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Our target of €250,000 will go to aid the CFAI to fund gene therapy research and to improve CF facilities at Crumlin Hospital where Darragh spent a lot of time during the first nineteen years of his life. A new games room will be furnished for CF children who tend to spend long periods in Hospital throughout their lives and will include a pool table, a soccer table, dart board, computer games etc. The Drive for Life team members have funded the trip themselves to ensure that all funds raised go directly to the CF Association of Ireland. |
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| What does the CF Association of Ireland do? | |
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| The CFAI
assists the development of the means to cure and control Cystic Fibrosis,
promotes the interests and welfare of people with CF in Ireland and assumes
advocacy for them and their needs resulting from their having Cystic Fibrosis.
The Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland was founded in 1963 to provide support and services to people with CF. The Association currently: · Promotes and funds medical and Scientific Research towards a cure for the disease and its management. · Helps and supports the medical profession in the improvement of services and facilities to patients. · Provides domiciliary physiotherapy training. · Provides education/training to physiotherapists, parents and patients. · Promotes public awareness of Cystic Fibrosis particularly through public media. · Creates public awareness, interest and support for the CFAI and its mission by means of publications, meetings, seminars, courses, conferences, and other forms of communication. · Provides liaison services and emotional support systems. · Funds Health Professionals in CF Clinics. · Funds Health Professionals for Outreach Services. More information can be found on the CFIA website www.cfireland.ie or on the CF worldwide site at www.cfww.org. |
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