Sponsorship

In the past 15 years, the overwhelming support for the Greater Niagara BassEye has resulted in huge success, raising more than $1.8 million for the CFF!  This event will support the overall mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the nationwide network of care, including the Lung Care Center at Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo. We will not rest until we find a cure for all people with CF.

For complete sponsorship details, please read the attached sponsorship opportunities. Please click here.

Mark your calendars for this years Strategy Session at Pettibones Grille on Thursday, July 20, 2017.  All captains and anglers will learn about the format, rules and regulations for 2017.

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has unrestricted financial reserves of about 12 times its budgeted annual expenses, following a one-time royalty sale in 2014. These funds, along with the public’s continuing support, are needed to help accelerate our efforts to pursue a lifelong cure for this fatal disease, develop lifesaving new therapies and help all people with CF live full, productive lives. To request a copy of our Strategic Plan, email info@cff.org or call 800 FIGHT-CF.

Important Note on Attendance at Foundation Events: To reduce the risk of getting and spreading germs at CF Foundation-sponsored events, we ask that everyone follow basic best practices by regularly cleaning your hands with soap and water or with an alcohol-based hand gel, covering your cough or sneeze with a tissue or your inner elbow and maintaining a safe 6-foot distance from anyone with a cold or infection.

Medical evidence shows that germs may spread among people with CF through direct and indirect contact as well as through droplets that travel short distances when a person coughs or sneezes. These germs can lead to worsening symptoms and speed decline in lung function. To further help reduce the risk of cross-infection, the Foundation’s attendance policy recommends inviting only one person with CF to attend the indoor portion of a Foundation-sponsored event at a specific time. For the outdoor portion, the Foundation recommends that all people with CF maintain a safe 6-foot distance from each other at all times.

16th Annual Greater Niagara
BassEye Celebrity Challenge

Captains

For the past 15 years, some 35 professional fishing captains have taken to the Bass and Walleye rich waters of Lake Erie to help “Catch a Cure” for cystic fibrosis.

Captains Caring About Catching a Cure

In years past, many captains have taken their support even further by generously donating their service fees back to CF. These donations go a long way toward the quest to “Catch a Cure.”

This year, captains have been asked to again consider donating this fee back to CF. To secure your position as a captain for this year and to donate your service fee back to CF, please call CF at (716) 204-2535 today.

Gearing up for the 16th Annual BassEye Celebrity Challenge

To get things rolling for this year’s tournament, all captains, sponsors and anglers are invited to a Strategy Session at Pettibones Grille at Coca-Cola Field on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. to learn more about the format, rules, and regulations for this year.

About Cystic Fibrosis and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Cystic fibrosis is a life-threatening, genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections and progressively limits the ability to breathe.

In people with CF, a defective gene causes a thick, buildup of mucus in the lungs, pancreas and other organs. In the lungs, the mucus clogs the airways and traps bacteria leading to infections, extensive lung damage and eventually, respiratory failure. In the pancreas, the mucus prevents the release of digestive enzymes that allow the body to break down food and absorb vital nutrients.

Breakthrough treatments have added years to the lives of people with cystic fibrosis. Today the median predicted survival age is close to 40. This is a dramatic improvement from the 1950s, when a child with CF rarely lived long enough to attend elementary school.

The mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is to cure cystic fibrosis and to provide all people with the disease the opportunity to lead full, productive lives by funding research and drug development, promoting individualized treatment, and ensuring access to high-quality, specialized care.

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is the world’s leader in the search for a cure for cystic fibrosis. We fund more CF research than any other organization, and nearly every CF drug available today was made possible because of Foundation support.

We are a nonprofit donor-supported organization dedicated to attacking cystic fibrosis from every angle. Our focus is to support the development of new drugs to fight the disease, improve the quality of life for those with CF, and ultimately to find a cure.

The Foundation’s drug development success has been recognized by Harvard Business School and by publications such as Forbes and The Wall Street Journal.

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is one of the most efficient organizations of its kind and is an accredited charity of the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance.

Thanks for being part of our commitment for a cure.

For further information, contact:
Gia Coone, Executive Director
(716) 204-2535 OR gcoone@cff.org
www.cff.org