Episode #0049 CF Great Strides NYC Walk - Raising Money for a Cure!

Title: CF Great Strides NYC Walk – Raising Money for a Cure!

Dawn and Stan Zolek are parents of 3 year old Stanley, who has CF and a 1 year old daughter who is a carrier of the gene. They are chairing the NYC Great Strides Walk in their neighborhood, Battery Park City.

The event is “feel good type of day!� and raises money for research to help find a cure for cystic fibrosis.

• “Stanley is compliant to his daily routine and does his “work outâ€? (vest treatment) twice a dayâ€? states his dad Stan.

• Stanley’s website: ilovestanleynyc.com

• “CF Great Strides is a fun day with lots of family and community involvementâ€? states Dawn Zolek.

• CF Great Strides is a 6.2 mile walk and is the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s largest national fundraising event. The event has 100 sites nationally and raised over $32 million last year.

• The metro New York area will be hosting 4 sites for the event:

  • Battery Park City, NYC on Saturday, May 19^th 9am

  • Rye Playland, Rye, NY on Sunday, May 20^th 9am

  • Clove Lakes Park, Staten Island, NY on Saturday, June 2^nd 9am

  • Bowdoin Park, Poughkeepsie, NY on Sunday, June 3^rd 9am

• More information on CF Great Strides nationally is available at: www.cff.org/great_strides