The second annual Tennis Love Affair is an event to benefit The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a life-threatening genetic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system. Over 80% of patients are diagnosed by age three. More than 10 million Americans are symptomless carriers of the defective CF gene. The disease occurs in one out of every 3,900 births, and nearly  1,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. One precious life is lost to CF every day.

* When the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) was established in 1955, children born with CF were not expected to live long enough to attend elementary school.

* Over the past 25 years, the median age of survival has more than doubled (from 18 to 37).

* Today, approximately one year of life is added to the median survival age each year.

* Within the next five to ten years, current drug development pipeline projects promise to add decades of life for people with the disease.

* CFF pioneered the innovative and effective venture philanthropy model which is the subject of two Harvard Business School case studies.

* By investing more money in drug discovery and development than any other disease foundation in the country, CFF support has made possible virtually every approved drug therapy today.

* With almost 90 cents of every dollar raised made available for investment in vital CF program services, CFF is one of the most efficient and accountable organizations in the country, as recognized by Wall Street Journal, Smart Money, Forbes, Science, USA Today, Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance and Charity Navigator.