The Rose Foundation Board and Run for Roses celebrate 10 years of running, walking and cycling for a cure for cystic fibrosis!
Run for Roses was just a twinkle in Colleen’s eyes over 10 years ago. When she started to share her dream, some thought she would not be able to complete this journey. But there were so many who rolled up their sleeves and joined together to support her and work tirelessly to secure donations so that the expenses of her journey would all be donated, allowing every dollar raised to go directly to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to support new treatments and research for a cure. It was important to Colleen to not take even one day off in her 65 day, 1,000 mile run. She knew that Katie and all those living with CF could not take even an hour off of their daily treatments necessary to just breathe. So she would just do it – 65 days straight. Weekend after weekend since Katie was 10, Katie was coached by her Uncle to run; not to just be able to run marathons one day or to learn a healthy way of clearing her airways, but to be able to set goals and meet the challenges she would face along the way. He wanted her to be able to face whatever it was she might come across and know that she had the strength to just do it. Many joined Colleen along the way, running or cycling alongside her. On the 65th day, Colleen was joined by Katie, friends, some of Katie’s high school friends and runners who had joined Colleen along the way, and they crossed the finish line in NYC!
We are still running to get to that finish line – the CURE for CF!
We are so excited for this celebratory year! To date, we have raised over $280,000 for a cure. We are committed to the CFF’s Path to a Cure!