Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Iowa Chapter, West des Moines, IA Videos

Greetings, adventurers of the Great Strides Kingdom! We're thrilled to welcome you to the Great Strides walks this year! On March 10th, the land of pipes, coins, and heroic plumbers celebrates Super Mario Day, and we've got something special planned to ignite your team spirit this month! 🍄 Get ready to jump, stomp, and power-up your teams for an epic quest! 🍄 Join us as we embark on a journey filled with camaraderie, courage, and coins galore! Lace up your boots, grab your fire flowers, and let's make strides toward a brighter, healthier future! 🌟 It's-a time to channel your inner Mario and Luigi! Let's-a go! 🌟 Login or Register to get started at https://fightcf.cff.org/

The support of national sponsors helps make a difference for people living with cystic fibrosis. Thank you to AbbVie for believing in our mission and being a sponsor of Great Strides!

Fighter Shirts
Our fighter shirts are here! Please let us know what size Fighter t-shirt you or your loved one with CF needs! We will hand out t-shirts at Great Strides. Email Emily at [email protected] with sizes.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Midwest Madness Bracket!! We are so grateful for your determination, participation, and enthusiasm to help Iowa win & to help find a cure for CF. Congrats to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Nebraska Chapter who ultimately won with their team Baylor's Battlers getting the trophy. 🏆 🏆🏆 We look forward to seeing all our teams at Great Strides next month! THANK YOU!

Thank you to JJ's Journey for your hard work in the Midwest Madness Bracket! We were so close!! The game isn't over yet... help Iowa win the FINAL ROUND by writing/drawing/recording some thank you notes. All thank you notes submitted will help us WIN the final round. The Minnesota/Dakotas, Heart of America, Nebraska, and Iowa chapters are competing against each other to get engaged and ready for Great Strides. The final round starts today and goes until Friday, March 31st. Help Iowa win by submitting a thank you card. GO IOWA!! 🎉

Congratulations JJ's Journey for being the TOP TEAM in Iowa for our Midwest Madness challenge!! The Minnesota/Dakotas, Heart of America, Nebraska, and Iowa chapters are competing against each other to get engaged and ready for Great Strides. Round 5 starts today and goes until Monday, March 27th. Help Iowa win by making a self-donation or donating to someone on your Great Strides team*. We don't want to lose against Nebraska! Please help us advance into the final round! GO IOWA!! 🥳🎉🎉 *Donations can be of any amount.

Round 3 Results for the Mighty Midwest Madness! Congrats to Teams JJ's Journey and Wesley's Warriors. Round 4 is about sharing your story. Share with the Iowa Chapter why you stride, fundraise, and care about a cure for CF. - The top team with the most team members who share their stories will move on to the next round (and be the TOP team in Iowa!) -The top team out of the Midwest Madness competition with the most registrations will win a prize! Share your story by emailing the Iowa Chapter, or fill out this form: https://afasignup.formstack.com/forms/midwest_madness_share_your_story

Congratulations JJ's Journey, Logan's Crew, Wesley's Warriors, and the U of I CF Care Centers for advancing on to Round 3 of Midwest Madness! The Minnesota/Dakotas, Heart of America, Nebraska, and Iowa chapters are competing against each other to get engaged and ready for Great Strides. Round 3 starts today until March 16th - The teams with the most registrations to the Virtual Volunteer Leadership Conference (VLC) will advance to the next round. This is based on the number of team members who register for the event. Good luck and GO IOWA! Register for Virtual VLC here: https://hopin.com/events/volunteer-leadership-conference-99c71d69-9ace-4627-9614-b9501fde0111/registration

2023 Midwest Madness Great Strides - Round 1 Results!
Congratulations JJ's Journey, Logan's Crew, Wesley's Warriors, Striding for Sofia Rose, Team Romeo, Snowflake Brigade, U of I CF Care Centers, and Team Paisley for being the Top 8 teams in Iowa!! The Minnesota/Dakotas, Heart of America, Nebraska, and Iowa chapters are competing against each other to get engaged and ready for Great Strides. Round 2 starts today until March 12th - The teams with the most Facebook Fundraisers will advance to the next round. This is based on the number of FB Fundraisers created by your team through their participant portal not the dollar amount raised. Good luck and GO IOWA!

Register your team today to get a Great Strides fanny pack! Perfect for walking around town, going on adventures, and of course bringing to Great Strides. Register today!: https://fightcf.cff.org/site/SPageServer/?pagename=143_gs_search&search_for=event_state&search_type=general&event_state=IA

Thank you to our National Bronze Sponsor, Viatris, and their support for Great Strides! Our national sponsors help raise awareness and add tomorrows for people living with CF. #GreatStrides wouldn’t be possible without the support of our national sponsors. Thank you, Viatris!!

Thank you to our National Gold Sponsor, Abbvie, and their support for Great Strides. The support of national sponsors helps make a difference for people living with cystic fibrosis. Our national sponsors help raise awareness and add tomorrows for people living with CF. Thank you, Abbvie!!

2021 Great Strides Abbvie Video
Please help us give a special thanks to our National Gold Sponsor Abbvie! Thank you for helping us make CF stand for CURE FOUND!!! #greatstridesiowa

Great Strides Des Moines 2019
It’s the last day of spirit week and we are celebrating Flashback Friday! Share your favorite flashback moment or baby picture of your CF Fighter. Comment below or post and tag @cffiowa and use #cffspiritweekia Great Strides Des Moines 2019 Outlets of Des Moines

March Madness Week 2 Results
Congratulations to the following eight teams that made it to Round 3! Team Mila, Andrea's Angels, Team Emma, UIOWA Microbiology, Waylon's Warriors, Isla Bean's Babes, Major's Army, and JJ's Jedi!! Your bonus opportunity this week is to submit an appreciation message to our Care Center teams! Each message is worth 400 points! Everyone is encouraged to submit messages event if you are not participating in March Madness. https://afasignup.formstack.com/forms/words_of_appreciation_iowa_care_centers