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Volume 5 |
March 2007 |
Agency Awards $25,000 Research Grant to Local Lung Cancer Researchers
Become an Asthma or TB Program Volunteer!If you want to play an exciting role in local health efforts, join Breathe California’s volunteer force! Become one of the many voices addressing the critical health issues in our community by signing up for one of our upcoming trainings. You can join our drive to promote lung health as a volunteer TB Speaker or as a Health Educator with the Asthma Management Program. These volunteer opportunities are a great way to impact community health while cultivating your public speaking and health education skills. Learn more about becoming a TB Speaker or an Asthma Educator. Schools: Help Your Students Prevent Spring Allergies & Asthma Attacks!Spring is here and allergies and asthma attacks are at their worst. Fortunately, Breathe California is offering a number of programs to help protect students and teachers from these health hazards. Our school-site asthma education is a great way to help students with asthma learn to control their condition. In addition, our Tools For Schools program can help school staff assess indoor air quality issues on campus. Learn more about these programs to help your students prepare for these spring health concerns. Want to sign up? Contact Joseph Francis at (408) 998-5865 or joseph@lungsrus.org. Have You Heard….???A new tax law allows anyone who will be 70½ at the time of contribution to donate up to $100,000 per year in 2006 and 2007 from an IRA or Roth IRA to a qualified public charity, like Breathe California, with no federal tax consequences. What’s more, these donations will count as part of your required minimum distribution! This new exception for donations can greatly benefit individuals who want to avoid paying taxes or being pushed into a higher tax bracket when making their minimum annual IRA distribution. Want to learn more? Contact Steve French at (408) 998-5865 or steve@lungsrus.org for more information about taking advantage of this new opportunity. In the News
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Protect Yourself from Secondhand Smoke!
Is secondhand smoke drifting into your home? Call our Helpline at (408) 999-0500 and learn how you can keep secondhand smoke out of your home. March Events3/1 – 3/29 3/5, 3/10, 3/12, 3/13 3/10, 3/17 |
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Breathe California is proud to announce that it has awarded a $25,000 research grant to Stanford University to explore a drug that has shown strong potential to increase survival among lung cancer patients. As part of the agency’s program to support local lung disease research, the grant project will test the use of bevacizumab (the generic version of Genentech’s Avastin) among a broader population as well as in combination with other treatment options. 
