Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Southern California Los Angeles Chapter

Thanks to people like you and our national corporate sponsors, AbbVie and Vertex, we have made incredible progress in our search for a cure for cystic fibrosis. We are confident that one day, no one will lose a loved one to CF.

Some of you may have experienced technical difficulties with our fundraising platform for Great Strides this morning. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

The issue has been resolved, and the site is fully functioning. We appreciate your patience and continued support. Together, we will make CF stand for Cure Found.

During Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month, we thank you, and our Great Strides sponsors: AbbVie, Vertex, and Nestle Health Science, for your unwavering commitment. Together, we are moving one step closer to making CF stand for Cure Found.

We want to extend a big thank you to this year’s Great Strides sponsors: AbbVie, Vertex, and Nestle Health Science. Your support helps make our events possible! Thank you.

We can’t wait to cheer on the cystic fibrosis community all the way to the finish line this spring at Great Strides walks across the country. Together, along with our sponsors: AbbVie, Vertex, and Nestle Health Science, we can make CF stand for Cure Found.

🎉Please join us to celebrate all our community has accomplished this year, honor local award winners, and hear from Carson Maczuzak, Director of Individual Giving for the West from the CF Foundation.

This is a FREE Brunch event at the exclusive luxury lounge, Sunset House on the iconic Sunset Strip, that includes a special awards program.

📧Please RSVP with the link: https://afasignup.formstack.com/forms/2024lavolunteerbrunch
or email Jackie at [email protected].

We hope to see you there!

🎉Earlier this year we announced the merge of the LA and OC CFF Chapters into one chapter, the SoCal Chapter. With the new transition, we are excited to merge to one Instagram account!

Please follow us on our new page, where you will find information on all our future programs and events taking place in the LA and the OC area. We look forward to connecting with you!

The Motenko and Phillips families will match donations to the Southern California Chapter between today and Christmas Day up to $20,000! All non-special event gifts of $1 to $19,999 will be matched dollar for dollar starting NOW.

💜Give today for a future without CF: https://give.cff.org/southern-california/Donate

Happy Hanukkah 🕎 to all that celebrate.

Are you a young professional in the LA and OC area? We welcome you to join us at our Tomorrow's Leaders Holiday Party! Meet our team and learn more about joining Tomorrow's Leaders. 💙

☃️The LA Holiday Party is tomorrow night at Nativo in Highland Park from 7-9pm.
OC Holiday Party will be on Friday, December 15 at 6:30pm.

⭐Please RSVP to Natalie, [email protected] (LA) or Katie, [email protected] (OC).

🎉Congratulations to the winner of this year’s BreatheCon swag design contest: Caleigh Haber-Takayama! As an adult with cystic fibrosis, Caleigh is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of individuals who are facing health-related challenges like her own. Since her second double-lung transplant, Caleigh has achieved many new goals, including being a wish granter for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and public speaking for several nonprofit organizations.

In describing her winning creation, Caleigh said, “My CF journey is a dichotomy of two worlds. On one side, there's the vibrant realm of health, a flourishing garden of life teeming with blooming florals of vitality and the sweet fragrance of optimism. It's a world where I feel invincible, embracing the joys of each day, like a sun-kissed meadow in full bloom. Conversely, the other side reveals the contrast of illness, where the florals are drained of vibrancy, and wilted by the weight of challenges. It's a world of endurance, where every breath feels like a struggle, and the scent in the air carries the weight of perseverance. These two worlds, seemingly disparate, coexist within me, shaping the person I've become.”

💜Caleigh’s design will be featured on 2024 conference swag for BreatheCon. Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s swag design contest and helped select the winning design!

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER!
Join us tomorrow, December 5th for our CF Foundation Cares event at 2145 Pizza in Costa Mesa. Only a few spots left!

📧Register today before it's too late to [email protected].