Delivering Hope across Continents. The why and how Summer Bauder got involved with CF Vests Worldwide.

Summer Bauder is a remarkable woman whose story embodies compassion, perseverance, and global impact.

Summer’s journey began as a stay-at-home mom managing a bustling household a life filled with love, chaos, and purpose. But everything changed when her brother-in-law’s daughter was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF). What started as a family connection to CF grew into a calling that now spans continents.

Today, Summer serves as a key volunteer for CF Vest Worldwide, a nonprofit that provides life-changing airway clearance vests to people with CF who can’t afford them. Her days are filled with cleaning, sorting, and shipping donated vests to families across the globe, and sometimes, personally delivering them.

From India to Colombia to Ecuador, Summer has met families whose gratitude reminds her daily why this work matters. She shares powerful, heartwarming moments, like watching a child take easier breaths for the first time, and the challenges of navigating logistics, language barriers, and limited resources.

Next up? Honduras, where Summer delivers 10 vests to families in need.

Balancing her large family and international volunteer work hasn’t been easy, but Summer says her experiences at home prepared her for the organizational and emotional demands of this mission. Her story is a reminder that one person — one family — can make a global difference.

This episode shines a light on the power of community, family support, and the ripple effect of kindness.

If you’d like to support Summer’s efforts, CF Vest Worldwide is currently accepting donations of child-sized garmentsused to distribute vests to children with CF around the world.

What's her connection? Her why?  It's her brother, Josh Bauder.

To see more about Summer's work, watch her video: https://youtu.be/sHSB9kIp060

To contact CFVWW: rod@cfvww.org

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