We look forward to celebrating our 25th anniversary with you on Saturday, May 6 at The Sheraton Grand Chicago. Stay tuned for more information and updates on the event.

Unable to attend but still want to help find a cure for epilepsy? Donate here to help us fund vitally needed epilepsy research.

Featured entertainment for the evening will be Fitz and the Tantrums.

Our Unite to CURE Epilepsy virtual event is back! Join us as we celebrate advances in epilepsy research, inspiring stories from the community, and so much more. Our 3rd annual Unite to CURE Epilepsy event will be hosted by Tanja Babich, Emmy Award-winning anchor at ABC 7 Chicago, and premiere on September 29th at 7 pm ET/4 pm PT. We look forward to connecting with everyone within the epilepsy community across the country.

If you aren’t able to join us, you can still donate here to help us fund even more vitally needed epilepsy research.

On June 1, 2022, we held our Annual Chicago Benefit. It was an evening of celebrating the progress we have made in advancing science to find a cure and sharing powerful stories from the community. Thank you to all the individuals, families, clinicians, researchers, donors, and sponsors from across the epilepsy community who joined us for the evening. With all of your generosity and support, you helped us raise over $1.9 million for innovative research that will help us find a cure for this terrible condition. With your continued support, we know we will reach our goal: a world without epilepsy.

If you weren’t able to join us, you can still donate here to help us fund even more vitally needed epilepsy research.

Thank you to our musical performers, Barenaked Ladies, for joining us for the evening and sharing their talents with us.

Some photos of the evening are below. You can see all photos from the benefit here (use the case-sensitive password CURE2022).

On September 17th, 2021, we held our second annual virtual event, Unite to CURE Epilepsy. It was an evening of engaging entertainment, moving stories from the community, and promising research updates. We witnessed the global epilepsy community come together through tenacity, discovery, and hope to help achieve our vision: a world without epilepsy.

If you weren’t able to join us, you can still donate here to help us fund even more vitally needed epilepsy research. You can also watch the event below to see why your donations are so critical to our mission.

Watch the Event

Thank you to all the individuals, families, clinicians, donors, and sponsors from across the epilepsy community who joined from around the world to Unite to CURE Epilepsy. With all of your generosity and support, you helped us raise nearly $1.8 million for innovative research that will help us find a cure for this terrible condition. With your continued support, we know we will reach our goal.

Thank you to the world-class entertainers for their inspirational performances, the informative updates from leading scientists who gave us a look into the world of epilepsy research, and the members of the epilepsy community for sharing their inspirational stories.

Featuring

Plus Miguel’s Broadway friends, Tamar Greene,  Mandy Gonzales, James Snyder, Jackson Cervantes, and Vadim Feichtner, for vocal arrangements, and Hudson Pollock, for sound editing. 

And members of the Misericordia Heartzingers, Lauren Axelrod, Charlie Carpenter, and Denise Witt. With Dick Bangham for editing and post-production, Jamison Weddles for audio recording and mixing, Bob and Madge Erlenbaugh, musical directors for Heartzingers, Rob Carpenter for filming the Heartzingers. And a special thanks to Amy Lofgren.  

Epilepsy Research Needs You

Epilepsy research is more important than ever, and funding this research is critically needed in order to make strides in developing treatments. It is vital that we do all we can to ensure continued progress towards our shared vision: a world without epilepsy.

CURE Epilepsy Board of Directors

Scientific Advisory Council

Watch the Event

On September 24, 2020, we held our first-ever virtual event, Unite to CURE Epilepsy. Throughout the evening, we heard inspirational stories, learned about encouraging new research, and saw entertaining performances from legendary musical names. Moreover, we witnessed the global epilepsy community brought together by tenacity, discovery, and hope to help achieve our vision: a world without epilepsy.

Thank you to all the individuals, families, clinicians, donors, and sponsors from across the epilepsy community who joined from near and far to Unite to CURE Epilepsy. Your amazing support helped us raise $ 1.83 million for innovative research that will help us find a cure.

Thank you to the world-class entertainers for their inspirational performances, the informative updates from leading scientists who gave us a look into the world of epilepsy research, and to the members of the epilepsy community for sharing their moving stories.

Featuring

Plus Miguel’s Broadway friends, Colin Donell, Montego Glover, Alan Green, Tamar Greene, Leslie Kritzer, Patti Murin, Eric Petersen, James Snyder, and Ben Thompson.

Epilepsy Research Needs You

During this pandemic, epilepsy research is more vulnerable than ever, with investigators experiencing delays due to mandatory time away from the lab and related additional costs for PPE and other materials. It is vital that we do all we can to ensure continued progress towards our shared vision: a world without epilepsy.

