92.7 WOBM » Cystic Fibrosis Foundation http://wobm.com Ocean County's Hometown Station! Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:06:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 A Local Family Fighting for a Cure – You Can Help http://wobm.com/a-local-family-fighting-for-a-cure-you-can-help/ http://wobm.com/a-local-family-fighting-for-a-cure-you-can-help/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:06:17 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=233317 Full disclosure - I have a personal interest in this story. Kevin Collins, Jr was a close friend of mine who lost his fight against Cystic Fibrosis in 2008. His family has been tireless in fighting for a cure for over 25 years. Kevin and his younger sister Kelly were born with CF, This month their brother Kasey is being honored by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for his dedication and unwavering support. I spoke to him about what this all means to him. Read my interview below...

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]]> http://wobm.com/a-local-family-fighting-for-a-cure-you-can-help/feed/ 0 (L-R) Kelly Collins, Kevin Collins, Sr, Kasey Collins, Kathy Collins Help Us Move Closer to a Cure for Cystic Fibrosis in Pt. Pleasant http://wobm.com/help-us-move-closer-to-a-cure-for-cystic-fibrosis-in-pt-pleasant/ http://wobm.com/help-us-move-closer-to-a-cure-for-cystic-fibrosis-in-pt-pleasant/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:17:43 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=212745 Mark your calendars for Sunday, May 19th for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Great Strides Walk in Point Pleasant Beach.

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]]> http://wobm.com/help-us-move-closer-to-a-cure-for-cystic-fibrosis-in-pt-pleasant/feed/ 0 Justin Louis and Kevin Collins Barnegat's Relay for Life Means Even More This Year http://wobm.com/barnegats-relay-for-life-means-even-more-this-year/ http://wobm.com/barnegats-relay-for-life-means-even-more-this-year/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 22:32:10 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=86784 Throughout the country, the American Cancer Society holds Relay for Life events every year. Barnegat High School is hosting their local relay this weekend, and it'll mean even more this year.

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]]> http://wobm.com/barnegats-relay-for-life-means-even-more-this-year/feed/ 0 Photo courtesy CaringBridge.org Remembering Kevin: CFF's Great Strides Walk http://wobm.com/remembering-kevin-cffs-great-strides-walk/ http://wobm.com/remembering-kevin-cffs-great-strides-walk/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 16:43:44 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=85885 When I was first hired here at Townsquare Media, NJ (Millennium Radio NJ at the time) in 2007, I was pretty much "the quiet new guy". There were a lot of people in the office and it's always a little awkward being "the new guy". But there was one person in particular who took it upon himself to bring me into the fold.

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