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A newsletter for Breathe PA’s supporters and friends
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From Executive Director John P. Rupp: I am proud to announce that Breathe Pennsylvania has been named as a recipient of the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations' Standards for Excellence® accreditation program.
This accreditation illustrates our commitment to upholding the principles and practices of the Standards for Excellence®: an Ethics and Accountability Code for the Nonprofit Sector, which evaluates honesty, integrity, fairness, respect, trust, responsibility, and accountability in nonprofit program operations, governance, human resources, financial management, and fundraising.
For nearly two years, Breathe Pennsylvania’s Board of Directors and staff worked tirelessly to achieve this accreditation. The Standards for Excellence® seal represents our organization's diligence and commitment to transparency and accountability to our community and donors.
For over a century, we have been providing our community with critical lung disease education and services. We work every day to help Western Pennsylvanians breathe better and live healthier. We want our donors, as well as the community-at-large, to understand our commitment to our mission and the level of integrity at which we operate.
We hope this accreditation will be the first of many big announcements in the year ahead. Over the last few months, our staff has been planning and creating new and innovative educational opportunities for patients and the healthcare community. Inside you will find information on our new School Asthma In-service being offered this fall.
This issue of Fresh Air also serves as our annual thank you to our donors. Without them, we could not have provided the critical assistance and support to patients this past year. To date, we have provided more than $76,000 in financial patient assistance, and served more than 730 individuals through our educational programs.
Looking ahead, the 2016-17 fundraising theme is “Assistance where needed, education always.” Our Annual Fund goal is to raise $50,000 by June 30, 2017. Donations starting at $25 can help a patient attend or extend their time at pulmonary rehabilitation, and $50 can provide medication for a lung disease patient. Please know that whatever you give makes a difference. Every dollar donated to Breathe Pennsylvania is reinvested directly back into our community.
Please help someone breathe better this year!
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Asthma Management Tips for Early Learning Practitioners: Parent/Teacher Communication
By Jeannie Simms, Senior Director of Asthma Education and Programs
What does asthma feel like? To better understand what a pre-schooler is experiencing when having an asthma attack at your center, try this demonstration: Take a drinking straw, place it in your mouth, pinch your nose shut, and breathe through the straw for 60 seconds.
If a child is experiencing an asthma attack, the first step of action is to use a rescue albuterol inhaler or nebulizer. However, parents sometimes don’t provide the medication, which can be trouble-some once an asthma attack occurs.
Lack of medication is one of the many barriers that can interfere with an early learning practitioner’s ability to properly handle a child’s asthma attack. Others include:
Inability to contact parents
Need for asthma education for staff
Lack of an asthma action plan that addresses exercise/activity
Lack of proper equipment such as a nebulizer, adequatetubing, and inhalers with spacers
The best place to start is to create a partnership of care with your student’s family. Work with them to ensure that basic asthma edu-cation; support for teaching the child self-management skills, or referrals to outside agencies for education, materials, and other resources are available to them.
If you are looking for an educational program that addresses asthma in the classroom, Breathe Pennsylvania offers a two- to three-hour asthma training for early learning practitioners. For more information, contact me at [email protected].
Over the next couple of months, we wil l be outlining asthma management tips and strategies to help early
learning practitioners better serve preschool -aged children.
School Nurse Asthma Training Alert!
Breathe Pennsylvania and the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing are collaborating to present a pediatric asthma training: Current Asthma Classifications/Treatment Guidelines and Breath Sounds Training.
Participants successfully completing this training will be awarded a maximum of three (3) continuing nursing education contact hours. The University of Pittsburgh is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC Pro-vider Number 0229).
Breathe Pennsylvania recognizes how difficult it sometimes is for all school nurses within a district to attend this type of training. With this in mind, Jessica Schuman, RN, BSN, Director of Asthma Education and Programs and Jeannie Simms, Senior Director of Asthma Education and Programs, will arrange to come to you, making it possible for all nurses within a district to have an opportunity to attend and receive the CEUs.
The cost for this three-hour CEU training is $10.00 per nurse. The training will help to define asthma best practice in school procedure and policy. The program objectives are:
Explain the four asthma classifications and what medications are used for each classification.
