About Claire Wineland
Claire Lucia Wineland was an American activist, author, speaker and social media personality. Through her non-profit organization, Claire's Place Foundation, she provided support to children and families affected by cystic fibrosis (CF). She died from a blood clot one week after receiving a double lung transplant at the age of 21. Wineland founded the Claire's Place Foundation at age 13. It was released on the first anniversary of Wineland's death. In 2025, Claire's mother, Melissa Yeager, who has carried on as the executive director of the Claire's Place Foundation since Claire's passing, won the Los Angeles Business Journal's Nonprofit Executive of the Year award.
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