Great Strides Walk for CF raises over $100,000
Posted May 30, 2010 08:13:05 AM.
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The Great Strides Walk for Cystic Fibrosis was a huge success this past weekend as hundreds of people packed Waterloo Park to raise a record amount of money for cystic fibrosis.
Close to 500 people turned out for yesterday’s Great Strides Walk for CF, helping to collect more than $100,000. That’s an increase of more than $10,000 over last year’s total. The national goal was 2.5-million dollars.
The annual event raises money to continue research into CF – the most common, fatal genetic disease in Canada.
The event included door prizes, a magic show, a silent auction, and a free BBQ at the end of the walk,
The local walk raised more than $90,000 last year, meaning all involved beat that total by some $10,000 this year.
Special guests at the event included Kitchener-Waterloo MP Peter Braid and World Boxing Champion Fitz “The Whip” Vanderpool.
One in every 36,000 children born in Canada is diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis.
