Friends Of Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (FOCFF)
is a not for profit group in Washington State that supports the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. FOCFF's mission is to help find a cure
for Cystic Fibrosis by raising necessary funding, providing
administrative support and educating the broader community. We
know first hand how this disease effects people as one of the FOCFF
founders lost a brother and several other relatives to this disease.
What is CF?
Cystic Fibrosis is a life-threatening disease
that causes mucus to build up and clog some of the organs in the
body, particularly in the lungs and pancreas. When mucus clogs the
lungs, it can make breathing very difficult. The thick mucus also
causes bacteria (or germs) to get stuck in the airways, which causes
inflammation (or swelling) and infections that leads to lung damage.
Approximately 30,000 people in the United States have Cystic
Fibrosis. An additional ten million more—or about 1 in every 30
Americans—are carriers of the defective CF gene, but do not have
the disease
Friends of CFF Donate Items for the CFF Seattle Gala in November, 2009.
FOCFF donated over three dozen items in support of the auction for this years CFF Gala in Seattle. The items cover a multitude of interests from game used and autographed sports memorabilia to Microsoft's great programs and the hot new operating system, Windows 7 for the enterprise and home computers. The Gala is CFF's single biggest yearly fund raiser and the venue utilized for presenting the yearly Breath of Life award to the supporters that have had the greatest impact in the fight against CF in 2009. The Gala has a dinner, live and silent auction as well as dancing into the night with a live band, this is a formal affair. If you are interested in attending please contact washington@cff.org.
"To know even one life has breathed easier
because you have lived, this is the meaning of success."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
