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Molly A. Riley
Greater Illinois Chapter
150 North Michigan Avenue
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Chicago, IL, 60601
T: (312) 236-4491
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CureFinders

We Need CureFinders®

CureFinders® is the CF Foundation's school fund-raising program for grades K through 12. The CureFinders® program provides students with the opportunity to compete with one another to see who can raise the most money in their school to help support CF research and care.

Nominate a Student Today

We are accepting the nominations of middle and high school students to serve on a CureFinders® Student Youth Board. Students appointed to this prestigious panel will be responsible for recruiting schools in their communities to participate in the CF Foundation's CureFinders® program. Nominees should exhibit strong leadership skills and have the desire to make a difference in their community.

Student Youth Board members will organize and lead other students and volunteers in activities throughout their community to help raise awareness and money to support vital cystic fibrosis research.

CureFinders® Will...

  • Bring awareness of CF to your community and the need to fund life-saving research;
  • Build leadership skills and promote strong values;
  • Raise money in honor of a particular student, relative or friend with CF and demonstrate to students that they can make a difference in the lives of people with CF; and
  • Help students develop an understanding and interest in the health and science arenas.

Learn More About CureFinders®

Sign Up Your School

If you are an educator or school administrator, you can sign up your school to participate in this important program that provides an opportunity for your students to hone their organizational and leadership skills.

CureFinders® is a registered trademark of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

For more information please contact the Greater Illinois Chapter:
Tel: (312) 236-4491
E-mail: illinois@cff.org 

Some fun fund raising ideas kids can take part in are:

Change for a Cure:
Set a fund-raising goal to be reached in one week. On Monday have students bring in pennies; on Tuesday, nickels; on Wednesday, dimes; on Thursday, quarters; and on Friday, dollars.

Jar Wars:
Select a specific month and ask students from each class to contribute coins to their classroom’s coin jar.  Have fun and decorate the jar.

Pin-ups:
Students can sell and decorate their classrooms/hallways with rose pin ups! 

Create your own fun activity!


Contact Information:
Please contact Amanda Zar (azar@cff.org; (312) 236-4491 ext 112) to become involved with CureFinders! Fund raising packets and additional information will be made available upon request.

Additional Information
We are pleased to announce that MINNIE’S is the proud lunch sponsor of CureFinders, providing lunch for the top fundraising classroom at every participating school!
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With special thanks to Chicago DiningOut Magazine
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Chicago Red Stars Women’s Soccer Team to Visit Top Fundraising School in Illinois!
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The Chicago Red Stars are thrilled to be able to support Cystic Fibrosis and their CureFinders program.  "We understand the importance of investing in our community and know our partnership with Cystic Fibrosis will help increase the awareness of the disease that affects 30,000 children and adults in the United States."
Click here to register your School

Click here to meet your Student Youth Board members and Adult Mentors!

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Click here to meet the Illinois CureFinders Ambassadors: Will, Sarah and Luke
 Donate

Join us at the Community Kick-Off Event December 10th

Click here to print a copy of the CureFinders Kickoff Fax
Click here to read how Immaculate Conception High School raised lifesaving funds for cystic fibrosis research and care!

Participating Schools Include:

A. Vito Martinez Middle School
Belvidere South Middle School
Broadmoor Middle School
Brook Forest Elementary
Butler Junior High School
Carmel Catholic High School
Dryden Elementary School
Fegley Middle School
Field School
Hinsdale Central High School
Hinsdale Middle School
Immaculate Conception High School
James Ward Elementary School
JFK Middle School
Lakeview High School
Lyons Township High School 
Main South High School
Marengo Community High School
Naperville North High School 
Pekin High School
Queen of All Saints
Reinberg Elementary School
Rolling Meadows High School 
Romeoville High School
Saint Andrew School
South Middle School
Stevenson High School
School of St. Mary
St. Raymond School
Thomas Middle School
Tri-Valley School
Washington Intermediate School
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School