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The American
Lung
Association
of Florida's
Inspire Life
Breathe Free
Luncheon
took place
Monday, May
17, 2010, at
Bear Lakes
Country Club
in West Palm
Beach at
11:30 a.m.
This year’s
keynote
speaker was
Dr. Helene
B. Leonetti,
MD, author
of
“Hardwired
For Love:
Nurturing
Yourself to
Vibrant
Health.
The
Inspire Life
Breathe Free
Award
is given to
a commercial
entity and a
private
person each
year to
recognize
their
commitment
to further
the mission
of the
American
Lung
Association.
This year’s
honorees
were event
sponsor
JFK
Foundation
in
recognition
of their
decision to
become a
smoke-free
campus this
year. Past
event
chairwoman
Dorothy
Bradshaw
was honored
for her
generosity
and personal
commitment
to the
organization’s
mission.
“My
mother
passed away
due to
complications
from COPD.
I hope in
some small
way my
support will
allow
American
Lung
Association
to continue
with the
educational
programs and
research
that will
one day
prevent or
at least
decrease the
instances of
COPD and
other lung
diseases,”
said
Bradshaw.
In addition
to a lovely
luncheon and
lively
silent
auction, the
guests
heard
stories of
grace and
courage from
a lung
cancer
survivor who
encouraged
guests to
become
their own
lung health
advocate.
Attendees
were invited
to
participate
in a
‘remembrance’
ceremony
during the
luncheon,
which was a
profoundly
poignant
reminder of
friends and
loved ones
who struggle
with or have
been lost to
lung
disease.
We We were
also
extremely
grateful for
the
diligence of
our
Auction
Chair,
Lou Ann
Wilson-Swan
for her
tireless
efforts in
putting
together a
fabulous
raffle and
silent
auction.
Luncheon
guests also
enjoyed
taking home
beautiful
goody bags.
The American
Lung
Association
of Florida
was grateful
for the
generosity
of event
sponsors:
AT&T The
Real Yellow
Pages, JFK
Medical
Center
Foundation,
Kindred
Healthcare
of South
Florida, The
Hanley
Center,
Lewis,
Longman &
Walker,
P.A.,
Sephora,
MacKenzie-Childs™
, Value
Pawn, Kona
Grill. The
association
offers
special
thanks to
Nick Tamposi
and his
family, for
their
generous
support of
women’s lung
cancer
awareness
campaign and
supporting
the
Inspire Life
Breathe Free
Luncheon.
Because lung
cancer takes
the lives of
more women
than breast,
cervical,
and
ovarian
cancers
combined,
the
organization
believes
that it is
critical to
further its
mission of
education,
fundraising
and advocacy
to combat
those
numbers and
reach its
goal to find
earlier and
better
diagnostics
as well as a
cure.
Now in its
second
century, the
American
Lung
Association
is the
leading
organization
working to
save lives
by improving
lung health
and
preventing
lung
disease.
With your
generous
support, the
American
Lung
Association
is “Fighting
for Air”
through
research,
education
and
advocacy.
For more
information
about the
American
Lung
Association,
holder of
the Charity
Navigator
four-star
rating and
Better
Business
Bureau Wise
Giving Guide
Seal, or to
support the
work it
does, call
1-800-LUNG-USA
(1-800-586-4872)
or visit
www.lungusa.org
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