Describe Aerosol Drug Delivery Systems, the differencebetween rescue and controlling medications, and demon-strate proper technique using a spacer.
Identify and interpret four abnormal breath sounds, and how to respond.
Demonstrate how to use a peak flow meter, and how to establish green/yellow/red zones for proper asthma management.
Please contact Jessica Schuman at [email protected] for further details. Space is limited, so set up your training today!
Classroom Clean-upfor Students With Asthma
By: Jessica Schuman, RN, BSN, Director of Asthma Educationand Programs
Back-to-school season is here again!
While the first day of school can be so exciting, classrooms that sat closed up for months might provoke an asthma attack. When focusing on classroom clean up and set up,please keep students with allergies and asthma in mind.
These simple tips can keep your classroom healthier for students with asthma:
1. Keep the classroom free of clutter, which can accumulate dust and dust mites.
2. Make sure air supply vents are properly working and are not blocked.
3. Don’t cover up smells. The scents from oil wall plugins,room deodorizers and candles can trigger asthma veryquickly. If there is a smell in the room, figure out where it is coming from.
4. Contact the custodian for stained ceilings or walls. It mightindicate that there is a water leak, increasing the chance for the presence of mold or mildew.
5. Limit the use of area rugs. If you have some, make sure they are cleaned weekly.
6. Store any supplies in clear plastic containers and avoid using cardboard boxes. Cardboard can be an invitation for pests to build a home.
Proper classroom clean up and set up will eliminate allergyand asthma triggers, allowing all students to have a greatfirst day—and a great school year.
Let’s Talk About The Weather & COPD!
By: Marianne Drevna, BS, LRCP, Direct of Adult Lung Health and Programs
Most people with chronic lung diseases know that extremes in temperature, meaning below freezing or above 90 degrees,can trigger exacerbations. Three factors can impact yourability to breathe in the summer—heat, sunlight andhumidity.
When it’s hot, your body overworks as it tries to stay cool.You sweat more, which can cause dehydration and shortness of breath as a result.
Sunlight creates certain chemical reactions with pollutants inthe air that cause an increase in ozone. This can result indifficulty breathing, irritation to your nose and throat,
coughing, and wheezing.
High humidity levels can make it even harder to catch yourbreath. Warm air holds more moisture than cold air, reducing the amount of oxygen present. As humidity increases, the denser air is much more difficult to breathe if you have chronic lung issues.
It can be frustrating, but there’s plenty that you can do to help alleviate your symptoms during hot summer days:
Avoid the heat. Stay in an air conditioned place as much as possible.
Stay out of the sun, especially from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.when it’s the hottest.
Reduce strenuous activity. This does NOT mean you canskip your pulmonary rehab, though. Rehab will help, even during hot days.
Drink cold water and avoid alcohol because it can cause dehydration.
Eat normally, but separate meals into smaller portions,lower your salt intake, and try cold foods like fruits and vegetables.
Use a handheld fan or a large fan. Don’t point a large fandirectly at your face because they can get very dusty.
Summer is an opportunity to relax, so take it easy when it’s hot and humid out—and stay cool!
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Asthma Management Tips for Early LearningPractitioners: Parent/Teacher Communication
By: Jeannie Simms, Senior Director of Asthma and Education Programs
What does asthma feel like? To better understand what a pre-schooler is experiencing when having an asthma attack at your center, try this demonstration: Take a drinking straw, place it inyour mouth, pinch your nose shut and breathe through the straw for 60 seconds.
If a child is experiencing an asthma attack, the first step of action is to use a rescue albuterol inhaler or nebulizer. However, parents sometimes don’t provide the medication, which can be trouble-some once an asthma attack occurs.
Lack of medication is one of the many barriers that can interfere with an early learning practitioner’s ability to properly handle a child’s asthma attack. Others include:
Inability to contact parents
Need for asthma education for staff
Lack of an asthma action plan that addresses exercise/activity
Lack of proper equipment such as a nebulizer, adequate tubing, and inhalers with spacers
The best place to start is to create a partnership of care with yourstudent’s family. Work with them to ensure that basic asthma edu-cation; support for teaching the child self-management skills; orreferrals to outside agencies for education, materials, and other resources are available to them.
