We are gearing up for our 4th Annual Walk to be held June 20, 2009
Thank you to all our area community who has believed in our mission and cause. We could not do this without all of you.
The Leading genetic disease of children and young adults.
Exciting news for the Cody Foundation: We have been officially admitted to the 2009 State Employees’ Giving Campaign. So to all of you state employees, please know that picking us as your choice is a huge tribute to our families in our area who live with Cystic Fibrosis. We are Montana Based so our Money stays in Montana for our families. We can also give to the National Cystic Fibrosis Organization. They are diligently working on a cure. New drug trials, and new medicines are keeping our children and young adults out of the hospital for longer periods of time and living longer.
This weekend community members are uniting in the Gallatin Valley to raise awareness about a disease that currently has no cure.
Researchers say cystic fibrosis is the most common genetic disease of children and young adults and over time weakens a person’s lungs and heart.
Eight-year-old Carsten Manring of Three Forks is living with cystic fibrosis and says sometimes it makes him feel different from other kids.
“The enzymes in my pancreas don’t work and I have to do two 20-minute treatments a day because in normal people’s lungs their mucus is slick and in mine it’s sticky,” Carsten said.
Carsten is just one of many local kids who is supported by the Cody Dieruf Benefit Foundation. In addition to covering his medical bills, the charity pays for Carsten’s fiddle lessons. One of the organization’s goals is to help kids living with cystic fibrosis lead a normal life through extra-curricular activities.
A benefit walk is being held Saturday in memory of a 23-year-old Bozeman native who died of the disease in 2005.
“It’s an awareness walk for everybody to understand that cystic fibrosis has infiltrated our community and that our community has come forward and helped us immensely,” said Ginny Dieruf who lost her daughter to cystic fibrosis.
The awareness activities begin at 10 a.m. Saturday. The walk starts at 1 p.m.
Comstock Lode sponsors The Cody Dieruf Benefit Walk for Cystic Fibrosis Awareness. Come and rock with the music at Lindley Park. June 20th, pre event begins at 10:00. Walk begins at 1:00p.m. Bring your family and friends and enjoy rockin good music, inflatables by Parties R Us, face painting by cryssy’s characters, dunk tank to dunk your favorite person. Join us for a good cause. Walk for Cystic Fibrosis Awareness.
George & Ginny along with son Levi, and daughter-in-law, Anne, formed the Cody Dieruf Benefit Foundation. Before Cody Passed on, she asked her mom to be sure and help families. “find a way”. “They need to have their dreams and goals fulfilled.”
And that is when we formed the Foundation. To carry on Cody’s legacy, and love, to help the families. It takes alot of hard work, but we are doing it and are so proud that people are helping us with its success.
With the help of you all, our foundation brought in $74,000. From California to Florida, we have been blessed by the many donations. It is so nice to know that our Cody Dieruf Benefit Foundation for Cystic Fibrosis is getting to be known. Cody is still touching people. Her wish was to help others and that is what we are doing.
Monetary donations maybe sent to:
CDBF
P O Box 6044
Bozeman, MT 59771
As Always you are “Helping us help our own”
Providing financial and emotional support to our families of Billings and the surrounding area who are struggling with Cystic Fibrosis
Ours is a Foundation of Hope. We strive every day to do what we can do to get our Foundation known throughout Montana so we can reach out to all. A big salute to all of our heroes.
Johanna wore her dads dog tags over Cody’s t-shirt and we merged them together.
Two hero’s in our world. They both fought a war.
Meet Haley Moen. She is not only a basketball star, but she hurdles. What a way to go, Hayley.!
She placed First in the Big Sky State Games 200 meter hurdles 12 – 13 yrs age group. She was 13 yrs at the time (just turned 14 yrs yesterday!) The Big Sky State games were held in Billings, MT.
“I am a girl who likes Sports. I play basketball, track, volleyball and softball. My favorite sport is basketball and this year I was in track for the first time. I love to run and hurdles are even better! The hurdles are something that partially came natural for me. I have alot of fun doing them and sports all together!
I wanted to be in the Big Sky State Games because I wanted to challenge other people from all over. I like to improve and push myself, so I thought this would be a great experience for me. I think it would be fun to go to college on a track scholarship.”!
Run Hayley, good job
"HELPING US HELP OUR OWN"
Cody Dieruf——- Nov. 8, 1981 to Apr. 28, 2005 Click on the picture and know the reason you are donating. We want to help our families who struggle with CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Go to www.goodsearch.com and click on The Cody Dieruf Benefit Foundation. You can shop online from a vast # of stores and a % goes to The Cody Foundation
The Cody Dieruf Benefit Foundation raises $61,000 for Cystic Fibrosis Families.
Thank you to our many community members who believe in our cause and our mission. We will continue to strive to help our families and spread Cystic Fibrosis Awareness.
This picture of Cody was painted and donated by R. C. Townsend of Bozeman, Mt. Thank you R. C. for loving Cody. She loved you back.
“I dream about how I can make the time I have remaining as incredible and meaningful as is possible, and then more. I want to fill my life with as many experienes as my body will allow and to fill each day, each minute, with as much beauty as I can, because I know this body and these minutes are not for ever…Perhaps I, we, should count ourselves fortunate to be able to find the grace, the splendor, the potential in the ordinary, the expected, the taken for granted. LIFE”