CW's 7th Heaven Actress Mackenzie Rosman to Speak at Oklahoma City Area High Schools to Honor Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Fund-raising

CW's 7th Heaven Actress Mackenzie Rosman to Speak at Oklahoma City Area High Schools to Honor Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Fund-raising

BETHESDA, Md., May 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is an announcement by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation that CW's 7th Heaven actress Mackenzie Rosman will be speaking at Oklahoma City area high schools:

WHO:
Teen actress Mackenzie Rosman, who plays Ruthie Camden on the CW network's
popular television series 7th Heaven. She is the Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation's National Honorary Chair for its CureFinders school fund-
raising program.

WHAT:
Rosman will make a special appearance and give remarks at Deer Creek High
School, the nation's top fund-raising school for CureFinders in 2006. She
will also visit Edmond Memorial High School, which is leading the nation
in fund-raising this year. Both schools are in the Oklahoma City area.

WHEN & WHERE:
-- Sunday, May 20, 2007 -- 6:00 p.m. -- VIP Reception
BJ's Restaurant
330 Ed Noble Parkway
Norman, OK 73072

-- Monday, May 21, 2007 -- 9:30 a.m. -- School Assembly
Edmond Memorial High School
1000 East 15th Street
Edmond, OK 73013

-- Monday, May 21, 2007 -- 1:00 p.m. -- Award Ceremony
Deer Creek High School
6101 N.W. 206th
Edmond, OK 73003

BACKGROUND:
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that affects 30,000 adults and
children in the United States. It causes life-threatening lung infections
and serious digestive complications. More than 10 million Americans are
symptomless carriers of the CF gene. Young people are lost every day to
this disease.

Launched in 2006, CureFinders is a school fund-raising program for grades
K-12. More than 300 schools are participating nationwide. A total of
$670,000 has been raised-each dollar critical to funding lifesaving CF
research. As part of CureFinders, students collect spare change and
classes compete to raise the most money at their school. The top fund-
raising school in the country wins a visit from the CureFinders National
Honorary Chair Mackenzie Rosman.

About the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is the leading organization devoted to curing and controlling cystic fibrosis. Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., the Foundation funds CF research, has more than 80 chapter and branch offices throughout the country, and supports and accredits a nationwide network of more than 115 CF care centers, which provide vital treatments and other CF resources to patients and families. To help fight CF, get involved in CureFinders by calling (800) FIGHT CF or visiting http://www.cff.org/.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

CONTACT: Elaine Mooney, Director of Fund-raising and Development,
+1-301-907-2560, cell: +1-240-832-4994, or Celia Palmer, Director of
Development, Oklahoma City Chapter, +1-405-787-0056, or Laurie Fink, Director
of Media Relations, +1-301-841-2602, all of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Web site:

http://www.cff.org/

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