BEF, Author at The Boomer Esiason Foundation

March 19, 2019

Tickets are on sale now for the Fourth Annual Refi Rock Spring Fling, to be held June 7 at the Central Park Zoo. Refi Rock Spring Fling, organized by the BEF Young Professionals Committee, regularly attracts 1,500 partygoers in the New York City area and is...

Two Weeks Post-Transplant, Jerry Cahill Speaks Out on Organ Donation, CF Awareness Month

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News

March 19, 2019

Jerry Cahill, 55, is the Volunteer Director for Scholarships and Transplant Grants at the Boomer Esiason Foundation. Jerry also hosts a regular CF podcast and produces the CF Wind Sprints video series, and he recently launched the You Cannot Fail campaign. For more information, visit...

‘Donate Life Month’ Takes on New Meaning with Jerry Cahill Lung Transplant

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News

March 19, 2019

April 23, 2012 Jerry texted Foundation staff over the weekend to confirm that his surgery went well and that he is on the road to recovery. He also said that he expected to be moved out of the ICU today. Please continue to keep Jerry in your...

New Wind Sprint: Club CF Is Valuable Online Resource for CF Community

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News

March 19, 2019

Episode 25 of the Boomer Esiason Foundation's CF Wind Sprint series focuses on Club CF, a website featuring stories about adults around the country who are living, breathing and succeeding with cystic fibrosis. Despite the popularity of social media, there are few online venues where people...

Boston College Club Lacrosse Teams Compete to Fight CF

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF News

March 19, 2019

Source: The Heights (Boston College independent student newspaper) This weekend, the Boston College men’s and women’s club lacrosse teams will be facing off against the University of Pittsburgh and Northeastern University in a doubleheader to benefit cystic fibrosis. CF is a fatal genetic disease that affects the...

Maryland Football ‘Lift for Life’ Event to Support BEF and CF Community

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News

March 19, 2019

The University of Maryland football team's Third Annual "Lift for Life" will benefit the Boomer Esiason Foundation and the cystic fibrosis community. Lift for Life is a fun-to-watch strength and conditioning competition that features members of the Terrapin football team. The April 28 event, which is open...

Atlantic Cup Sailing Race to Benefit BEF and CF Community

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF News

March 19, 2019

The Boomer Esiason Foundation is the official charitable partner of the 2012 Atlantic Cup, an annual dedicated Class 40 sailing race that will kick off in Charleston, S.C., on May 11, 2012. If you’ll be in Charleston, New York or Newport in late May-early June you...

Celebrate ‘Donate Life Month’ By Registering to Become an Organ Donor

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News

March 19, 2019

April is National Donate Life Month, a celebration honoring the generosity of organ, eye and tissue donors and their families and commemorating all transplant recipients in the United States. Activities taking place around the country this month will focus on supporting Donate Life America’s new campaign, 20 Million...

BEF Launches Online Shopping Cart Featuring ‘You Cannot Fail’ Merchandise

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News

March 19, 2019

The Boomer Esiason Foundation has launched a new online shopping cart to make it easier for the cystic fibrosis community and others to purchase merchandise from the You Cannot Fail: You Are the Hero of Your Own Story campaign. BEF launched You Cannot Fail in 2011...

New Podcast: Rick Lerz One Year After a Double-Lung Transplant

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News

March 19, 2019

The latest cystic fibrosis podcast from the Boomer Esiason Foundation features an interview with Rick Lerz, one year after his double-lung transplant. Forty-five-year-old Rick grew up Queens, N.Y., and was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at six months. He now is married to his caring wife, Leigh,...

Author: BEF

Tickets on Sale Now for 2012 Refi Rock Spring Fling!

Two Weeks Post-Transplant, Jerry Cahill Speaks Out on Organ Donation, CF Awareness Month

‘Donate Life Month’ Takes on New Meaning with Jerry Cahill Lung Transplant

New Wind Sprint: Club CF Is Valuable Online Resource for CF Community

Boston College Club Lacrosse Teams Compete to Fight CF

Maryland Football ‘Lift for Life’ Event to Support BEF and CF Community

Atlantic Cup Sailing Race to Benefit BEF and CF Community

Celebrate ‘Donate Life Month’ By Registering to Become an Organ Donor

BEF Launches Online Shopping Cart Featuring ‘You Cannot Fail’ Merchandise

New Podcast: Rick Lerz One Year After a Double-Lung Transplant

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