Based in Peoria, AZ, we also are one of only a handful of beer industry-related charities currently operating in the United States.
What We Do
Each year, we stage unique, large-scale craft-beer appreciation/fundraising events across the country, working independently or in partnership with breweries and local organizations. Our events run the gamut from open parties featuring huge assortments of rare, craft beers and an equally diverse – and off-beat – assortment of foods and entertainers to local chef beer-wine food pairing competitions, special craft-beer educational dinners and much more. BFBF events are all about having fun while supporting a worthy cause.
The money we raise currently goes to support the development of cutting-edge brain cancer research and treatment options at the new Barrow Brain Tumor Research Center (BTRC), in Phoenix, AZ. The BTRC is part of the Barrow Neurological Institute, one of the nation’s leading centers for brain tumor imaging, brain tumor surgery, cancer research and stem-cell science. Led by a team of clinical and scientific experts, the center runs brain tumor clinical trials and looks for ways to rapidly incorporate new scientific discoveries into patient treatments.
Get Involved
Visit us online at TheBeerForBrainsFoundation.org to learn about upcoming BFBF events and to:
And please, share your photos, thoughts and comments with us on our Facebook fan page under “The Beer for Brains Foundation.”
Why We Do It
Brain cancer is the second leading type of cancer in children under age 5 and the third-most common type in young adults. This year, 22,070 new patients in the U.S. will be diagnosed with the disease, and nearly 13,000 people – or slightly more than one-in-ten of all U.S. brain cancer patients – will die from it.
For many adults, a brain cancer diagnosis remains a death sentence. The life expectancy of those suffering from gliomas, the most common and most aggressive form of brain tumor, has changed little in 40 years. On average, patients die within 9-12 months of receiving the diagnosis. Yet the cruelest aspect of this illness is the way it attacks individuals from within – steadily robbing them of their ability to perform basic tasks and making it increasingly difficult for them to interact with loved ones and the world around them. Brain cancer alters personalities. It impairs mental functions, disrupts speech, paralyzes limbs and, ultimately, leaves its victims with little freedom or dignity. It not only takes lives, it drastically reduces quality of life.
CYSTIC
FIBROSIS FOUNDATION
www.cff.org
The Mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation,
a nonprofit donor-supported organization, is to assure the development
of the means to cure and control cystic fibrosis and to improve
the quality of life for those with the disease.
The
Foundation is the leading organization in the United States
devoted to cystic fibrosis. It has more than 80 chapters
and branch offices nationwide and funds and accredits 115 CF
care centers across the country, including 94 adult
care programs, which provide patients and families with vital
treatment and other CF resources. In addition, 54 affiliate
programs provide multi-disciplinary care for CF with Foundation
support.
The
Foundation is one of the most efficient organizations of its
kind. In 2006, nearly 90% of every dollar of revenue raised
was available for investment in CF
research, care and education programs. The National Institutes
of Health and many prominent publications, including Forbes and USAToday,
have heralded our innovative business model, which fuels drug
discovery and development programs.
The
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Is…Hope in Action
Until
we conquer this disease, our team will work tirelessly to extend
and enhance life for those with cystic fibrosis by functioning
as:
