THE MISSION OF THE MATT CWIERTNY MEMORIAL FOUNDATION (MCMF) IS TWOFOLD: TO FIND CURES FOR THE EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS (EBV) AND EBV-ASSOCIATED DISEASES AND TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS (AYA'S) WITH CANCER. TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS, THE MCMF RAISES MONEY TO FUND MEDICAL RESEARCH NEEDED TO CURE EBV AND EBV-ASSOCIATED DISEASES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON TREATMENT REGIMES AND CURES FOR ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS (15-29 YEARS OF AGE) DIAGNOSED WITH HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS (HLH) AND T-CELL LYMPHOMA. IN ADDITION, THE MCMF SEEKS TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ALL EBV-ASSOCIATED DISEASES AND THE NEED TO FIND CURES FOR THESE TERRIBLE DISEASES, WHILE PROVIDING PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT CANCER PATIENTS.