Category: DIY/Third Party Events

They gave 10 AMAZING YEARS to the cause and raised a lot of funds. Thank you to the Oswald family and the entire SamJam team! After ten incredible years, the beloved SamJam concert series took its final bow in April and recently sent its last check to NF Midwest. What began as a local event…

NF Midwest extends heartfelt gratitude to the Frano Family for their remarkable generosity and creativity. Inspired by their commitment, the Frano’s daughters crafted beautiful bracelets, turning their creative energy into a force for good. Additionally, Kim Frano was a part of the Pink Balls who participated in the Lake Bluff engaged in a wiffleball tournament,…

Let’s say hello to Jessica and her family! Her team, Ellie’s Crew, has been hard at work this year! Jessica came up with an inventive and FUN way to raise funds for her team and NF Midwest. Jessica aquired 12 raffle baskets and utlitizing social media sold raffle tickets for each one. By setting a…

We love to highlight rock star fundraising teams and MavMan Sidekicks did something extraordinary in just 7 days! Kara, Maverick’s mom, and Dayna, Maverick’s aunt, did a combination of Facebook live videos and social media posts on both Facebook and Instagram to announce/promote their fundraiser. Dayna also made a short video about Maverick’s NF journey….

Four years ago my granddaughter Aydin was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis or NF. To be perfectly honest, I had no idea what NF was. All I knew was that I was scared, angry and felt helpless. I wanted to “fix” what was wrong and had no idea what we were facing.  Our family was about to embark…