IPF Patients Sandra Rock (Sacramento, CA) and Trudy Vanderbeck (Vincennes, IN) in Washington DC October 5, 2004 for numerous meetings on Capital Hill to advocate on behalf of all those fighting IPF. Sandra and Trudy also facilitate IPF Support groups in their local community.

CPF representatives meet with Congressman Charles Norwood of Georgia as part of National IPF Awareness Week in Washington DC, October 5, 2004. Just five days later, Congressman Norwood received a lung transplant at Inova Fairfax Hospital. From L-R: CPF Board member Teresa Barnes, CPF Board member Deirdre Roney, Caring Voice Coalition President Pam Harris, Caring Voice Coalition CEO Catherine Valenti, John Vanderbeck, James Rock, Rep. Charles Norwood, CPF C.O.O. Mark Shreve, Trudy Vanderbeck, Sandra Rock

Dinner Shot with Everyone Cap: The campaign ACT "Team" in Washington DC, taking a break between more than 60 meetings on Capital Hill to raise awareness of IPF. Rear (L-R) CPF Board member Teresa Barnes, Jake Reint, Caring Voice Coalition President Pam Harris, Caring Voice Coalition CEO Catherine Valenti, CPF Board member Deirdre Roney, CPF C.O.O. Mark Shreve, Front (L-R) James & Sandra Rock John & Trudy Vanderbeck

CPF Board member Teresa Barnes, who has lost four family members to IPF, meets with Rep. Joe Barton, Chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which has oversight of Medicare and Medicaid and public health issues, and Rep. Charles Norwood, who is also an IPF Patient. Just five days after our meetings with Rep.Norwood, he received a lung transplant at Inova Fairfax Hospital (Vienna, VA)