Shea McTighe April 24, 2018

Shea’s service project 1

Shea McTighe April 24, 2018

SHEA’S SERVICE PROJECT

Cystic Fibrosis foundation Of Pittsburgh

Golf Outing
The Open Wide Open is
made up of a group of
colleagues who have set out
to make a positive impact in
and around the Pittsburgh,
PA community. Each year
they pick a charity to support
and they execute a one-day
golf event, where 100% of
the proceeds are passed to
the chosen charity. This year
they pick The Muriel Breath
of Life Foundation. They
have grown in number of
participants, sponsors and
total donation in each of
their first four years.
This year they are dedicating
the proceeds to Muriel's
Breath of Life.

Picnic
The Muriel Breath Of Life
picnic was a huge financial
success for the foundation.
They have been able to
almost double the money
raised the past 3 years
because of the support of
their picnic sponsors.

Shea’s service project 2

Shea McTighe April 24, 2018

What Is Cystic Fibrosis “Muriel’s Breath Of Life” was the fundraiser I worked. It was
? created by Muriel's family to honer her life and memory.
Muriel was my best friends aunt. Every year I volunteer to
Cystic fibrosis is a support their events. All the money that is raised is donated to
progressive, genetic help support Cystic Fibrosis families cover medical costs that
disease that causes are not covered by insurance. Every year, I choose to do my
persistent lung infections service hours to help my friends family raise money for cystic
and limits the ability to fibrosis. This past year I worked the golf outing and the annual
breathe over time. picnic. At the golf event, I helped manage all the raffles and
In people with CF, a challenges the took place on each hole of the outing. I
defective gene causes a collected money and set up pins for the longest drive contests
thick, buildup of mucus and closer to the pin contests. I helped setup the putting
in the lungs, pancreas contest, I filled coolers with ice, I collected score cards and
and other organs. In the helped give out the prizes. It was along day for a great cause. I
lungs, the mucus clogs always enjoy spending the day with my best friends family and
the airways and traps friends, while raising money for a great cause and sharing
bacteria leading to memories about Muriel. This is not the only event that I
infections, extensive participate in. Since 2010, the Lagnese family has sponsored an
lung damage and annual picnic event in late summer as a fund raiser for the
eventually, respiratory Muriel’s Breath of Life Foundation and as an opportunity for
family and friends to celebrate the loving memory of Muriel.
failure. In the pancreas,
The event provides a combination of good food, good music,
the mucus prevents the
and fun events for the kids. This year I set up all the food and
release of digestive
the tables, helped served food and helped with raffles and clean
enzymes that allow the
up. This is a motivating and personal experience for me
body to break down food because I want to help the family raise money and be apart of
and absorb vital their cause.
nutrients.

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