Breathe California Awards Grants to Three Lung
Cancer Researchers
Breathe
California would like to congratulate
the recipients of our 2009 research grants! This includes two
researchers at Stanford University: Dr. Rebecca
Fahrig, who is exploring the use of a new imaging
technique to increase early diagnoses of lung cancer cases; and
Dr. Heather Wakelee, who is investigating the use
of the drug bevacizumab among new lung cancer populations.
Learn more about these
projects.
In addition, we are proud to join a coalition of five other lung
health organizations in congratulating Dr. Navdeep
Chandel, the recipient of our jointly-sponsored
Lung Cancer Promise of Tomorrow
Award! Read
more. Our thanks also go out to Dr. Peter
Kao from Stanford University for helping review the award
applications.
You can support lung disease research by making an online
donation and typing "designated for research" in the
comments/instructions field. To learn more about our research
program, please call (408) 998-5865.
Join us at the 2009 ING Bay to Breakers
12K!
 This May, you can join the
fight against lung disease at the
98th Annual ING Bay to Breakers
12K! Returning
as the race's title beneficiary,
Breathe
California
is proud to offer you two exclusive
opportunities to experience the May 17th race
up-close-and-personal. Come on out and join us at this great Bay
Area tradition!
1) Register as a Breathe
California Pledge
Runner
The
first 100 people to raise at least $200 in donations will join our
team of Pledge
Runners at a premiere starting position in "Corral A".
Pledge Runners can also qualify for a number of great prizes,
including
2 FREE round-trip tickets on Southwest
Airlines.
2)
Become
a Breathe California Event
Volunteer
We're
also looking for people to join our team
of Event
Volunteers. Help
us staff the Race Expo on Saturday, May 16th or join us at the
course's water stops on race day.
To learn more, please contact
Helen Spangler at (408) 998-5865 or helen@lungsrus.org.
Clean Cities Coalition Hosts Electric Bus
Demo
 On February 6,
Breathe
California and the Silicon
Valley Clean Cities Coalition joined the San Jose
Redevelopment Agency in helping stage a public demonstration
of a new zero-emission, battery-electric, transit bus! Held at San
Jose’s City Hall Rotunda, the event offered elected
officials, transit representatives and alternative fuel advocates
the opportunity to check out the new 60-passenger bus designed by
Proterra. Highlighting how electric buses can
protect the health of our children, a class of kindergarteners from
Trace Elementary School was among the first to climb
aboard the bus during its first demo run through San Jose.
Learn more about
Proterra's new generation of electric buses.
In the
News
- New Tobacco Tax to
Help Fund Children’s Healthcare View
Article
- Allergy Season Gets
Off to an Early Start View Article View
Article
- SF to use “brown grease” for biodiesel View
Article View
Article
- More Lung Health
News
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Celebrate Clean Air!
Join us on April 17th for the Clean Air Awards
Luncheon.
Nominations will be accepted online until March
13th!
Breathe California on Radio Disney
Listen to Breathe California's Dennis Achá
discuss asthma issues on the February 6th edition of
“Let’s Chat"
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download the MP3, right-click the link and select "Save target
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Calendar of
Upcoming Events
Mar. 3rd-24th
CLASP
Sessions
Hoover Middle School
San Jose, 9:25 am
Mar. 9th
Better Breathers
Club
Avenidas Senior Center
Palo Alto, 1:30 pm
Mar. 10th
Better Breathers
Club
DePaul Medical Center
Morgan Hill, 11:00 am
Mar. 21st
Smokeless
Saturday
Hollister Police Department
Hollister, 12
noon
Mar. 23rd
TB
Prevention Partnership Meeting
Santa Clara County Immunization
Clinic
San Jose, 12:30
pm
Mar. 30th
Better Breathers
Club
Breathe California office
San Jose, 1:30 pm |
