BEF, Author at The Boomer Esiason Foundation

What’s Your CF IQ?

March 19, 2019

May is CF Awareness Month, and throughout the month, Gilead Sciences invites you to show your commitment to the cystic fibrosis community by taking the "What's Your CF IQ?" online quiz. For each quiz completed during May 2011, Gilead will donate $5 – up to a...

BEF Announces Collaboration with Johnson & Johnson for First of its Kind Tru Heroes Nursing Program

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News

March 19, 2019

$1,000,000 program funded by Johnson & Johnson will be the first to help nurses specialize in cystic fibrosis educationNew York May 23, 2016– The Boomer Esiason Foundation (BEF) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced the launch of the Johnson & Johnson TRU Heroes...

Congratulations to our 2016 Sacks for CF Recipients!

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News

March 19, 2019

Congratulations to the following students who received a 2016 Sacks for CF Scholarship this weekend. Matthew Mitchell Phoenix Children'sBoise State UniversityPeyton LaffoonValley Childrens HospitalArizona State UniversityNupur BahlAnn & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoBrown UniversityJacob HaffStony Brook HospitalColumbia UniversityZachary DudleyOmaha, NE CF...

CFurther: Empowering Self Care From a Young Age

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News

March 19, 2019

Watch the CFurther: Empowering Self Care From a Young Age webcast, proudly brought to you by the Boomer Esiason Foundation and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. This webcast offers practical advice to caregivers on finding the right balance between shifting the responsibilities of managing cystic fibrosis (CF)...

Life With CF is Not a Sprint by Jerry Cahill

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News

March 19, 2019

Our friends at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation asked our resident CF Ambassador Jerry Cahill to write a guest blog. You can read the full blog here. There has been a lot of progress in treating CF lately with the introduction of ivacaftor (Kalydeco®) and the combination...

December 2015 – When you give, we give back

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF News

March 19, 2019

When you give to the Boomer Esiason Foundation in the month of December 2015, we'll give something back. Those making donations in these dollar amounts will receive special gifts in return:$100: 5 Team Boomer bands, 5 YCF bands, children’s books$250: Wristbands, children’s books, YCF book,...

EHE International to Showcase the BEF in a premier window display at Rockefeller Center

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF News

March 19, 2019

PR Newswire ReleaseNew York, NY – December 2015Starting on December 1, 2015, the Boomer Esiason Foundation (BEF) will be featured in a window display at Rockefeller Center, helping to raise awareness about Team Boomer – the athletic arm of...

Maryland’s Uplifting Athletes Chapter Holding a Touchdown Pledge Drive via UM Terps

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF News

March 19, 2019

SourceCOLLEGE PARK, Md. – The football student-athlete led Maryland Chapter of Uplifting Athletes will count on its offense to deliver touchdowns for its home game at Byrd Stadium against Indiana on November 21 by holding a Touchdown Pledge Drive.Uplifting Athletes...

Former NFL Great Boomer Esiason Named 2015 Heisman Humanitarian Recipient

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News

March 19, 2019

Press Release via the Heisman TrustNEW YORK, New York (October 29, 2015) - The Heisman Trophy Trust has named former NFL all-pro quarterback Boomer Esiason as its tenth Heisman Humanitarian award winner in recognition of his valiant effort to fight cystic fibrosis through his Boomer Esiason Foundation. Esiason...

BEF’s ‘Bike To Breathe’ Encourages Cystic Foundation Patients To Stay Active via CBS

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News

March 19, 2019

SOURCE via CBSNEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A challenging bike ride ended in New York on Thursday. The 500 mile journey was completed by two cystic fibrosis patients.“Staying active with cystic fibrosis really keeps your lungs clear, the biggest problem with CF is the lungs get...

Author: BEF

What’s Your CF IQ?

BEF Announces Collaboration with Johnson & Johnson for First of its Kind Tru Heroes Nursing Program

Congratulations to our 2016 Sacks for CF Recipients!

CFurther: Empowering Self Care From a Young Age

Life With CF is Not a Sprint by Jerry Cahill

December 2015 – When you give, we give back

EHE International to Showcase the BEF in a premier window display at Rockefeller Center

Maryland’s Uplifting Athletes Chapter Holding a Touchdown Pledge Drive via UM Terps

Former NFL Great Boomer Esiason Named 2015 Heisman Humanitarian Recipient

BEF’s ‘Bike To Breathe’ Encourages Cystic Foundation Patients To Stay Active via CBS

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