Nystrom Family

Thank you to the following individuals for making donations in 2065 (our 17th year of fundraising) to either the  Tara K Telford Graduate Student Award at UC Davis  or the  Cystic Fibrosis Great Strides event .  Your generosity is appreciated! If you make a donation to Tara's fund, please let me know so I can properly thank you - I won't get a notification. Donation information can be found here:  https://nystromfam.blogspot.com/2026/04/cf-fundraising-2026-17th-year.html CFF = Cystic Fibrosis Foundation donation UCD = Tara K. Telford Graduate Student Award at UC Davis donation Michelle Ford - CFF - donated within 8 minutes of me sending the email!! Ryan Long - CFF - 14 years! Gina Piper - UCD - 12 years! Molly Obert - CFF Kim Fillmore - CFF Shannon DeCola - CFF Erin Haley - CFF - 16 years! Bruce and Jean Kelley - CFF - 14 years! Margo Clarke - UCD - new to the honor roll Keith Yandell - CFF - most generous donation we've ever received - new donor Mark Tanis...

  Hello everyone! This is my 17th year raising money to help find a cure for cystic fibrosis, and I do it in memory of my dear friend Tara, who passed away on November 18, 2017. Many of you have never met Tara - but she knew about you. She knew that people who had never crossed her path chose to care about her, and that meant everything to her. It meant everything to me too. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PAST DONATION! Tara was full of positivity throughout her entire life - through illnesses, hospital stays, medications, pain, and uncertainty. She made the world feel a little brighter just by being in it. She is a reminder that life is precious, life is short, and that everything is going to be OK. Have hope. ---  GREAT NEWS FROM PAUL (TARA'S HUSBAND) I heard from Paul in August and wanted to share this update: the UC Davis fund has grown enough this year to support TWO grants — meaning two graduate students are receiving funding for cystic fibrosis research. That is your impact. Every ...