If you are looking for an educational program that addressesasthma in the classroom, Breathe Pennsylvania offers a two- to three-hour asthma training for early learning practitioners. Formore information, contact me at [email protected].
Over the next couple of months, we wil l be outliningasthma management tips and strategies to help early
learning practitioners better serve preschool -agedchildren.
School Nurse Asthma Training Alert!
Breathe Pennsylvania and the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing are collaborating to present a pediatric asthma training: Current Asthma Classifications/Treatment Guidelines and BreathSounds Training.
Participants successfully completing this training will be awardeda maximum of three (3) continuing nursing education contacthours. The University of Pittsburgh is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC Pro-vider Number 0229).
Breathe Pennsylvania recognizes how difficult it sometimes is for all school nurses within a district to attend this type of training.With this in mind, Jessica Schuman, RN, BSN and Jeannie Simms,Senior Director of Asthma and Education, will arrange to come toyou, making it possible for all nurses within a district to have anopportunity to attend and receive the CEUs.
The cost for this three-hour CEU training is $10.00 per nurse. The training will help to define asthma best practice in schoolprocedure and policy. The program objectives are:
Explain the four asthma classifications and which medications are used for each classification.
Describe Aerosol Drug Delivery Systems, the difference between rescue and controlling medications, and demon-strate proper technique using a spacer.
Identify and interpret four abnormal breath sounds and how to respond.
Demonstrate how to use a peak flow meter and how to establish green/yellow/red zones for proper asthma management.
Please contact Jessica Schuman at [email protected] for further details. Space is limited so set up your training today!
for Students With Asthma
By Jessica Schuman, RN, BSN, Director of Asthma Education and Programs
Back-to-school season is here again!
While the first day of school can be so exciting, classrooms that sat closed up for months might provoke an asthma attack. When focusing on classroom clean up and set up, please keep students with allergies and asthma in mind.
These simple tips can keep your classroom healthier for students with asthma:
1. Keep the classroom free of clutter, which can accumulatedust and dust mites.
2. Make sure air supply vents are properly working and arenot blocked.
3. Don’t cover up smells. The scents from oil wall plugins,room deodorizers and candles can trigger asthma very quickly. If there is a smell in the room, figure out where it is coming from.
4. Contact the custodian for stained ceilings or walls. It mightindicate that there is a water leak, increasing the chance for the presence of mold or mildew.
5. Limit the use of area rugs. If you have them, make surethey are cleaned weekly.
6. Store supplies in clear plastic containers and avoidusing cardboard boxes. Cardboard can be an invitation for pests to build a home.
Proper classroom clean up and set up will eliminate allergy and asthma triggers, allowing all students to have a great first day—and a great school year.
Let’s Talk About The Weather & COPD!
By Marianne Drevna, BS, LRCP, Director of Adult Lung Health Education and Programs
Most people with chronic lung diseases know that extremes in temperature-below freezing or above 90 degrees-can trigger exacerbations. Three factors can impact your ability to breathe in the summer—heat, sunlight, and humidity. When it’s hot, your body overworks as it tries to stay cool. You sweat more, which can cause dehydration and shortness of breath as a result.
Sunlight creates certain chemical reactions with pollutants in the air that cause an increase in ozone. This can result in difficulty breathing, irritation to your nose and throat, coughing, and wheezing.
High humidity levels can make it even harder to catch your breath. Warm air holds more moisture than cold air, reducing the amount of oxygen present. As humidity increases, the denser air is much more difficult to breathe if you have chronic lung issues.
It can be frustrating, but there’s plenty that you can do to help alleviate your symptoms during hot summer days:
Avoid the heat. Stay in an air conditioned place as muchas possible.
Stay out of the sun, especially from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.when it’s the hottest.
Reduce strenuous activity. This does NOT mean you canskip your pulmonary rehab, though. Rehab will help, evenduring hot days.
Drink cold water, and avoid alcohol because it can causedehydration.
Eat normally, but separate meals into smaller portions,lower your salt intake, and try cold foods like fruits andvegetables.
Use a handheld fan or a large fan. Don’t point a large fandirectly at your face because they can get very dusty.
Summer is an opportunity to relax, so take it easy when it’s hot and humid out—and stay cool!
