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Great Strides

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Great Strides is a walk akin to Race for the Cure, where participants walk 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) to raise money to support research for cystic fibrosis. There are Great Strides walks in over 560 locations throughout the country. It is sponsored by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

History

The first Great Strides walk was in 1989.

Successes

Great Strides has succeeded in raising over $180,000,000 for cystic fibrosis research.