Great Strides 2016

HELLO FAMILY, FRIENDS AND FANS!

(It has been so long since I have blogged, I had almost forgotten the website and password to The Crosby Show. Which is shameful, because we were so grateful to all of the support we received!)

The Crosby Show was THE TOP FUNDRAISING team this year with over $11,000.00. We were so excited. We had 71 people come out to support us and many more "spirit walkers" who donated.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!

Before I post the pics from this years walk, I did want tell you that Lance and I will be chairing the 2017 Great Strides!!! Registration is now open, so save the date of MAY 20, 2017 and register here:
GREAT STRIDES - THE CROSBY SHOW

THE CROSBY SHOW TEAM  - WALKING TOWARDS FREEDOM FROM CF

The Aclin Crew

Aunt Natalie and Baby Ford

These two set up an awesome Give-Back night at American Pie Pizza (pictured below in 2 pics)! Thank you Hallie and Josh!

As my friend Misty said, "Follow those pants!"

THE PARKERS

Heidi and Miss Gray

Misty and Keith's kiddos: Audie and Vada (and friend)

So happy my 501 Crossfit crew came to support us!

Tokarz crew from 501 Crossfit

501 Crossfit's Leader Rusty and Eli

Dana, Seth and Dean!!

Kathleen, Sammy, Robert and Kelly (some of the Lochridge Clan)

The next set of pics are from the awards ceremony where The Crosby Show was recognized as the Top Fundraising Team and the torch was passed from Haskell Anderson (we bow down to the thee!), the chair of the Walk for the past 14 years to Lance and I! Also pictured is Amanda Hodge. Amanda was an integral part of the Foundation, a dear friend, and really just a super special person. She's moved on to another adventure but we appreciate all she did for the Foundation and for our family. Amanda, we love, we'll miss... don't forget about us!!!

Lance and I are really excited about Great Strides 2017 and we hope to see you there. Our little FIGHTER thanks everyone for all the support.

For past Walk re-caps (see below)
Great Strides 2014
Great Strides 2015

Birthday Paw-ty

We threw Crosby a Paw Patrol Party the weekend of his birthday. A little background story: Crosby loves trains, so we had originally planned for him to have a train party. Lance and I took him to Party City to pick up some items and when he saw a Marshall balloon (character from the show), he went nuts. 

He was hollering "Arsell" "Arsell" "Arsell" at the top of his lungs. He watches Paw Patrol when he does his vest treatments. It's the cutest little show with a cop dog, a firefighter dog, a construction dog and others going on rescue missions with their boy-leader. (Kinda sounds like the Village People, but it's not). 

Anyway, after his adamant reaction to all things Paw Patrol in the store, we knew we had to change our theme! 

A Paw-ty was what he wanted, so a Paw-ty is what he got.

Happy 2nd Birthday, Crozzie Bear! Here's to God, here's to us, here's to you, here's to TWO!!!!

  

Crosby birthday present was an outdoor playset that Daddy and Pops built! Look how it turned out:

Love,

Carmen

Still Fundraising

Our fundraising was not over for the season with the CF Home Run Derby!

Two weeks ago, the CF Foundation hosted its annual Taste of the Finest, honoring young professionals in our community. It was a fun evening and we appreciated the support of our friends and family who attended.

 

 

I was actually asked to speak before the live auction bid for a cure portion of the event. I was really nervous and Lance went with me for support. I shared our story about Crosby and CF, what the foundation means to us, and where we are in our pursuit of a cure. We ended with a bid for a cure, in which the crowd could place bids for their donation. The entire event raised more than last year and we are grateful to all those who participated. 

 

We have two more events on the horizon:

Arkansas Extreme Hike

September 25, 2015

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Xtreme Hike program has hikes throughout the U.S. and takes hikers through some of the most scenic trails in the nation to raise funds and awareness for cystic fibrosis. Xtreme Hike is about reaching new heights --physically and philanthropically. It's a journey of passion, determination, and personal triumph, as much as it's an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of people with cystic fibrosis.

This is the first year for the Arkansas Chapter's Xtreme Hike. It is a pledge based fundraiser and is a 16 mile one-day hike at Petit Jean Mountain and includes events at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute. Lance and his brother Scott are participating in the hike. If you would like to pledge support for the Crosby Show, please do so here:

http://fightcf.cff.org/site/TR/Hike/9_Arkansas_Little_Rock?team_id=41642&pg=team&fr_id=4020

Breath of Life Gala

Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 6:00 PM

The 8th Annual Breath of Life Gala is the CF Foundation’s celebration of our leaders, volunteers, families, and progress towards a cure.

The evening includes a live and silent auction, cocktail hour and plated dinner, and live music. The Gala welcomes nearly 400 guests and funds raised help support the foundation's research and patient assistance and care programs.

Lance and I will be attending. If you would like to join us, tickets can be purchased here:

https://arkansasbreathoflifegala15.eventscff.org/

We are so appreciative of the support that is shown to us by all our friends and family. One of the things that I talked about in my speech at the Taste of the Finest was that the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation gave something back to our family when Crosby was diagnosed. And that something was HOPE. The CF Foundation has provided us with the therapies and medications we need for Crosby to fight his disease and the foundation is funding the research to find a cure.

Being able to see actual results of the CF Foundation is one of the things that make them unique. Their development and of treatment drugs like Kalydeco and Orkambi, has truly "added tomorrows" for so many suffering from cystic fibrosis. 

While we celebrate these breakthroughs, Crosby and 2/3rds of the CF population are not eligible for those drugs. The CF Foundation has promised that they will not stop until all individuals with CF not only have a daily cure, but a permanent cure. 

I truly believe, with all my heart, that within Crosby's lifetime we will see a cure. When you donate to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, you will be able to say, I was a part of that!

Love,

Carmen