The Breathing Room Foundation
Our mission is to reach out to every family within a twenty-mile radius who has a member suffering from cancer. We recognize that a cancer diagnosis affects every aspect of a family’s life; emotional, physical, spiritual, and financial. We strive to provide a family with whatever it is that will allow them a bit of “breathing room” from their daily struggle against cancer. It is our hope that this will allow them to concentrate all of their efforts toward regaining their physical health.
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Dear Breathing Room Friends,
You did it again!!! Your amazing generosity provided Easter, and one Passover basket, to 120 families this year. Volunteers delivered 268 baskets to Breathing Room families. The 10 extra baskets we had went to our partners at Crossroads Hospice for their families. It far surpassed last year's record of 218 baskets.
Special thank you to Fr. Windhaus and our friends at St. James Catholic Church in Elkins Park for opening their school hall to us for our Easter collection. The hall space and kitchen facility allows us to expand our program to include more families and volunteers as well as hams and fresh flowers. We love meeting the parishioners who volunteer with us and support our various holiday collections.
Thank you very much for your continued support and generosity for the Breathing Room families! We can not do it without you. Please share this thank you with your family and friends who also participated.
Eileen CarissimiVolunteer Coordinator
Breathing Room Foundation
Local author and artist pair up to create an inspirational children's book.
Proceeds to benefit the BRF. Read more........
and then a link to the rest of the story.
Written by Sue Hughes and Illustrated by Jason Slowik.
Sue Hughes was inspired to write her first children’s book, Gung Ho! A Dragon Boat Story, about dragon boating to educate people about the sport in a fun way and encourage children to learn the importance of teamwork and giving back at a young age. Sue has been a member of the Gung Ho dragon boat team for 9 years.
Jason Slowik, an art teacher at Jenkintown Middle High School has worked extensively on public community art projects in Philadelphia and the surrounding area.
Visit www.SlowikStudios.com to find out more.
You may order your copy of the book at www.blurb.com (search for Gung Ho). 100% of the profits from the sales of Gung Ho! A Dragon Boat Story will be donated to the Breathing Room. Prints and notecards may be ordered at www.SlowikStudios.com.
An outreach foundation for families with cancer
We are a United Way Recipient, our donor # is 6506
FOUNDED BY DIANE AND BERNARD FITZGERALD 1997
The official registration statement and Financial information of The Breathing Room may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State or by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania 800-732-0999
