BEF, Author at The Boomer Esiason Foundation

March 19, 2019

The Boomer Esiason Foundation established the Rimington Trophy Scholarship in 2012 to recognize individuals who are living, breathing and succeeding with cystic fibrosis. The scholarship was established in association with the Rimington Trophy, the college football award named in honor of BEF President and former...

Sabrina Smith Walker, a Club CF Participant, is In the News

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News

March 19, 2019

Sabrina Smith Walker, 26, of Anchorage, Alaska recently became a part of the Boomer Esiason Foundation's Club Cystic Fibrosis, and her story follows below: “I will never give up until the day I stop breathing.” I have cystic fibrosis. I am a cancer survivor. And I am...

Congratulations Emily Nickels and Clayton Roll, 2012 Exercise for Life Scholarship Winners

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF News

March 19, 2019

The Boomer Esiason Foundation is a leader in the area of academic scholarships and transplant grants for individuals with cystic fibrosis. With the creation of a scholar-athlete award to assist those CF high school athletes pursuing an undergraduate degree, BEF is yet again on the...

Congratulations to the 2012 Rosemary Quigley Scholarship Recipients!

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF News

March 19, 2019

The Rosemary Quigley Memorial Scholarship honors a remarkable woman who achieved her personal, educational, and professional ambitions in spite of the constant presence of cystic fibrosis in her life. Rosemary was a devoted wife, friend and family member, and had a certain predisposition for travel...

Jerry Cahill featured in Everyday Health

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News

March 19, 2019

Outrunning Cystic Fibrosis Source: Everyday Health On an unseasonably cool Saturday in July, Jerry Cahill crossed the finish line of the Boomer's Cystic Fibrosis Run to Breathe, a 10K in New York City's Central Park. Beside him ran Joshua Sonett, MD, a surgeon who just three months...

Team Boomer Website

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF News

March 19, 2019

The Boomer Esiason Foundation is excited to announce the launch of a brand new, interactive Team Boomer website coming this fall. The new site will feature Team Boomer members and their stories, photographs from past events, an interactive blog,...

3 Months Post-Transplant, Jerry Cahill will Run to Breathe

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News

March 19, 2019

Source: NY Road Runners It would hit 90 degrees in Central Park before the day was done, but Jerry Cahill was out there running on +Tuesday morning. “I wanted to get the loop in one more time before the race,” he explained. “The loop” would be 10 kilometers...

BEF Releases New Wind Sprint on Working Out While Traveling

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News

March 19, 2019

The Boomer Esiason Foundation has released Episode 26 of the CF Wind Sprint series, which discusses how to keep up with your exercise regimen while traveling. In the video, BEF Volunteer Jerry Cahill shares his favorite tips for exercises that can be done in a hotel...

BEF Announces ‘You Cannot Fail… You are the Hero of Your Own Story’ Scholarship for CF Students

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News

March 19, 2019

Boomer Esiason Foundation Volunteer Jerry Cahill created the You Cannot Fail program to challenge people to discover their own heroism, embrace the ups and downs of their life’s journey, make a difference by sharing that journey with others, and...

June Deadlines Near for Five CF Scholarships

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News

March 19, 2019

The Boomer Esiason Foundation encourages outstanding students with cystic fibrosis to apply for five CF scholarships with deadlines in June. June 15: BEF General Academic Scholarship BEF's General Academic Scholarships assist CF patients pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees. They are awarded quarterly on the basis of...

Author: BEF

Congratulations to Courtney Robinson, 2012 Rimington Trophy Scholarship Winner

Sabrina Smith Walker, a Club CF Participant, is In the News

Congratulations Emily Nickels and Clayton Roll, 2012 Exercise for Life Scholarship Winners

Congratulations to the 2012 Rosemary Quigley Scholarship Recipients!

Jerry Cahill featured in Everyday Health

Team Boomer Website

3 Months Post-Transplant, Jerry Cahill will Run to Breathe

BEF Releases New Wind Sprint on Working Out While Traveling

BEF Announces ‘You Cannot Fail… You are the Hero of Your Own Story’ Scholarship for CF Students

June Deadlines Near for Five CF Scholarships

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