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Just wanted to advise anyone, especially those with children or who have any ties to Cystic Fibrosis, that Sunday May 28 is the Great Strides Walk for a cure for CF.
This event is a lot of fun, especially given that it takes place at Toronto Zoo and the organizers do a fantastic job.
If you're interested, please see:

https://cornerstonewebmedia.com/CCFF-GreatStrides/

For those of you not familiar with CF, it is the most common, fatal, inherited disease affecting Canadian children and young adults.
It is estimated that one in every 3,600 children born in Canada has CF.
Approximately one in every 25 Canadians carries a defective version of the gene responsible for CF.
When two people who carry a defective version of the gene responsible for CF have a child, there is:
- a 25% chance that the child will be born with cystic fibrosis;
- a 50% chance that the child will not have CF, but will be a carrier;
- a 25% chance that the child will not have CF, and will not be a carrier.

Hope to see you at the Zoo!