My Great Strides Story
Tammi Barnes
Fundraising for Denver Great Strides 2026
Tammi Barnes
Dear Family & Friends, April 2026
It’s that time of year again to support our continued efforts to find a cure for Karen and many others affected by Cystic Fibrosis. The fight will not end until a cure is found. There are many medicines and treatments in the pipeline, just waiting to get through the trials and FDA approval. This is exciting for the entire CF community and their families. Karen is not going to be trying the newest Modulator, Alyftrek, which was approved in early 2025. She wants to wait a few years to see how others respond and what the side effects are before jumping in like the last one she tried. I hope you will consider helping us raise money to cure cystic fibrosis.
Approximately 30,000 Americans are living with cystic fibrosis. They are moms, dads, sisters, brothers, daughters, sons, friends, and co-workers who struggle daily to breathe. We walk for them and hope you will support us in our efforts. Real progress is being made in the search for a cure, but the lives of people with CF are still cut far too short. Unfortunately, there is still no cure for this devastating disease.
This will be the 22nd Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Great Strides Walk that we have participated in. Our first walk was in May 2005, when Karen was 5 months old. We look forward to the walk every year. Join us this year, or just make a donation.
Here’s a Karen life update: Karen graduated from Red Rocks Community College on May 17, 2025, with a double major in Psychology and Biology. She then got her CNA and worked for 6 months at Arbor View Care Center, and has just started a new job doing what she was originally hired for at Arbor View: Hospice care. She is planning to get her EMT certification this summer. Karen’s health continues to thrive with her CF, which is a huge blessing and testament to the advances in cystic fibrosis care and medicines. It’s not always easy or fun, but Karen is dedicated to being as healthy as she can be, not missing treatments or medications, and staying as active as possible to maintain her health. She is an amazing young lady with a huge heart.
Come out and support Karen this year by making a donation and/or walking with us. All donations are due by no later than MAY 1, 2025. This gives me time to turn in T-shirt orders so that we can get our T-shirts on walk day. Remember, to get a t-shirt, you need to either donate or fundraise at least $100. We can do this!!! Join our team and walk with us this year. Help make a difference and get closer to a cure.
WALK DAY is Saturday, MAY 9, 2026, 9AM check-in/10AM walk start at SLOAN’S LAKE PARK (more details for the walk closer to walk day). Come out and join the fun.
If you write a check for your donation, make it out to:
“CFF” and in the MEMO, please write KAREN ELIZABETH’S TEAM so that our team gets credit.
Mail to: Tammi Barnes 8457 Dover Ct, Arvada CO 80005
It’s that time of year again to support our continued efforts to find a cure for Karen and many others affected by Cystic Fibrosis. The fight will not end until a cure is found. There are many medicines and treatments in the pipeline, just waiting to get through the trials and FDA approval. This is exciting for the entire CF community and their families. Karen is not going to be trying the newest Modulator, Alyftrek, which was approved in early 2025. She wants to wait a few years to see how others respond and what the side effects are before jumping in like the last one she tried. I hope you will consider helping us raise money to cure cystic fibrosis.
Approximately 30,000 Americans are living with cystic fibrosis. They are moms, dads, sisters, brothers, daughters, sons, friends, and co-workers who struggle daily to breathe. We walk for them and hope you will support us in our efforts. Real progress is being made in the search for a cure, but the lives of people with CF are still cut far too short. Unfortunately, there is still no cure for this devastating disease.
This will be the 22nd Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Great Strides Walk that we have participated in. Our first walk was in May 2005, when Karen was 5 months old. We look forward to the walk every year. Join us this year, or just make a donation.
Here’s a Karen life update: Karen graduated from Red Rocks Community College on May 17, 2025, with a double major in Psychology and Biology. She then got her CNA and worked for 6 months at Arbor View Care Center, and has just started a new job doing what she was originally hired for at Arbor View: Hospice care. She is planning to get her EMT certification this summer. Karen’s health continues to thrive with her CF, which is a huge blessing and testament to the advances in cystic fibrosis care and medicines. It’s not always easy or fun, but Karen is dedicated to being as healthy as she can be, not missing treatments or medications, and staying as active as possible to maintain her health. She is an amazing young lady with a huge heart.
Come out and support Karen this year by making a donation and/or walking with us. All donations are due by no later than MAY 1, 2025. This gives me time to turn in T-shirt orders so that we can get our T-shirts on walk day. Remember, to get a t-shirt, you need to either donate or fundraise at least $100. We can do this!!! Join our team and walk with us this year. Help make a difference and get closer to a cure.
WALK DAY is Saturday, MAY 9, 2026, 9AM check-in/10AM walk start at SLOAN’S LAKE PARK (more details for the walk closer to walk day). Come out and join the fun.
If you write a check for your donation, make it out to:
“CFF” and in the MEMO, please write KAREN ELIZABETH’S TEAM so that our team gets credit.
Mail to: Tammi Barnes 8457 Dover Ct, Arvada CO 80005
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