FAQ

What is the Education and Engagement Series - Cooking Event?

The Education and Engagement Series-Cooking event is the first event in our new five-part virtual Series taking place between November 2020 June 2021 to engage constituents and partners across the New York, New Jersey, and Fairfield County areas. The events are free of charge and provide an opportunity for us to connect with patients, donors, sponsors, community partners and general public.

The other events in the Series are:

December 2020 Date TBD
Panel Discussion: Is it COVID-19, is it the flu, or is it Asthma?

February 2021 Date TBD
Wine tasting class featuring a renowned Sommelier.

April 2021 Date TBD
The impact of climate change on lung health - Hosted by our partners at the United Nations., Dept of Health and lung experts in the field.

June 2021 Date TBD
Meet our funded researchers Hear from Lung Association funded research and leaders from the NIH.

How do I sign up?

Register HERE to participate in this free event. Please consider donating to support the American Lung Association’s efforts to end COVID-19, lung cancer and other lung diseases.

About the event

Lisa McManus, on-screen Gadget Expert for the award-winning PBS-TV cooking show, "America's Test Kitchen,” will lead a 25-minute demonstration featuring trendy kitchen gadgets and timesaving ideas. Lisa will feature several gadgets that will be used during the cooking demonstration.

Grace Young, award-winning cookbook author, and culinary historian will lead a 35-minute cooking demonstration featuring a delicious, skillet friendly wok stir fry recipe. The recipe will be posted here soon so you can cook along with us!

Throughout the evening we will also play fun lung health trivia. and have cool giveaways for guests!

About the American Lung Association

Our vision is a world free of lung disease. Improving lung health and preventing lung disease is the core of our mission. Our work directly touches more than 20 million Americans each year and supports millions of Americans with our pioneering model of education, advocacy, and research.

For more than 115 years, Americans have trusted us to protect their lungs, whether it's researching treatments and cures for lung diseases, including COVID-19—keeping kids off tobacco, including e-cigarettes, or advocating for laws that protect the air we all breathe.

Our goals are big—defeat lung cancer, create a tobacco-free future, champion clean air for all, and improve the quality of life for those living with lung disease. Our work is more important than ever … because when you can't breathe, nothing else matters®.

What do proceeds from the event benefit?

Proceeds from the cooking event will benefit the American Lung Association’s mission and enable us to continue researching innovative treatments and cures for lung diseases, improving the quality of life for those living with lung disease, keeping kids off tobacco - including e-cigarettes - and advocating for laws that protect the air we breathe.

Where can I send donations?

Donations can be sent to the American Lung Association office:

Education and Engagement Series - Cooking Event
c/o American Lung Association in
21 West 38th Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10018