Miami Subs Pizza and Grill Joins Cystic Fibrosis Foundation as Presenting Sponsor of South Florida GREAT STRIDES

The South Florida Office of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation announced that its 2008 GREAT STRIDES walks netted nearly $590,000, and the presenting sponsor Miami Subs Pizza and Grill raised $30,000 to contribute to that success. The GREAT STRIDES walks were held at nine sites from Boca Raton to the Florida Keys in spring 2008.

“We are honored and excited to have been a part of the CF Foundation’s 2008 Great Strides walks,” said Fraser Austin, VP Operations and Marketing for Miami Subs Pizza and Grill. “The Foundation has made tremendous progress in its efforts to find a control or cure for CF, and we are proud to contribute to its life-saving work.”

Ambrose Whyms, Director of Operations; Fraser Austin, VP of Operations and Marketing; Marlon Holness, Area Rep; Christina Landshut, Executive Director, CF Foundation South Florida Office; Jennifer Tate, Director of Special Events, CF Foundation South Florida Office; and Andy Alvarez, Area Rep.

In addition to its generous gift, Miami Subs Pizza and Grill provided lunch for hundreds of walkers and volunteers at several local GREAT STRIDES sites.

“We are grateful for our volunteers and sponsors who are a crucial part of this effort,” said Christina Landshut, executive director of the Foundation’s South Florida office. “We are particularly thankful for sponsors such as Miami Subs, whose employees played such an integral role in the success of this annual fundraiser.”

GREAT STRIDES, now in its 20th year, is the largest CF fundraiser and raised nearly $40 million nationwide in 2008. Tens of thousands of walkers participated at 550 walk sites across the country.

GREAT STRIDES 2008 is sponsored nationally by American Airlines®, Solvay Pharmaceuticals and Novartis and locally by Miami Subs Grill. Nearly 90 cents of every dollar raised by the CF Foundation is available to fund CF research and care programs.

Cystic fibrosis is a life-threatening disease that affects 30,000 adults and children in the United States. Cystic fibrosis causes life-threatening lung infections and serious digestive complications. More than 10 million Americans are symptomless carriers of the CF gene. Young people are lost every day to this disease.

With the support of the CF Foundation, there have been significant advances in cystic fibrosis research and care. The median survival age has improved from early childhood in the 1950s to more than 37 years today. For more information, visit www.cff.org.