BEF, Author at The Boomer Esiason Foundation

March 19, 2019

The New York Road Runners today opened registration for the inaugural Boomer's Cystic Fibrosis Run to Breathe. Team Boomer is working closely with NYRR to organize this 10K run/walk, which will be held July 9 in New York City's Central Park. Participation in this event will...

CF Awareness Month 2011: The Power of Exercise

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News

March 19, 2019

Each year, the month of May is singled out as CF Awareness Month. It's an opportunity for the cystic fibrosis community to share information about the disease and to get more people involved in efforts to find a cure. This year, however, the Boomer Esiason Foundation...

New CF Wind Sprint on Stretching

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF News

March 19, 2019

The Boomer Esiason Foundation has released Episode 15 in the CF Wind Sprint series: Stretching. In the video, BEF Volunteer Jerry Cahill shares his favorite pre-exercise stretches that help improve blood flow, prevent injuries and improve breathing. Click here to view CF Wind Sprint 15: Stretching. CF...

New Podcast on Getting Motivated Before and After a Lung Transplant

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF News

March 19, 2019

The Boomer Esiason Foundation has posted CF Podcast 101: Motivation - Before and After a Lung Transplant. The audio podcast features an interview with Dottie Lessard. Dottie, 44 and living with cystic fibrosis, continues to achieve and re-invent herself 16 years post-double-lung transplant. Dottie is an...

CF Patients Fight Grim Prospect with Bright Outlook

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News

March 19, 2019

Reprinted from the Patriot Ledger by John Reilly What would it be like to be born with a target on your chest? A bull’s-eye stamped with a number smack in the middle of the hub? Tim Wotton knows. Gunnar Esiason too. At a very young age, they were...

New Wind Sprint on Core Exercises

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF News

March 19, 2019

The Boomer Esiason Foundation has released Episode 14 in the CF Wind Sprint series: Exercising Your Core Muscles. In the video, BEF Volunteer Jerry Cahill shares his favorite core exercises, noting that a strong core helps make coughs more productive. Click here to view CF Wind Sprint 14:...

BEF Scholarship Apps Due 3/15

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF News

March 19, 2019

The March 15 deadline for applications for the Boomer Esiason Foundation's general academic scholarship is quickly approaching. This scholarship assists CF patients pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees and is awarded quarterly on the basis of demonstrated need and academic accomplishment. Scholarship amounts range from $500 to...

New Team Boomer Video: Why Do You Run?

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF News

March 19, 2019

The Boomer Esiason Foundation has released a new video to encourage people to join Team Boomer and run for a cause. Team Boomer is a program that: encourages people with cystic fibrosis to incorporate exercise into their everyday lives; provides an avenue for individual athletes in...

TCU Senior Wins 2010 Rimington Trophy

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF News

March 19, 2019

Texas Christian University senior Jake Kirkpatrick has been named the recipient of the 2010 Rimington Trophy. The Trophy, named for Boomer Esiason Foundation President David B. Rimington, is awarded annually to the most outstanding center in NCAA Division I-A football. Kirkpatrick was previously a finalist for...

Samsung, Sears and BEF Team Up to Tackle Cystic Fibrosis

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF News

March 19, 2019

The Boomer Esiason Foundation has joined with Samsung Hope for Children, the national philanthropic initiative of the world's technology leader, and Sears to launch a new social action campaign, "Tackle CF with Boomer Esiason." The new initiative will benefit the former NFL quarterback's foundation, which...

Author: BEF

NYRR Opens Registration for Boomer’s Cystic Fibrosis Run to Breathe

CF Awareness Month 2011: The Power of Exercise

New CF Wind Sprint on Stretching

New Podcast on Getting Motivated Before and After a Lung Transplant

CF Patients Fight Grim Prospect with Bright Outlook

New Wind Sprint on Core Exercises

BEF Scholarship Apps Due 3/15

New Team Boomer Video: Why Do You Run?

TCU Senior Wins 2010 Rimington Trophy

Samsung, Sears and BEF Team Up to Tackle Cystic Fibrosis

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