Art Director for City Center Allentown, landscape photographer and music producer, Dave Meyers wears many hats, and he is also celebrated as an active volunteer for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Cystic fibrosis is a cause close to his heart, as his two cousins live with the disease. His involvement in the foundation dates back 20 years, when he first started participating in walkathons. “I have been involved with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for as long as I can remember,” Meyers says. “Every year as a family, we participate in a walkathon to raise money for a cure.”
In 2018, Meyers raised $9,000 for the foundation and received an award in the presence of both of his cousins for being the top fundraiser. “As I got older, I was able to contribute financially to the cause, and being selected for the Finest Under 40 allowed me to really spread the word about the disease and raise a larger amount of money to contribute to the cure,” he says.
Though there is still no cure for cystic fibrosis, Meyers says the fight is so important for those who are living with the disease. “There have been great advances in medicine, allowing people with [cystic fibrosis] to live longer and better lives,” he says. “The [Cystic Fibrosis] Foundation is a great cause and one that is close to me and my family.”
When Meyers is not volunteering for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, he donates his time to Central Elementary School in the heart of Allentown. His employer, City Center, adopted the school, and they have been renovating it by painting classrooms, providing new mulch to the playground, donating food and clothes to the students and their families and volunteering on career days. “I love talking to the kids about my work,” he says. He encourages all to find a cause close to them: “Seek it out and try to help in any way that you can,” Meyers says. “Not only does it feel good for the soul, but you are helping people that need it most.”
