November is COPD Awareness Month! This is a time for organizations and communities across the nation to unite to increase awareness of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and we are asking you to join us in spreading the word about this debilitating lung disease that affects 24 million Americans. Here are a few ways to get involved: •Enter your name at DRIVE4COPD.org to join the COPD community and enter the NASCAR Wave the Green Flag Sweepstakes. You and a friend may win a trip to the DRIVE4COPD300 race at Daytona International Speedway! •Request a pad of Cure 4 COPD Pinwheel cutouts that can be sold at your office, school, cafeteria, etc. for $1-$5 and hang them with the donors name written on it. Pinwheel cutouts covering your wall will not only raise funds needed to work on the cure, but will remind everyone it is COPD Awareness Month! E-mail [email protected] to make a request for a free pad of Cure 4 COPD Pinwheel cutouts. •Tell your online networks about COPD Awareness Month by using #COPDAwareness on your social media pages with these suggested messages: Imagine breathing through a straw. Thats what it is like having COPD. Learn how to protect yourself drive4copd.org. #COPDAwareness COPD kills more women than breast cancer and diabetes combined. Have trouble breathing? Go to drive4copd.org today. #COPDAwareness World COPD Day is 11/20 - do you know about the third leading cause of death in the US? #COPDAwareness Orange is the color of the movement to end COPD. RT if you or someone you know lives with this disease. @DRIVE4COPD #COPDAwareness Repost if you or someone you know lives w/ COPD. Lets find a cure for a disease that claims a life every 4 mins. #COPDAwareness •Visit the COPD ACTION CENTER. All on one website you can: ◦Send pre-written ADVOCACY LETTERS to your representatives ◦Look up CONTACT INFORMATION for your local, state, and national representatives. ◦Sign up to RECEIVE ACTION ALERTS so you know when Congress is dealing with COPD legislation. ◦EMAIL YOUR FRIENDS about the Action Center. ◦FIND LOCAL NEWSPAPERS to write to about COPD. ◦Learn more about COPD LEGISLATION. ◦Learn how to EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE with members with tips on scheduling meetings, writing letters, or making phone calls Stay updated on COPD Awareness activities all November by following @DRIVE4COPD and @COPDFoundation on Twitter! Go Orange!
Posted on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 16:18:56 +0000
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