“I really liked camp because it taught me a lot about my asthma. At the camp I learned how to breathe better when I run. Now I can run farther without getting tired. Before the camp I would wheeze at night and it was hard to sleep. Now I sleep better.”

Luis De La Torre,
Asthma Camper,
San Jose

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Congratulations to Our Top Walkers

Breathe California would like to thank all the teams and participants for making this year’s newly-named Breath of Life Walk a success.  Close to 300 walkers (and more than a few four-legged friends) helped us raise just under $50,000 to help us continue our mission to fight lung disease in all its forms and protect the community from lung health.

Top Individual Fundraisers
A large round of applause goes to our top individual fundraisers, who in appreciation of their efforts, will receive one of the many generous prizes donated by local businesses and organizations:

Steve French - Donated prize back to Breathe Califorina
Margo Sidener - Donated prize back to Breathe California
Teresa Ngo
- 1 Month Membership at Curves
Belle Macaraeg - 1 Night Stay at The Cypress Hotel
Portia Caluza - 2 Tickets for Opera San Jose
Jill O’Brien - Rojo - Gift Package from Rosicrucian Museum
Anna Tseng - Gift Certificate for Pest Control from Killroy Pest Control             
Erik Miller - Sony Sports Armband
Caitlin Kirk - Rose and Thorn Gift Certificate
Annika Miller - Messenger Bag
Connie Casillas - McCormick & Schmick’s Gift Certificate

Top Team Fundraisers
We would also like to thank all of our walking teams for their contributions to making our walk a success. In appreciation of their team’s top fundraising efforts, the following Team Captains will receive a Red Envelope Messenger Bag:

Margo Sidener - Lungsrus
Thomas Dailey - Santa Clara Kaiser Pulmonary Dept. - 27 Donations
Jenester Bailey - BJC Live Walkers - 36 Donations
Erik Miller - Erik’s Asthma Busters - 12 Donations
Anna Tseng - Two Sisters Fundraising Page - 3 Donations
Genet Wodajo - Santa Clara County TB Program - 28 Donations
Jyothi Lulla - Santa Clara Sneezy Walkers -5 Donations
Tim Marzolf - O’Connor Hospital - 13 Donations
Yvonne St. Pierre - Easy Breathers - 22 Donations
Rona Brodrick - Team Brodrick - 6 Donations
Sandy Saturnio - Sandee & Talaina - 10 Donations

Individual Incentives
And for all of our walkers who have raised $100 or more, your incentive prizes are on their way.  Over the next few weeks we will be contacting team captains and individual walkers to deliver your hard-earned prizes to you.

$100           Official Breath of Life Walk T-Shirt
$200           Official Breathe California Baseball Cap & T-shirt
$300           Stainless Steel Travel Mug & T-shirt
$500           $50 Red Envelope Gift Certificate & T-Shirt
$1000         Fleece Vest w/BC logo & T-Shirt

A special thanks goes out to all of our sponsors who graciously donated prizes to our walk. For more information on the Breath of Life Walk contact Steve French at (408) 998-5865 or steve@lungsrus.org