Chairman's Welcome

On behalf of the Board of Directors and Cystic Fibrosis patients and families everywhere, we would like to extend this invitation to participate in the 2008 Boomer Esiason Nebraska Golf Classic on July 17th and 18th in Omaha. This event, positioned to be the premier golf event in Omaha, is an excellent opportunity to entertain colleagues, friends, family and clients while helping bring us one step closer to finding a cure for a disease that robs our children and young people of the most precious commodity of all, time.

This event and others like it are the lifeblood of Cystic Fibrosis research, providing priceless science for the approximately 30,000 Americans affected by this fatal disease. In 2005 alone, the median age of survival was increased by two years to 35. In the 1950’s, most children did not live past the age of five.

This increase can be directly attributed to the work of the CF foundation, volunteers and events like the Nebraska Golf Classic. For the first time since the inception of the CF Foundation in 1955, science has outpaced funding. This critical gap may well be the only thing that stands between adding days, months and years to the lives of those afflicted with CF.

The Nebraska Golf Classic is a collaboration between the Boomer Esiason Foundation and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and has served to raise in excess of 1 million dollars for CF research. No overhead expenses are taken out of the event and we are proud to say that 100% of revenues are directed towards science.

We hope to see you in July,
Kevin O’Malley & Leon Thomas