May is NF Awareness Month!
This month we’re celebrating awareness, visibility, and community. Join us as we highlight NF and share ways to help make it more visible.
When people understand NF, they can offer greater support and compassion. Spreading awareness helps bring neurofibromatosis into everyday conversations and reminds our community that no one fights alone.
NF On the Map: The NF Everywhere Challenge
Help make NF visible by putting awareness materials where people will see them—and sharing the creative ways you do it!
How it works
- Download & print Choose an NF awareness poster and print it as 11×17 or 8.5×11—whatever works best for your space.
- Put it out there Post your poster in places people gather, like:
- Schools or campuses
- Gyms and fitness centers
- Restaurants or coffee shops
- Community bulletin boards
- Workplaces and offices
- Get creative Share your poster in fun or unexpected ways—hand them out, post them with permission, or bring NF into everyday conversations.
- Take the challenge Snap a photo of where you’ve placed or shared your poster and show us how you’re helping spread awareness.
- Share Post your photos on social media or send them to us, and help show that NF is everywhere.
More Ways to Spread Awareness
“NF” refers to a group of complex, often devastating genetic conditions with the primary feature of causing tumors. That’s why every May, NF Midwest leads the effort in recognizing NF Awareness Month through our State Proclamations!
A state proclamation is a powerful way to bring visibility to important causes. Our goal is to secure proclamations in our six-state region – and you can help make that happen!
Contact us for our proclamation that you can personalize!
May is when our community joins together to spread awareness and raise funds for NF Midwest with our Walk4NF events. Join us as we ensure No one Fights alone!
Want to bring the spirit of a Walk4NF to your community? Consider hosting a DIY event. You can find information, inspiration, and more here!
Visit our NF Midwest Shop, which has t-shirts, ribbons, wristbands, awareness information cards, and more!
Your experience is powerful. Sharing your story is one of the most personal and effective ways to show others the reality of living with NF. It can inspire action, create connection, and show others they are not alone. Stories travel with us to Washington, D.C., appear on our website, are shared on social media, and more!
“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, and others make it happen.”
Michael Jordan
Want to do More to Spread Awareness? Contact Jennifer.