CURE Board of Directors

Scientific Advisory Council

Thank you to the CURE community of families, researchers, donors, and sponsors who came out to Navy Pier and raised an incredible $2 million and counting for innovative research for a cure! We are honored to be surrounded by such dedicated, caring, and unrelenting people who remain hopeful that we will create a world without epilepsy.

If you weren’t able to join us, but would like to support CURE’s mission to find a cure for epilepsy, by promoting and funding patient-focused research, you can donate now. Your support creates amazing progress in epilepsy research and will continue to drive science forward until our mission to find a cure for epilepsy is accomplished.

View photo gallery (password: CURE2019).

Thank you to our wonderful performers for inspiring us.

Thank you to our speakers for sharing stories of loss and hope.

Thank you to our Vice Chairs, Host Committee Members, and Board Members for supporting this incredible evening.

Thank you to our in-kind sponsors and volunteers for giving their time and resources to ensure the success of this year’s Annual Chicago Benefit.

In-Kind Sponsors

To the Broadway Sings for CURE sponsors, performers, hosts, and guests, you have our deepest thanks for coming out to support epilepsy research and our fight to find a cure. 

Event Image Gallery

Event Details

Cocktail Reception: 6:00 PM
Program: 7:30 PM

Join us for Broadway Sings for CURE, an evening of dazzling performances by Broadway stars. This event will be hosted by Miguel Cervantes, star of Chicago’s HAMILTON. Miguel understands all too well how devastating epilepsy can be, as his daughter, Adelaide, was diagnosed with a severe form of epilepsy called infantile spasms at 7 months old. She continues to battle this condition every day.

An incredible line-up of Broadway stars will perform live, putting epilepsy center stage to raise funds for critically needed research. Broadway Sings for CURE features:

Tickets to this exclusive showcase are extremely limited, so don’t throw away your shot. Secure tickets or sponsorships now. If you have any questions, please reach out to Meghan Jorgensen at Events@CUREepilepsy.org.

Epilepsy can be a debilitating disease, affecting more than 65 million people worldwide. One in 26 Americans will develop the disease in their lifetime. Funding scientists worldwide to collaborate and innovate in pursuit of a cure is our mission.

The Boston CURE community reunited on April 3 for a powerful and inspiring Boston Benefit for the CURE in support of epilepsy research. The Benefit was hosted by Anne Finucane and Mike Barnicle, and Susan and David Axelrod. Governor Charlie Baker and Mayor Martin J. Walsh participated in the evening events.

Thanks to all of our Benefit hosts, dinner chairs, generous sponsors, volunteers, donors and guests, nearly $1.1 million was raised to support CURE’s research grants program, new scientific opportunities and future breakthroughs.

Dinner Chairs:
Jack and Eileen Connors
Karen and Ken Kaplan
Brian Moynihan and Sue Berry

Thank you to the CURE community of families, researchers, donors, and sponsors who came out to Navy Pier and raised a record-breaking $2.3 million for our mission! We are honored that such a remarkable and dedicated community came together to spread hope and raise critically-needed funding.

This video, played during the Benefit, highlights why research funding remains vital 20 years after CURE’s founding, and why we should continue to be Stubborn as Hell.

The Benefit featured memorable musical performances by Rock & Roll Hall-of-Famers Eddie Vedder and Nils Lofgren and the star of Chicago’s production of HAMILTON, Miguel Cervantes. In addition, an auction of autographed items and concert experiences provided by Rock & Roll Hall-of-Famers, country music legends, and musical theater stars helped highlight the theme of music and hope.

If you weren’t able to join us, but would like to support CURE’s mission to find a cure for epilepsy, by promoting and funding patient-focused research, you can donate now.

Check out the photos from this magical evening.

Benefit Chairs

Susan and David Axelrod

Vice Chairs

Host Committee

Volunteers

With special thanks to our volunteers from Mesirow Financial

 Silent Auction Winners

Gerald Beeson, “Springsteen on Broadway” Experience and Guitar Signed By Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Richard Jascula, Trace Adkins Signed Guitar
Michael Nelson, Toby Keith Signed Guitar and Concert Tickets
Allen Fisher, Keith Richards Signed Guitar
Karen Dixon, James Taylor Signed Guitar
Lisa Cotton, Eddie Vedder Signed Guitar
Thad Wong, Eddie Vedder Signed Guitar
Ajay Shah, Paul Simon Guitar with Personal Message
Richard Jasculca, Cheap Trick Signed Drum Head
Laura Wise, Eric Church Signed Guitar and Concert Tickets
Greg Ahern, 3 Doors Down Signed Guitar
Sherry Cotton, HAMILTON in Chicago VIP Experience

In-Kind Sponsors