The Second Wind Foundation for Pulmonary Fibrosis is a non-profit organization of volunteers with a mission to increase the awareness, help fund research, and provide for the common good of individuals affected by Pulmonary Fibrosis. We were established in 2010 and intend on being an organization constantly striving to raise the level of awareness of this incurable disease. Pulmonary Fibrosis affects more that ¼ of a million people in the United States. However, if you ask the person standing next to you what is Pulmonary Fibrosis, they probably will not be able to tell you.
Pulmonary Fibrosis (PF) is a debilitating disease—marked by progressive scarring of the lungs—that gradually interferes with a person’s ability to breathe. Pulmonary Fibrosis belongs to a family of approximately 100 related diseases, called interstitial lung diseases, which have similar characteristics and can result in lung scarring. This scarring is most often referred to as Pulmonary Fibrosis.
We will strive to help educate, provide for research to find a cure, and assist individuals afflicted by this disease.
Please take a few moments to search our site and understand our cause.
Thank you for you time. If you wish to donate to our cause please feel free to send you donation to:
Second Wind Foundation for PF
P O Box 80
Auburn, NH 03032
Sincerely,
Ron Geoffroy Sr.
President, Second Wind Foundation for Pulmonary Fibrosis
Hi Ron,
Great site! I sent you some info after our chat regarding the Friends program. I hope it had info in there that is of interest to you and your BOD.
Hope you are thawing out!
Jennifer Bulandr
Jennifer,
Thank you for contacting me through our website. I will be working on keep this as up to date as possible as we continue to move forward as a non-profit organization helping with research and awareness of pulmonary fibrosis. At this time the board as determine that we will retain our year end funds for now and start to look at the end of 2011 with the new totals we will have to determine where best to donate. We have a very aggressive agenda for 2011 and we hope to be successful in getting a good jump in our fundraising. At this point we are going to continue on our own and work as hard as we can to see where we progress. If at some point we believe that we need additional assistance in operating as a non-profit, we may call upon your services.
Thank you again for your attention. We will keep in touch.
Ron Geoffroy Sr.
Hi Ron,
The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation would like to invite you and your group to the first IPF Summit 2011: From Bench to Bedside in Chicago, December 1,2,3 2011.
The mission of the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation is to find a cure for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) by funding research, advocating for pulmonary fibrosis issues, promoting disease awareness, and providing a compassionate environment for supporting patients and their loved ones.
The Summit will support our mission by improving clinical understanding of pulmonary fibrosis in the medical community, and by promoting a collaborative environment for both physicians and patients where the latest information in research and patient care is shared.
http://www.ipfsummit.org – for information and registration.
Take care,
Jennifer Bulandr
Director of Community Affairs
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation
http://www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org
Jennifer
Thank you for your invitation to this event. At this time we will take this information to the board to determine if we can participate.
Thanks
Ron Geoffroy Sr.
Hello Ron. I wish you and your wife the best with this organization and your new website.
Thanks Mark
Ron