Classroom Clean- up
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Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine No Longer Recommended for the 2016 - 2017 Flu SeasonBy Joan McMahon, RN, MPH, TB Service Educator
People who have preferred to use live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV), or more popularly known as the “nasal spray” flu vaccine, might want to think twice about doing so this flu season.
The Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted in June 2016 that LAIV should not be used during the 2016-2017 flu season following the release of preliminary data indicating that among study children ages 2 years through 17 years, LAIV was found to be only 3 percent effective against flu viruses. In comparison, flu shots had a 63 percent effectiveness rate in a same age study population. ACIP continues to recommend annual flu vaccination with either inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) or recombinant influenza vaccine (RIV) for everyone ages 6 months and older.
Both CDC and ACIP had preferentially recommended the nasal vaccine for young children during the 2014-2015 flu season.
Vaccine manufacturers had projected that as many as 171-176 million doses of flu vaccine, in all forms, would be available in the United States during the 2016-2017 season. LAIV is currently the only non-injection flu vaccine available on the market. The ACIP’s June vote may have implications for pediatricians and providers who have already placed vaccine orders, since data from recent seasons suggests that nasal spray flu vaccine has accounted for about one-third of all flu vaccines given to children. The CDC will be working with vaccine manufacturers throughout the summer to assure that there is enough injectable vaccine supply to meet the demand.
CDC regularly conducts vaccine effectiveness studies. This ACIP vote demonstrates the importance of measuring and evaluating the effectiveness of public health interventions and changing public health policy, when necessary, to assure that the population’s health is optimally protected. Before this ACIP recommendation becomes official CDC policy, it must be reviewed and approved by CDC’s director. The final annual recommendations on the prevention and control of influenza will be published in a CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) in late summer or early fall of 2016.
By Carla A. Conrad, MS-RRT-NPS, Program Coordinator & Director of Tobacco Cessation and Education Programs
On August 8, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took its first steps toward regulating electronic cigarettes, making them subject to extensive review and harder to get into the hands of minors.
So, why does the FDA have the authority to regulate these products? In 2009, President Obama signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act into law. Commonly known as the “Tobacco Control Act”, this law gave the FDA the ability to ban tobacco product sales to minors, tobacco-brand sponsorships at sports and entertainment events, and giveaways of sample cigarettes and promotional items. In early 2016, the FDA extended its authority over electronic cigarettes and hookahs.
What do these regulations mean? All vaping products currently on the market will be required to
submit a premarket approval application to stay on the market. Manufacturers must submit ingredient lists and quantities of
harmful and potentially harmful ingredients. This includes vapeshops that mix their own e-cigarette liquids and modify parts ofe-cigarettes.
Vaping shops must check a photo ID of everyone younger than 27and sell to only people who are 18 or older.
Products must be labeled with the following statement:“WARNING: This product contains nicotine. Nicotine is anaddictive chemical.”
At Breathe Pennsylvania, we are glad that a regulatory body is stepping in to prevent minors from easily accessing these products. Last year, 16% of high schoolers used e-cigarettes, up from 1.5% in 2011. We have been working with Pennsylvania state legislators to encourage the passage of tighter restrictions, and despite our efforts, the state of Pennsylvania was only one of two states without some form of regulations before the FDA stepped in.
Thank you to our donors! Annual Donors July 2015-June 2016
Mr. Michael AccettaMr. Robert AikenMs. Carol Jean AlbaughMr. Clarence AllmanMr. & Mrs. Chad AmondMrs. Linda AndersonMr. & Mrs. William AndrewsAnonymousMr. & Mrs. James AsmongaMs. Betty BaileyMr. Thomas BakerMr. Joseph BalkunowaMs. Norma BarkerMs. Ellie BarovitchMr. & Mrs. Howard BeattyMs. Mary BedekovichMr. James BeesMs. Louise BenjaminMs. Karen BennettMr. Bernard BernsteinMr. Ronald BerrottMs. Agnes BillisitsMs. Meredith BittlerMrs. Edith BlattnerMs. Carol BlissMr. Bernard BlochMr. William BodnarMs. Cheri BodnarMrs. Jean BoehmigMs. Mary BokelbergMs. Elizabeth BoringMr. Arthur BoringMs. Darlene BourquinMr. & Mrs. Raymond Bowman Ms. Vicy BoydMr. Richard BrinkerMs. Connie BritanikMs. Mary BrownMs. Faith Brown
E- Cigarette Regulations: W hat Do They Mean?
