Peoria-Area Community Impact Guide 2023-2024

THE YELLOW BEAR FOUNDATION

6035 N. Knoxville Avenue, Suite 204G Peoria, IL 61614 Phone: (309) 265-3196 Website : wwwyellowbearfoundationorg Facebook : @theyellowbearfoundation Instagram : @yellowbearfoundation

The Yellow Bear Foundation is a nonprofit organization empowering communities to increase awareness and fund research for Primary Immunodeficiency (PI). Only through research can we improve the diagnosis, treatment and quality of life for those who have PI.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Alexandria Lavin

BOARD MEMBERS Nick Lavin Jared Kunkle Casey Heavrin

KEY STAFF Rachel Honegger, Event Coordinator Allison Kieser, Social Media Kayla Boerckel, Graphic Design

HOW TO HELP Our main mission is to spread aware ness of primary immunodeficiency and the simplest way to do this is to SHARE... share our message, share our social media posts, attend our events and share what you learn.

VISION As more people learn about Primary Immunodeficiency, we hope to shorten average diagnosis to under a year, and, therefore, improve quality of life by getting proper treatments Like an early morning sunrise, our yellow bear brings hope for a bright and better day VALUES Our core values are integrity and community As we accept public donations, we believe that it is critical to do business in an honest, transparent and ethical way Community is also important to our mission We always attempt to keep as much funding as possible local to central Illinois

DID YOU KNOW? Did you know diagnosis of Primary Immunodeficiency can take an average of 9 to 15 years? Primary Immunodeficiency is a group of more than 350 rare, chronic disorders in which part of the immune system is missing or functions improperly These disorders affect more than 10 million people worldwide WHAT WE DO The Yellow Bear Foundation makes con nections in central Illinois with patients affected by these disorders to learn how to better equip the medical community in central Illinois with information about Primary Immunodeficiency.

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