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Fish Creek Provincial Park, Glennfield Day Use Area A (11:00 AM MDT)​

• Registration is FREE
• 11:00 am MDT | Registration starts 
• 11:30 am MDT | Speeches 
• 12:00 pm MDT | Walk starts  
• 12:30 pm MDT | FREE BBQ & Participant Prizes

*If you'd like to cover the cost of your lunch, you may do so by making a donation on this page. 

One day she gathered her courage and stood up in front of her class and told her story.  It was a story about a little-known disease called pulmonary fibrosis and how this disease had affected her and her family with the loss of her dear grandfather, aunt and cousin as well as several family members struggling with the disease, including her 10 year old cousin Rayyan.  

Calgary rallies to shine a light on pulmonary fibrosis.... 

No longer was it just homework. Abbie wanted her story to come alive. She wanted people to know more about this disease. She wanted people to do research and find a cure for this disease. With courage and determination, at the tender age of 8 years old, Abbie set out to make a difference. Abbie is an avid runner, so she used her love of running and organized a school run, Abbie’s Run…..a symbol of hope, community and determination. Her goal was to raise awareness amongst her school friends and their families about pulmonary fibrosis. It was a great success but that was not enough for Abbie. She now wanted her community involved in this worthy cause. With her parents help, she contacted the organizer for the Mayor’s Run in Airdrie and the first annual Clarke Family Walk for PF was born. Their goal was to raise funds for research as well to educate the public on this fatal disease and its impact on families. 

For over 10 years, Calgarians affected by pulmonary fibrosis have united annually with the Clarke family to honour their loved ones by walking to help raise awareness, hope, and funds.

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