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200 South Florida Residents Fund Over $238,000 for Lung Cancer Research

Atlanta Residents raise $100,000 at Fight For Air Climb at Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Chicago’s Herb Seitz is no stranger to the consequences of lung disease. Participating in the American Lung Association in Greater Chicago’s Fight For Air Climb, presented by UnitedHealthcare, at Soldier Field on June 19th, he has experienced his father pass away from lung cancer and his brother-in-law suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). His niece also deals with asthma.

Shannon Sirk, PhD, from the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, was awarded a $100,000 grant from the American Lung Association to study COVID-19 and emerging respiratory viruses. She joins a cohort of researchers receiving a total of $12.6 million in over 100 grants in increased research funding from the organization, including seven new COVID-19 research grants.

On June 18th, 2022, the American Lung Association in Colorado will host an educational event for children living with asthma and their families at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in Commerce City, CO. The Lung Association’s Asthma Hike for Kids is in partnership with Always Choose Adventures, Children’s Hospital Colorado and Denver Health.