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Maran Garland
Maran Garland
I am being honored by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at a special event recognizing outstanding professionals in my community. In accepting this distinction, I have committed to raise money to help the Foundation realize its mission of curing cystic fibrosis (CF) and providing all people with CF the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives.
Please help me meet my fundraising goal by making a donation. By supporting my fundraising efforts, you have an opportunity in your lifetime to be part of ending this disease. Please consider joining us and help make medical history.
Nearly 40,000 people in the United States have cystic fibrosis: a progressive, genetic disease that affects the lungs, pancreas, and other organs. Sixty years ago, children with CF usually did not live long enough to attend elementary school. Today, because of Foundation-supported research and care, the median survival age of people with CF is over 50. Working alongside the CF community, the CF Foundation has fostered the development of more than a dozen CF treatments and helped add decades of life for people with CF. Yet, many people with CF do not benefit from existing therapies. Our vision is a cure for every person with cystic fibrosis – a life free from the burden of this disease – and we will not leave anyone behind.
To learn more about CF and the CF Foundation, visit www.cff.org. Together, we can make a difference in the lives of those with cystic fibrosis. Thank you for supporting the mission of the CF Foundation!
Please help me meet my fundraising goal by making a donation. By supporting my fundraising efforts, you have an opportunity in your lifetime to be part of ending this disease. Please consider joining us and help make medical history.
Nearly 40,000 people in the United States have cystic fibrosis: a progressive, genetic disease that affects the lungs, pancreas, and other organs. Sixty years ago, children with CF usually did not live long enough to attend elementary school. Today, because of Foundation-supported research and care, the median survival age of people with CF is over 50. Working alongside the CF community, the CF Foundation has fostered the development of more than a dozen CF treatments and helped add decades of life for people with CF. Yet, many people with CF do not benefit from existing therapies. Our vision is a cure for every person with cystic fibrosis – a life free from the burden of this disease – and we will not leave anyone behind.
To learn more about CF and the CF Foundation, visit www.cff.org. Together, we can make a difference in the lives of those with cystic fibrosis. Thank you for supporting the mission of the CF Foundation!
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As I have started to share and engage in my campaign as a Finest Honoree for the 10th Annual Brewer’s Ball, the question has been asked, "What is your connection?” It is relatable to share about my friends, over the course of my life, who have had CF and the challenges they have faced. It is also completely honest to share that committing to the five month fundraising campaign is for me - it is a way to support research I believe in the impact of. It is also honest to say I have always thought science was cool, and how better do we make sure we are propelling forward with our research and understanding of this genetic disease than by raising the funds to support the work? It is also honest to say that when Clare was born at 32 weeks, I had no idea the amount of research, funding, and love that had gone into understanding and treating premature births. We were fortunate to deliver at UVA Hospital and have Clare’s three-and-a-half week NICU stay at a top-rate hospital in our beloved city of Charlottesville. Before saying yes to this commitment, through my own research, I learned about the pivotal role UVA Hospital and the life-changing doctors there have contributed to CF research. Knowing we have a world-renowned hospital in our backyard that is making progress every day in the fight to find the cure, it felt like there was no other answer than to say YES in supporting this event. It rang true for me, that surely all the funding for premature birth was not generated solely by families of preemies, it takes a village! I don’t have a personal family connection to CF, but you know what? Many of my friends and family do. And I have learned that, and so much more (!), in these three short weeks. I still have 4 months ahead of me on this campaign. I can only imagine how impactful this journey will have been when it culminates at Ting Pavilion on October 9, 2025. Today I am 72% to my goal for this research. I hope that you will continue to follow my journey and support my quest to raise $5K by supporting my campaign as a Charlottesville Finest Honoree in support of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
MAY
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"It takes a village!" ...and I am humbled by & grateful for mine. I am (almost) halfway to my goal because of you! Huge shout out of gratitude for my mentor, colleague & friend Chris Eure for her support of my campaign with these gorgeous notes!
MAY
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Did You Know? 💙 The Foundation is Adding Tomorrows! 💙 When the Foundation was established in 1955, children born with Cystic Fibrosis were not expected to live long enough to attend elementary school. In 2025, thanks to research and care supported by the Foundation, many people with CF are living into their 50s and beyond! Our support makes a difference! Please join Rob, Clare, and me and support my campaign today. 💙
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I am filled with gratitude for the 6 donations that came in on Day 1 (!!) of my campaign from family & friends <3
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