Dear Climber,

It’s more than just a Climb. It’s a fight to save lives. The Fight for Air Climb brings people together who have one common goal - to eliminate lung disease, because no one should have to struggle to breathe. We Climb for family and friends who have suffered; We Climb so future generations never will.

If you have haven't signed up for the 2013 Fight for Air Climb in Jackson, do it today!

Introducing Jack Young: Our 2013 Fight For Air Climb Honoree

"When Jack was diagnosed with Children's Interstitial Lung Disease, or chILD, a type of rare lung disease which at this time has no known cure, we began searching the internet for groups and organizations for support.  Our entire family has said that if there was any way that we could raise awareness for kids with lung disease, we wanted to do it.  That’s when we found our local American Lung Association and The Fight for Air Climb. I knew this is was our chance to get out and do what we could to raise awareness for lung disease and cancer research for children and adults who are suffering every day. The American Lung Association's Fight for Air Climb is an awesome way to do this.  We get to meet amazing families and hear stories of miracles and loss, but in the center of it all is an overwhelming desire that no one else should have to battle with or lose someone to lung disease or cancer.

Jack has been on high dosage steroid treatments for a year now and is showing considerable decrease in scar tissue and increase in lung function. Without this treatment, Jack would have to have a lung transplant to survive.  We are praying that we can space his treatments out and that they keep working until he is big enough for a living donor transplant or miraculously complete healing of his own lungs." --Penny Young, Jack's Mom

Each persons story is different. Share your story with us and your team today. Encourage your team to keep fighting for healthy air and healthy lungs, and don’t forget to remind your own team of supporters why you’re climbing too.

We have 2 prizes to give away!
The team captain that increases their number of registered team members the most and the team captain that increases their amount raised online the most by August 6th will win a prize! It's never too early to start building your 2013 Fight For Air Climb team. With summer coming to an end, schedules will soon be filled with soccer pratices, dance recitals, evening meetings and homework. We have lots of ideas of things to get you started reaching out and getting team members on board and raising money.

I'm here to help. Please let me know if I can be of any help. We're in this fight together!

Fighting for Air,

Kashea Johnson
Development Manager
American Lung Association, Plains-Gulf Region
(p) 601-206-5810
kjohnson@breathehealthy.org