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July 2020-August 2020

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The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation hosts a program called Tomorrow’s Leaders for students after they have graduated from college. The program focuses on leadership skills with the intent of the participants continuing on with the foundation.

This year Tomorrow’s Leaders launched their first ever college program. It is a four week long webinar series for students still attending college. I applied and was accepted into the program and have loved every minute of it!

We have learned about leadership skills, networking, the power of our story and volunteering history, and more. I have been able to hear many amazing CF stories and network with many members of the foundation. Hopefully this program will continue because I would love to stay involved until I am old enough to join Tomorrow’s Leaders myself.

August 2019-March 2020

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I knew I wanted to stay involved with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, but I didn’t know what that would look like in college. I didn’t think there was going to be much of a chance to fundraise for a cause that many people have heard of. I completely doubted that Ohio State would have a student organization for this cause, but one day I looked it up just in case.

I am glad I did because I found Breathe Hope.

Breathe Hope is a group that advocates and fundraises for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Additionally, they put on wellness events such as yoga to focus on breathing and connect to our cause in our own way. I joined the group as soon as I could. It was my chance to still be a part of something I was passionate about.

At the first meeting it was announced that the group was looking for a fundraising committee (which was absolutely up my alley after everything I had done in high school). I applied and ended up on the committee even as a first year student. This committee allowed me to make some friends in the group and truly connect with the treasurer, Danyelle.

I volunteered for some of the Columbus CFF chapter events for the first time ever. These events included Cycle For Life, the NOSH Gala, and the Brewer’s Ball. Through these volunteer roles I got closer with the Breathe Hope members and met some other members of the CF community. We also conducted fundraising events on campus such as a battle of the bands event, selling roses on Valentine’s day, and our first ever Open Mic Night.

In February 2020 I was able to create and plan our Open Mic Night through my role in the fundraising committee. We showcased off many different talents and charged $5 to anyone interested in attending. The event raised about $150 and almost allowed us to surpass our yearly fundraising goal.

The year was cut short due to the coronavirus, but I can proudly announce that I am the treasurer of Breathe Hope for 2020-2021. This year will be different, but I am so excited for my leadership in this group to begin.

Volunteering Career

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My story of volunteering begins when I was ten years old. My younger cousin was born and diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis, a rare genetic disease that impacts the lungs. At the time I didn’t know much about the disease, and seeing statistics about the life expectancy was frightening.

We soon found out about the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and as a family began to participate in their Great Strides event at the Cleveland Zoo. We would all raise money individually and walk as a family with many other teams fighting for their own relatives, friends, or colleagues with CF. These walks became second nature to me, but I was too young to understand our impact. Raising $100 meant you received a t-shirt, so my only goal was to get a new shirt every year. By the time I was in high school, however, I started to see the importance of what we were doing. I knew that I wanted to do more for this foundation that I had worked with for years.

Through my involvement in the International Baccalaureate program I was able to create a fundraising project, and soon enough, the IBeat CF project was born. I created and led a penny wars in my junior year involving 76 classrooms around my school. Each classroom was given a mason jar to collect money in for a two week period. My jobs included coordinating with teachers, finding volunteers to drop off the jars, picking up all of the jars after the fundraiser, counting coins, and throwing a pizza party for the winning classrooms. I conducted the event twice: once in my junior year and once in my senior year. Over the two years I raised almost $2,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

This opportunity opened many doors for me. I became a team leader for the Great Strides walk at the Detroit Zoo. I found a passion for volunteering for this foundation and knew that I was going to do whatever it takes to continue that passion in college.

The story continues, and hopefully my work for this foundation does not end until there is a cure for every CF patient.

Artifacts

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Fun while volunteering at the CFF Brewer’s Ball in 2020 with volunteers from Breathe Hope.


A picture of the Breathe Hope group members including four on our current executive board and our previous treasurer.


Our poster for the OSU Spring Involvement Fair when I got to talk about Breathe Hope’s mission to potential new members.


One of our Breathe Hope wellness events.


After Great Strides 2019 I was inspired to post a picture to try and receive more funds for the cause on my Instagram story.


We walk each year on a team called Charlie’s Angels, and in 2019 we found our sign and took pictures with it.


This image is from the Great Strides Detroit Zoo walk in 2018. There are beads around my neck showing that I was advocating for a family member and that I was a team leader. In this moment I felt accomplished. I was so proud of my fundraising project and how much I was able to send to the foundation.


My current life motto and a sign from Great Strides 2018.


Tickets from entry to Great Strides 2018.


This is one of my favorite candid pictures of myself because of everything it represents. After weeks of stressfully running my first penny wars to then count and roll coins, we were finally about to take the money to the bank and find out our grand total.

About Me

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Last updated 8/2/2020

Hello all,

My name is Elizabeth Raglow. I am a sophomore at The Ohio State University originally from Canton, MI. I am double majoring in Business (Human Resources) and Political Science. I am on the pre-law track.

I am a person who enjoys being busy, so I am very involved at Ohio State. Some of my involvements include Scarlet Fever A Cappella, the Human Resources Association, and Business Leaders in Law. I am the treasurer for Breathe Hope and a service chair for Off The Lake Productions. I work at Connecting Grounds and am looking for a summer internship.

The five words to best describe me would be passionate, motivated, creative, organized, and kind. I am qualified with time-management, public speaking, leadership, data entry, fundraising, and both the Google Suite and Microsoft Office.

More than networking, I will be using this blog to talk about my involvements with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. I am super passionate about this cause and hopefully after reading everything, you will be as well.

Connect with me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethraglow or feel free to email me (raglow.4@osu.edu).