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November 24, 2011
Most of you are aware that I am part of a group of people in Richmond, Virginia, that supports people with serious lung diseases. As of August 2011, (retroactive to 1.18.11) we are a non-profit (501 C3) charity. More importantly, we are $2714.00 shy of meeting an equal match, please read on.
BREATH MATTERS is an official non-profit charity 501 (c) (3) with a website:
www.breathmatters.org
What does BREATH MATTERS DO?
- We serve the patients, as well as the caregivers, by educating them on respiratory-related topics.
- We encourage the patient and the caregiver to improve the quality of the patient’s life.
- We work at enhancing the patient’s knowledge of all respiratory diseases.
- We promote involvement in the community through awareness.
- We are grateful to have the support of outstanding organizations such as CJW Chippenham Hospital, health care businesses, United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), Pulmonary Rehab at Chippenham Hospital, VCU Medical Center, the VA Hospital, the UVA Transplant Team, COPD.org, Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, and many others.
BREATH MATTERS is open to anyone with lung disease, his or her caregiver, or family member. We distribute information from Federal, state, local and private agencies in order to help the patient control, manage, and take charge of their medical condition (s). We do this by inviting speakers from all health care arenas—medicine, nursing, Chippenham Pulmonary Rehab, Walgreen's Pharmacy, hospice, yoga (breathing techniques), musical instrument therapy, such as the harmonica. Most importantly, WE ARE A LOCAL (Richmond, VA) CHARITY. We have no ties to any of the BIG charities or any other charity. Our ties are to the community, your community and mine.
We are an integral part of the local network dedicated to pulmonary problems. We are getting ourselves known through delivering the word to everyone that we can. There are no paid employees. We are ALL V O L U N T E E R S!
At the end of the day, we cannot go forward without some charitable funding. Therefore, I ask that you kindly consider sending a donation---no donation is too small—in order that we might spread the word and, at the same time, serve the members of the pulmonary community who are suffering from serious lung diseases. Our neighbors need us and our community needs us.
Thank you for taking your time to read this.
Sincerely,
Russell Glover
How can you help? Please donate. Yes, I am asking you to help me to give the education and medical support to the folks in our community. Please?
Remember that NO donation is TOO SMALL.
or
Please make a check payable to and mail to:
Breath Matters
C/o Russell Glover, President
11520 Edenberry Drive
Richmond, VA 23236-4030
You can also make a donation through our website: www.breathmatters.org.
Just click on the PayPal DONATE button and use the credit card of your choice. The safest way to protect your identity.
If you ever have questions of any kind pertaining to BREATH MATTERS, please do not hesitate to call me at (804) 378-0628. This is too important not to welcome your feedback. WITHOUT YOU, WE CANNOT DO THIS.
Donations can also be made in memory of a friend or loved one that lost a fight with lung disease OR IS FIGHTING LUNG DISEASE. I thank you for your generosity and kindness to BREATH MATTERS…one outstanding organization.
A financial statement about BREATH MATTERS is available upon written request from:
Commonwealth of Virginia
Office of Consumer Affairs
P. O. Box 1163
Richmond, VA 23218
Questions? Call the Facilitator, Russell Glover (804) 378.0628. (See our IRS 501(c)(3) status info here.)
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