Paddleboarders to cross from Bahamas for cystic fibrosis awareness – Palm Beach Post (blog)

Those who think Downtown Development Authority Executive Director Raphael Clemente walks on water have one more reason to believe.

Clemente will be one of 30 locals paddleboarding from The Bahamasto South Florida on Fathers Day weekend, to raise money and awareness for cystic fibrosis.

The group plans tocross the Gulf Stream from Bimini to Dania Beach. Theyll be led by Travis Suit, who started Crossing For A Cure through Pipers Angels, a foundation he set up to raise money and awareness for cystic fibrosis. His daughter, Piper, was diagnosed at the age of four in 2011 with an aggressive form of CF known as the double delta F508 gene.

Other locals planning to make the 50-mile crossing include Bradleys restaurateur Nick Coniglio, and a group called group called Shark Addicts, out of Jupiter.

West Palm sponsors include Roxys and Hamilton Jewelers.

For more information and to donate, visit https://www.crossingforacure.com.

Raphael Clemente

Piper and Travis Suit, in 2013. (Contributed by Travis Suit)

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