CODY DIERUF BENEFIT FOUNDATION
This organization has already been registered
Someone in your organization has already registered and setup an account. would you like to join their team?Profile owner : g*****f@b****************n.o*g
Mission Statement
Uniting communities and families living with Cystic Fibrosis by raising awareness, providing emotional and financial assistance, encouraging health management, and inspiring life experiences.
About This Cause
Cody Dieruf was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis at 9 years old. Because of being undiagnosed, she had already lost 25% of her lung capacity. Cody was a dancer at the time, and her physician told her about the importance of exercise and the impact that dance would make in her strength and overall health. Through her dance, Cody was able to stay pretty healthy throughout her life until Cystic Fibrosis invaded her body at the age of 23. The Cody Dieruf Benefit Foundation (CDBF) was created in 2006 in loving tribute to Cody Dieruf who, before she passed away at the age of 23, asked her family to help other families living with CF. Through our work at CDF we realize that our Foundation offers everything that our family needed so desperately while living with CF. We have 3 programs. 1. Because we live in a rural community, we help families in Montana with travel expenses, insurance deductibles and copays to see a CF team for their specialty care. 2. Because we know how important exercise and fitness are, we offer Recreation and Fitness scholarships throughout Montana. 3. We hold an annual 3 day mothers retreat for mothers of cystic fibrosis children. Our Cody Dieruf Benefit Foundation is named after our daughter, Cody, who so bravely fought to live during her 23 years of life. We are so grateful to all the donors for helping us help others who live with CF and at the same time carry on Cody's legacy. www.codydieruf.com