About Page

On June 5, 2005, Kimberly "Page" Whetsell lost her life to Cystic Fibrosis. In her honor, her friends and family have come together to create Page's Run, a 5K walk/run to benefit the Page's Memorial Foundation.

Cystic Fibrosis is a life-threatening genetic diseas that causes chronic lung infections and digestive problems. More than 30,000 children and young adults in the U.S. suffer from Cystic Fibrosis, and more than 10 million Americans are symptom-less carriers of the defective gene. While progress has been made toward finding a cure, precious lives continue to be lost to this devastating disease.

Although Page lived everyday with Cystic Fibrosis, she never let Cystic Fibrosis control her life. She enjoyed spending her time with friends and family, creating art and modeling the latest fashion and makeup trends. Despite the medications, breathing treatments, and frequent hospital stays, Page Whetsell truly lived her 22 years to the fullest.

Research funded by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is making a difference. In the past 10 years alone, three drug therapies have been developed for Cystic Fibrosis. Despite continual progress, more funding and awareness are needed to combat this devastating disease. When you participate in Page's Run, you can be sure all proceeds form the race will be used to help find that cure. Proceeds from Page's Run are donated back to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to aid in research.

In addition to the contribution to CFF, Page's Memorial Foundation grants multiple scholarships to college students who are living with CF. More information can be found by clicking here. In memory of Page — who fought the disease with such strength and courage — and for the 30,000+ children and young adults who suffer from cystic fibrosis, please help in the fight and our race to find a cure.

Page's Memorial Foundation is a non-profit organization qualified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, donations made to the Foundation are tax deductible. The Foundation has no employees and all of the members of its Board of Directors and its Race Committee are volunteers. As a result, the Foundation is extremely efficient and is able to devote more than 90% of the money it raises to providing scholarships and funding research to find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis.