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THE PHELPS FAMILY: KEEPING MEMORIES ALIVE BY HELPING OTHERS

One gray day last August, Dale Phelps took a seat on his old racing bike and took off from his home in Albany, intending to train for the ride he’d scheduled for the following week. But sometimes things just feel right, and in spite of a light rain and some lightening in the distance, the […]

POKER RUN PLANNED

The First Annual “Ryan’s Run” to benefit the Donna M. Crandall Foundation is planned for Saturday, August 21 at the Ravena Coeymans Sportsman Club in memory of Ryan McDonald (1986-2009). For more details, contact Tina Hamilton at rymac@brickrow.net or call (518) 756-9312.

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Marianne and Michelle Breton, mother and sister of CF patient Mary Breton, decorated Albany Medical Center Hospital’s E5/Adult CF Floor lounge for Christmas. Mary passed away in 2004 at the age of 9. Niskayuna Town Pool lifeguard Elizabeth Held raised more than $1,400 by organizing a Swim-A-Thon. In memory of David Carroll, the Carroll and […]

SWIMMERS ARE STARS

The Albany Starfish Swim Club recently held its eighth annual “Swim Mania” competition and raised $6,266.18. To date, the club has raised over $50,000 for the Foundation.

TEAM DIVES IN TO HELP

The Shaker Modified Swimming and Diving Team held a “Mile Challenge” raising more than $1,700 for the Foundation. The event was held in honor of Stillwater Elementary School’s fourth-grader Sydney Reichart, who has CF and is the granddaughter of retired Shaker gym teacher Al Bartlett. Sydney (pictured in swim cap with kick board) joined the Shaker […]

2009 BURKE’S BEAR RECIPIENTS HONORED FOR THEIR GENEROSITY AND LOYALTY

Each year at the Emerald Eve celebration, “Burke P. Bear Awards” are bestowed upon special friends in honor of their commitment to the Donna M. Crandall Memorial Foundation. At the 2009 Emerald Eve, bears were presented to Tony Mashuta and Kathy and Kevin Bette. “The ability to reach more families is dependent upon the generosity […]

SUNNY SKIES MARK GOLF TOURNAMENT

The Fourth Annual Charity Golf Classic recently held at the Edison Club in Rexford raised more than $11,000 for the Donna M. Crandall Memorial Foundation. Organized by a volunteer committee lead by chairwomen Kathy Travis and Pat Poklemba, 76 golfers joined special guest Benita Zahn from WNYT-TV and hole-in-one sponsor Mangino Buick Chevrolet. Other sponsors […]

NEPHEW’S MEMORY INSPIRES AUNT TO “FLY”

Rowena Owens found a truly breathtaking way to honor her nephew, Edward Sayer one sunny day last September by jumping out of a plane 13,000 feet above Kent, England, near her home. “Heights don’t really scare me,” said 59-year-old Rowe, pictured above. “I did expect to feel nervous but it was more a feeling of […]

Up Close & Personal with Chris Young

The key is, “Attitude. Not back, always looking forward.” Diagnosed with CF when he was just three months old, Chris Young did not let CF stop him from playing softball or basketball, or, for that matter, from becoming a nuclear engineer. The youngest of three children, Chris grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania and graduated from […]

Celebrating10 Years! Just look how far we’ve come…

Time flies. The Donna M. Crandall Memorial Foundation is celebrating its 10th Anniversary and wishes to sincerely thank its supporters. Together, over $1 million has been raised to positively impact the lives of local patients and families affected by cystic fibrosis (CF). The Foundation was borne from a promise that Donna Crandall would never be […]