000 scholarship to a graduating senior in 2015 for the college of their acceptance. In order to make that happen and for us to make our goal we are reaching out to you today to ask for Donations in the upcoming months and for our fundraising events.
