The Tennessee chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is accepting nominations for the 2017 class of Nashville’s Top 30 Under 30 honorees.

Middle Tennessee residents are encouraged to nominate friends, family and co-workers who are among the area’s most influential young professional and philanthropic leaders.

Past honorees have come from a wide range of backgrounds, including information technology, health care, business, finance, education and government.

For nomination applications, please visit www.nashville30under30.com or contact Sarah Mickle, development director for the Foundation’s Tennessee Chapter, at smickle@cff.org. All completed nominations must be returned by Aug. 1 at 5 p.m.

Benefits for honorees include the opportunity to network with members of Middle Tennessee’s influential business community, inclusion in event news coverage and advertising, joining the battle to find a cure for the more than 30,000 children and young adults suffering from cystic fibrosis, and being recognized during the eighth annual Nashville’s Top 30 Under 30 event on April 7, 2017, at the newly renovated Sheraton Downtown Hotel.

About the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is the world’s leader in the search for a cure for cystic fibrosis, a fatal genetic disease that causes life-threatening lung infections and premature death, and affects about 70,000 people worldwide. The Foundation has fueled dramatic improvements in research and care that have significantly changed the prognosis for people with CF. Where most children with CF once died before reaching elementary school, now people with CF live into their 30s and beyond. The Foundation also supports and accredits a national care center network that has been recognized by the National Institutes of Health as a model of care for a chronic disease.

For more information about the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, visit www.cff.org.