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Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine No LongerRecommended for the 2016-2017 Flu SeasonBy: Joan McMahon, RN, MPH, TB Service Educator
People who have preferred to use live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV), or more popularly known as the “nasal spray” flu vaccine, might want to think twice about doing so this flu season.
The Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) Advisory Committeeon Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted in June 2016 that LAIV should not be used during the 2016-2017 flu season following the release of preliminary data indicating that among studychildren ages 2 years through 17 years, LAIV was found to be only 3 percent effective against flu viruses. In comparison, flu shots had a 63 percent effectiveness rate in a same age studypopulation. ACIP continues to recommend annual flu vaccination with either inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) or recombinant influenza vaccine (RIV) for everyone ages 6 months and older.
Both CDC and ACIP had preferentially recommended the nasalvaccine for young children during the 2014-2015 flu season.
Vaccine manufacturers had projected that as many as 171-176 million doses of flu vaccine, in all forms, would be available in the United States during the 2016-2017 season. LAIV is currently the only non-injection flu vaccine available on the market. The ACIP’s June vote may have implications for pediatricians and providers who have already placed vaccine orders, since data from recent seasons suggests that nasalspray flu vaccine has accounted for about one-third of all flu vaccines given to children. The CDC will be working with vaccine manufacturers throughout the summer to assure thatthere is enough injectable vaccine supply to meet the demand.
CDC regularly conducts vaccine effectiveness studies. This ACIP vote demonstrates the importance of measuring and evaluating the effectiveness of public health interventions and changing public health policy, when necessary, to assure thatthe population’s health is optimally protected. Before this ACIP recommendation becomes official CDC policy, it must be reviewed and approved by CDC’s director. The final annualrecommendations on the prevention and control of influenza will be published in a CDC Morbidity and Mortality WeeklyReport (MMWR) in late summer or early fall of 2016.
E-Cigarette Regulations: What Do They Mean?By: Carla A. Conrad, MS-RRT-NPS, Program Coordinator & Director of Tobacco Cessation and Education Programs
On August 8, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took its first steps toward regulating electronic cigarettes, making them subject to extensive review and harder to get into the hands of minors.
So, why does the FDA have the authority to regulate these products?In 2009, President Obama signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act into law. Commonly known as the “Tobacco Control Act”, this law gave the FDA the ability to ban tobacco productsales to minors, tobacco-brand sponsorships at sports and entertainment events, and giveaways of sample cigarettes andpromotional items. In early 2016, the FDA extended its authority overelectronic cigarettes and hookahs.
What do these regulations mean? All vaping products currently on the market will be required to
submit a premarket approval application to stay on the market. Manufacturers must submit ingredient lists and quantities of
harmful and potentially harmful ingredients. This includes vape shops that mix their own e-cigarette liquids and modify parts ofe-cigarettes.
Vaping shops must check a photo ID of everyone younger than 27 and sell to only people who are 18 or older.
Products must be labeled with the following statement: “WARNING: This product contains nicotine. Nicotine is an addictive chemical.”
At Breathe Pennsylvania, we are glad that a regulatory body is stepping in to prevent minors from easily accessing these products.Last year, 16% of high schoolers used e-cigarettes, up from 1.5% in 2011. We have been working with Pennsylvania state legislators toencourage the passage of tighter restrictions, and despite our efforts,the state of Pennsylvania was only one of two states without some form of regulations before the FDA stepped in.
