The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is pleased to announce the 2012 Kent Island GREAT STRIDES WALK will be held at 9:00am on Sunday, May 6th and hosted for the second consecutive year by Bridges on Kent Narrows Restaurant. Come out to enjoy the scenic Cross Island Trail and turnaround water station offered by Fishergate, Inc. The walk will begin and end at Bridges Restaurant, so plan to arrive by car or boat! There is plenty of parking and dockage for walk participants.

Register to walk or donate at www.cff.org, click “Find a Walk” and search “Team Name” “A&O Latitude.” Walkers may also register on walk day at 8:30am. If you wish to volunteer or receive more information about the event, please call Queen Anne’s County resident and 2012 Walk Chair, Tammy Shay/CF Aunt, at 410-490-1945. Additional information is also available via email Maryland@cff.org , or phone at 800-731-2873.

GREAT STRIDES is the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s largest national fundraiser celebrating its 24th anniversary. Your donation and involvement in this Kent Island event honoring Shay nieces “A&O,” will help raise funds to develop a cure and control this genetic disease affecting approximately 30,000 other children and adults nationwide. While this year’s progress in research and new medicines has been remarkable, adding to the quality and latitude of life for people with CF, more must be done to find a cure.

Thanks to generous donations and support, GREAT STRIDES is the most efficient event for the CF Foundation and has received a four-star rating from Charity Navigator, the largest independent charity evaluator in the United States, and is an accredited charity of the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance. For your records, The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Federal Tax ID is #52-6019357.