CF Championship Challenge

Event Overview

August 24, 2013
6:30 PM

Cahaba Grand Conference Center
3660 Grandview Parkway
Birmingham, AL 35243
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The CF Championship Challenge is an annual fundraising event designed to leverage university rivalries in a donation competition to raise funds for cystic fibrosis research. Each year's winning fans have their school's name engraved on the prestigious CF Championship Challenge Cup. With the past 3 BCS Champions in the state of Alabama and a bright looking future for teams in our state, we are building on our grand football tradition with a very special event.

Our second annual event, on August 24, 2013, will again feature noted sports writer and host of the Finebaum Radio Network, Paul Finebaum. Paul Finebaum has been the leading authority in Southern sports for over 20 years, writing and commentation on regional and national sports issues. His syndicated radio show is heard throughout the Southeast and his column in the Mobile Register appears in countless newspapers around Alabama. A weekly contributor for Fox 8 Sports (WBRC-TV) in Birminham, he's also seen regularly on national networks like ESPN, CNN, MSNBC, FOX NEWS, HBO and Court TV.

In 2002, Paul was named by The Tennessean in Nashville as "One of the Southeastern Conference's Top Power Brokers." The New York Times in 2003 described Finebaum as "the state's most influential sports columnist and talk show host." In 2004, Sports Illustrated named the Finebaum Network as "one of the nation's top 12 sports radio shows." In July of 2009, The Orlando Sentinel named Finebaum as one of the SEC's 10 most powerful people. As ringmaster of the free-wheeling Finebaum Show, Paul knows his stuff, and will bring his own special take on the upcoming 2013 football season to the CF Championship Challenge.

Presented in a festive gala setting, alumni and supporters compete by challenging fans of their respective sports programs to offer donations for CF research. The trophy provides motivation to team fans and the public to maximize donations among all participants. Funds are raised through sponsorships, selling gala tickets, sponsored tables, and general donations to the cause, plus live and silent auctions.

The gala theme is football oriented, and not necessarily limited to University of Alabama and Auburn University. Team spirit, competition and traditional rivalries all come together to support the CF cause. Be part of the challenge and make a difference!

For more information, contact Elaine Chambless, Development Director at (205) 870-8565 or echambless@cff.org

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