Thank you to our donors! Annual Donors July 2015-June 2016
Mr. Michael Accetta Mr. Robert Aiken Ms. Carol Jean Albaugh Mr. Clarence Allman Mr. & Mrs. Chad Amond Mrs. Linda Anderson Mr. & Mrs. William Andrews Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. James Asmonga Ms. Betty Bailey Mr. Thomas Baker Mr. Joseph Balkunowa Ms. Norma Barker Ms. Ellie Barovitch Mr. & Mrs. Howard Beatty Ms. Mary Bedekovich Mr. James Bees Ms. Louise Benjamin Ms. Karen Bennett Mr. Bernard Bernstein Mr. Ronald Berrott Ms. Agnes Billisits Ms. Meredith Bittler Mrs. Edith Blattner Ms. Carol Bliss Mr. Bernard Bloch Mr. William Bodnar Ms. Cheri Bodnar Mrs. Jean Boehmig Ms. Mary Bokelberg Ms. Elizabeth Boring Mr. Arthur Boring Ms. Darlene Bourquin Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Bowman Ms. Vicy Boyd Mr. Richard Brinker Ms. Connie Britanik Ms. Mary Brown Ms. Faith Brown
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Mr. & Mrs. William Burke Ms. Dora Burkett Mrs. Nancy Burkhart Dr. Bruce Bush Mr. John Busko Mr. Charles Campagne Ms. Ruth Cardilli Mr. Kenneth Carion Mr. Victor Catalano Mrs. Judith Charlton Mrs. Margaret O. Childs Mr. William Chippich Ms. Judy Ciripompa Ms. Dorothy Clark Mr. Lyman Cohen Ms. Sally Conley Mrs. Carla Conrad Ms. Agnes Conway Ms. Mary Corless Mr. Roy Creek Ms. March Creeks Mrs. Stephanie Dabecco Ms. Jacqueline Dalessandro Mr. Robert Danehy Ms. Elizabeth Danser Mr. Thomas Dausch Ms. Joan Davis Mr. Donald Dean Mr. Arthur Delano Mrs. Helen Destefano Mr. Norman Devine Mr. Richard Dillon Ms. Janet Donati Mrs. Lillian Draskovich Ms. Marianne Drevna Ms. Carol Fausti Mr. Jules Favand Ssgt. Dennis Fielder Mrs. Loretta Foiles
Ms. Lois Fry Ms. Edna Gerner Mrs. Eileen Gerneth Mrs. Catherine Giallonardo Mr. Donald Gill Mr. Thomas Gillen Mrs. Arleen Girty Mr. Anthony Giunipero Mrs. & Mrs. Stanley Gladysiewski Mr. James Gnecco Miss Helen Golob Mrs. Margie Goodrum Ms. Patricia Green Mr. John Green Mr. Joseph Gruzinski Mr. Sheldon Haberman Ms. Phyllis Hacke Mrs. Kitty Hackenberg Ms. Elizabeth Hand Ms. Velma Hartman Ms. Jacqueline Helkowski Mr. & Mrs. James Hellman Mr. Douglas Helms Mr. Leo Henry Ms. Wanda Hughes Mr. & Mrs. Craig Hughes Mrs. Katherine Hunter Mrs. Teresa Hurley Ms. Maryln Ignath Mr. Charles Jameson Mr. Nathaniel Jeffreys Mr. Jerry Johnson Ms. Diane Johnston Ms. Diana Joseph Mrs. Yvonne Kaczmarek Mr. C. Kaltwasser Mrs. Rita Kania Mr. Ralph Keller Ms. Ileen Kelly
Thank you to our donors! Annual Donors July 2015-June 2016
Mr. Edward Kemp Mrs. Bella Kennelly Mrs. Teresa Kerestes Mr. James Kildoo Mr. William Knell Mr. James Kokoros Ms. Maxine Kopiec Ms. Ethel Koudela Ms. Dorothy Kyslinger Ms. Linda Lamb Ms. Linda Larocka Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Lingler Ms. Irene Lobb Ms. Carol Lofgren Ms. Dale Massing Mr. Edward Matus Mrs. Lois McConnell Mr. Kenneth McCurdy Ms. Ellen McGuigan Ms. Suzanne McLaren Ms. Joan McMahon Ms. Ruth McMutrie Mr. Michael Menanno Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Mengato Ms. Nettie Menhart Mr. John Mertz Mrs. Deborah Miaczynski Mr. George Miller Mr. & Mrs. George Miller Mrs. Thelma Miller Ms. Judith Montgomery Mr. James Moore Mr. Vaughn Moreau Mr. Robert Muny Mr. & Mrs. John Musmanno Ms. Loraine Nagy Ms. Ellen Nestor Mrs. Lillian Nicholl Mr. Joe Notaro
Thank you to our donors! Annual Donors July 2015-June 2016
Ms. Vicky NovakMr. Gary NowadingMs. Darlene OpalkoMs. Katherine OseleMr. William OttoMrs. Elizabeth Overfield Ms. Barb PalazzoloMs. Janet PetersonMs. Donna PikeMs. Dolores PjontekMrs. Betty PolleyMs. Denise QualyeMr. James ReaganMr. Donald RendulicMr. Joseph RettgerMr. & Mrs. Roland ReynoldsMs. Barbara RibarMs. Cathy RiggleMr. Charles RittleMr. & Mrs. F. Brooks RobinsonMr. & Mrs. Michael Rock Ms. Mary RodgersMr. Donald RodgersMs. Linda RuffMrs. Janet RuppMr. & Mrs. John RuppMs. Vicky RuvoMr. Doug SaltMr. Steve SamekMr. Lawrence SampietroMrs. Catherine SavaniMs. Esther SawyerMs. Marsha SchaerMr. William Schmidt Mr. Joseph SchneiderMs. Eleanor SchoenbergerMr. J. Howison SchroederMr. Robert SchwerMs. Marilyn Severance
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Mr. Stanley YopekDr. Nina ZettyMrs. Brittany ZuckermanDr. Myles Zuckerman
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Mr. & Mrs. William BurkeMs. Dora BurkettMrs. Nancy BurkhartDr. Bruce BushMr. John BuskoMr. Charles CampagneMs. Ruth CardilliMr. Kenneth CarionMr. Victor CatalanoMrs. Judith CharltonMrs. Margaret O. ChildsMr. William ChippichMs. Judy CiripompaMs. Dorothy ClarkMr. Lyman CohenMs. Sally ConleyMrs. Carla ConradMs. Agnes ConwayMs. Mary CorlessMr. Roy CreekMs. March CreeksMrs. Stephanie DabeccoMs. Jacqueline DalessandroMr. Robert DanehyMs. Elizabeth DanserMr. Thomas DauschMs. Joan Davis Mr. Donald DeanMr. Arthur DelanoMrs. Helen DestefanoMr. Norman DevineMr. Richard DillonMs. Janet DonatiMrs. Lillian DraskovichMs. Marianne DrevnaMs. Carol FaustiMr. Jules FavandSsgt. Dennis FielderMrs. Loretta Foiles
Ms. Lois FryMs. Edna GernerMrs. Eileen GernethMrs. Catherine GiallonardoMr. Donald GillMr. Thomas GillenMrs. Arleen GirtyMr. Anthony GiuniperoMrs. & Mrs. Stanley GladysiewskiMr. James GneccoMiss Helen GolobMrs. Margie GoodrumMs. Patricia GreenMr. John GreenMr. Joseph GruzinskiMr. Sheldon HabermanMs. Phyllis HackeMrs. Kitty HackenbergMs. Elizabeth HandMs. Velma HartmanMs. Jacqueline HelkowskiMr. & Mrs. James HellmanMr. Douglas HelmsMr. Leo HenryMs. Wanda HughesMr. & Mrs. Craig HughesMrs. Katherine HunterMrs. Teresa HurleyMs. Maryln IgnathMr. Charles JamesonMr. Nathaniel JeffreysMr. Jerry JohnsonMs. Diane JohnstonMs. Diana JosephMrs. Yvonne KaczmarekMr. C. KaltwasserMrs. Rita Kania Mr. Ralph Keller Ms. Ileen Kelly
Thank you to our donors! Annual Donors July 2015-June 2016
Mr. Edward Kemp Mrs. Bella KennellyMrs. Teresa KerestesMr. James KilddoMr. William KnellMr. James KokorosMs. Maxine KopiecMs. Ethel KoudelaMs. Dorothy KyslingerMs. Linda LambMs. Linda LarockaMr. & Mrs. Wayne LinglerMs. Irene LobbMs. Carol LofgrenMs. Dale MassingMr. Edward MatusMrs. Lois McConnellMr. Kenneth McCurdyMs. Ellen McGuiganMs. Suzanne McLarenMs. Joan McMahonMs. Ruth McMutrieMr. Michael MenannoMr. & Mrs. Alfred MengatoMs. Nettie MenhartMr. John MertzMrs. Deborah MiaczynskiMr. George MillerMr. & Mrs. George MillerMrs. Thelma MillerMs. Judith MontgomeryMr. James MooreMr. Vaughn MoreauMr. Robert MunyMr. & Mrs. John MusmannoMs. Loraine NagyMs. Ellen NestorMrs. Lillian NichollMr. Joe Notaro
Thank you to our donors! Annual Donors July 2015-June 2016
Ms. Vicky Novak Mr. Gary Nowading Ms. Darlene Opalko Ms. Katherine Osele Mr. William Otto Mrs. Elizabeth Overfield Ms. Barb Palazzolo Ms. Janet Peterson Ms. Donna Pike Ms. Dolores Pjontek Mrs. Betty Polley Ms. Denise Qualye Mr. James Reagan Mr. Donald Rendulic Mr. Joseph Rettger Mr. & Mrs. Roland Reynolds Ms. Barbara Ribar Ms. Cathy Riggle Mr. Charles Rittle Mr. & Mrs. F. Brooks Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Michael Rock Ms. Mary Rodgers Mr. Donald Rodgers Ms. Linda Ruff Mrs. Janet Rupp Mr. & Mrs. John Rupp Ms. Vicky Ruvo Mr. Doug Salt Mr. Steve Samek Mr. Lawrence Sampietro Mrs. Catherine Savani Ms. Esther Sawyer Ms. Marsha Schaer Mr. William Schmidt Mr. Joseph Schneider Ms. Eleanor Schoenberger Mr. J. Howison Schroeder Mr. Robert Schwer Ms. Marilyn Severance
Mr. Daniel Shively Ms. Donna Shultz Mrs. Jeannie Simms Ms. Belynda Slaugenhaupt Ms. Nancy Sleigher Ms. Ann Slowey Mr. Larry Smith Mr. Clarence Smoyer Ms. Joanne St. Pierre Ms. Jacqueline Staggers Mr. Patrick Stetar Ms. Ann Stevenson Mr. Jack Stile Ms. Joanne Stone Sister Leona Stumpf Mrs. Frances Sullivan Mrs. Jill Sussman Mr. Lee Swift Ms. Cynthia Tallerico Mr. Robert Tappe Mr. Angelo Taranto Mr. Robert Thomas Ms. Doris Thrush Ms. Carol Tiberio Mr. Lawrence Trozzo Dr. Anthony Van Norman Mr. Carl Vernon Mr. & Mrs. Michael Vogel Mrs. Roma Vose Mr. John Walsh Mr. Homer Walton Ms. Anna Mae Warnick Ms. Marilyn Webb Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Wehar Mr. Dwayne Weitzel Dr. Sally Wenzel Mr. Teri Whelan Mr. Robert Winter Mr. Edward Yakshe
Mr. Stanley Yopek Dr. Nina Zetty Mrs. Brittany Zuckerman Dr. Myles Zuckerman
Our friends and partners at:
Blackburn’s Physicians Pharmacy Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Lifeline Therapy Linda Barnicot Publishing, LLC. Lung and Wellness Centers Phillips Respironics Push 7 Rosedale Women’s Club Rotary Club of Churchill Rotary Club of Monroeville Rotary Club of Turtle Creek Rupp-Fiore Southwestern PA Human Services, Inc. The Pittsburgh Foundation
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September 21, 2016
The Pittsburgh Foundation Day of Giving
Make your annual gift to Breathe Pennsylvania through the Pittsburgh Gives website. The Annual
Day of Giving is a perfect time to take part in a great event that directly benefits Breathe Pennsylvania.
The minimum donation amount is $25, and all donations need to be made online through The
Pittsburgh Foundation website. Questions? Please contact Brittany Zuckerman,
Director of Development and Communications at 724.772.1750 or [email protected].
Tobacco Cessation
Do you want to help your employees quit smoking?
If you answered yes to this question, you can get trained in new methods of tobacco cessation by
registering for Breathe Pennsylvania’s Smoke-Free for Life Facilitator Training program.
More information and 2016 training dates can be found at www.breathepa.org.
