Cystic Fibrosis Great Strides Walk

Here's a little history on my life:

I was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis when I was 6 months old. I take treatments every morning and night and I also take pills whenever I eat something so that I can digest my food. All praise goes to God for my health, because I live a very normal life and I stay pretty healthy even though I have this disease. When I speak in public, I usually share my story of living with CF to show people that it is possible to overcome obstacles in life and accomplish everything you dreamed of and more. I am living proof! I'm sure I'll share more with you as time goes by, but for now I want to take this time to inform you of an upcoming fundraising opportunity in the Fargo Moorhead Area.

The annual CF Great Strides walk is this Saturday, May 3rd at Oak Grove Park (9:00 AM). Great Strides is a fundraiser that raises money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for medical research in hopes of finding a cure for CF. I am excited to walk in it this year and I feel priveleged to also write a story on the walk for an upcoming issue of Area Woman Magazine.

Over 30,000 people in the United States alone have Cystic Fibrosis. The Great Strides walk takes place nation wide and brought in over $34 million dollars in 2007. For more information on Cystic Fibrosis or the Great Strides walk, go to http://www.cff.org/great_strides/

Creative Elements Marketing

As the owner of Creative Elements Marketing, I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to introduce you to my company.

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This Is Me

Allow me to introduce myself. I am a self proclaimed “natural born planner” and an ambitious woman. At the age of 19, I recorded an independently released CD where I wrote eight of the nine songs.

I stay very busy as a business owner, singer, songwriter, freelance writer and a public speaker, encouraging people that they can overcome their obstacles and accomplish all of their lifelong dreams! As the owner of Creative Elements Marketing, I provide marketing strategy development, contact management, image & presentation development, branding and advertising services for businesses and non-profit organizations. In my free time, I volunteer as the Women’s Events Coordinator at my church, First Assembly, where I also sing.

I live in West Fargo with my wonderful husband, Nate, and our shih tzu, Ajah.