Welcome to the Midwest-based LAM Foundation fundraising website. Our goal is to raise awareness and fund research for LAM.

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, better known as LAM, is a progressive lung disease that typically strikes women in the prime of their lives - most often during their childbearing years. Over the last 14 years, The LAM Foundation has worked to bring hope to members of the LAM community, raising awareness among physicians and women, and acting as a resource for physicians and women with LAM.

The LAM Foundation is actively engaged in identifying potential targets and treatments for LAM. For more information visit: www.thelamfoundation.org. To view LAM videos visit: www.youtube.com/lamfoundation

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Help us raise money for LAM by shopping at your favorite online merchants. Simply click on the following website: www.2clickfundraising.com/1004 Next click on your favorite merchant from the list. A portion of the profits on the purchases you make benefit The LAM Foundation.

At this event, guests will enjoy a special evening of cocktails and hor d’oeuvres featuring a silent and live auction.

We are pleased to announce that our guest of honor for this special evening is Dr. Frank McCormack. Dr. McCormack has been the Scientific Director of The LAM Foundation since it was founded in 1995. He is a source of hope and inspiration within the LAM community and we are honored to have him in attendance.

We are excited to announce that tickets to the event have been SOLD OUT. If you were unable to purchase tickets please feel free to support the event by making a donation. We appreciate your interest and thank you for joining us in our quest to find a cure.

UPDATE: Hotel Discount is extended through 10/31/2009!
Discounted hotel rooms are available! Auction guests are offered a reduced rate at The Sutton Place Hotel (www.chicago.suttonplace.com) of $199.00/night. Sutton Place is a beautiful 4 diamond luxury hotel right off Michigan Avenue and Oak Street, in a perfect location for visitors to Chicago. Please note: the block will be valid only until 10/2/2009 10/15/2009, after which the room rate is be subject to availability. The block will be listed under "The Midwest Friends of LAM".

The Midwest Friends of The LAM Foundation invites you to attend the 14th annual THE SHOPPING BENEFIT at Bloomingdale’s Thursday, October 29, 2009.

For A $10 donation you’ll receive a discount coupon for 15% to 20% off (exclusions apply), with all proceeds directly benefiting The LAM Foundation. And just for stopping in at any Chicagoland Bloomingdale’s store with your donation ticket on October 29, Bloomingdale’s will donate an additional $5 (one ticket per person accepted for the $5 donation).

To purchase a coupon using your PayPal account you may link to PayPal using the Buy Now button below. You may even purchase coupons without a PayPal account with your credit card by choosing the "Don't have a PayPal Account" option on the left-hand side of the initial PayPal screen. Alternatively, you may email Kimberly Romanosky who will supply you with a purchase form.

Coupons will be sent to your home address in September. We value your support and look forward to a fun day of shopping and savings.

A talented Chicago photographer has generously donated his time & talent! For a small donation to The LAM Foundation, you can receive professional photography services!

Click here to check out the exciting details!

The Midwest Friends of The LAM Foundation again partnered with RHAMC for the Annual Hike for Lung Health held on Sunday, September 27, 2009 at Chicago's Lincoln Park and also in Palatine.

Participants chose a one or three mile walk. It was a beautiful morning with approximately 40 walkers and over $3300 raised! Thanks to everyone who came out and made this event a success.

On September 12th, Brad and Karen St. Louis hosted the first annual Breathe Easy Adventure Race (B.E.A.R.) at Proud Lake Recreation Area in Wixom, Michigan, to raise money for The LAM Foundation.

The B.E.A.R. included twenty two racers that navigated their way through five challenging and fun hours of trail running, mountain biking and canoeing, raising a total of $1,200!

A HUGE thank you to Karen and Brad for many months of hard work and dedication to make such a great event happen.

To the racers—Adventure Racing is one of the few sports where just completing a race is often considered a victory, so you are all winners!

To the donors—Thank you also to the generous donors: Barb Zerb, Kayak Corral, Play It Again Sports, Meijer, Seven Lakes Golf Course, and Heavener’s Canoe Rental.

Stay tuned for more information about the second annual B.E.A.R. in 2010.

The Midwest Friends of The LAM Foundation hosted a kickball Tournament on Saturday, May 17, 2008 Kick it for LAM! Thanks to all who attended, we raised well over our goal of $10,000! Pictures of the day can be found at http://www.eteamz.com/KickitforLAM/albums/.

Thank you to all who helped make our 2008 benefit a huge success, raising critical funds for LAM research. The evening, along with donations made in advance of the event, garnered a stunning $34,000 to support LAM research efforts.

If you would like to make a contribution on-line you may do so using the donation box below. The LAM Foundation respects your privacy and welcomes anonymous donations. To send your contribution via mail, send your donation to the following location:

The LAM Foundation
Attn: Jim Schofield
1349 W George St.
Chicago, IL 60657