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  SPECIAL EDITION Breathe Healthy AlsoInside This Issue: 2014 Annual Report Margo Sidener Retires New Board Members Electric Bus: Clean Air Solution “The Clean Air and Healthy Lungs People” o f t h e B a y A r e a
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  From the InterimExecutive Director and Chair Breathe Healthy is a publication of Breathe California of the Bay Area 1469 Park Avenue San Jose, CA 95126 tel: 408-998-5865 fax: 408-998-0578 www.lungsrus.org [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @BreatheCA_BA www.facebookcom/ BreatheCABayArea Cover Photo by Patricia Tind Editor Eric He Assistant Editors Steve French Janet Ghanem Margo Sidener Patricia Tind Want to Know More? Stay up-to-date with all the latest happenings at Breathe California with Breathe Free, our agency’s monthly e-newsletter. Sign up at lungsrus. org or call our office at 408-998-5865 A member of the Breathe America™ Alliance Tax ID 94-1156307 As a public relations student at San Jose State University, I was required to fulfill two internships before obtaining my- degree – one for a non-profit organization and one for-profit. After my graduation, my career path took me in a different direction, leading me to a management career in hi-tech. I would like to thank my parents who taught me to always give back to those in our communities, and giving back to the community was something I had done personally for many years. Then nine years ago, my beliefs came full circle when I started working for Breathe California, where I have the priviledge of: • Providing CPAP equipment to those who are unable to breathe at night and do not have durable medical insurance. • Being able to provide asthmatic children from all walks of life the experience of the fun of summer camp and providing them asthma education at our yearly Camp Super- Stuff. • Communicating with other community-based organizations, corporations, and all our neighbors in Alameda, Santa Clara, and San Benito counties to raise awareness of clean air and to fight lung disease. • Working with innovators and leaders on transportation alternatives. • Continuing our work with local restaurants in the hope of eliminating smoking in outside patio areas. There is so much more I would like to share with you. Feel free to reach out to me at [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you. As I look back on my first year as chair of the board of directors, I realize it’s been a year of transition for our organization. Our tireless leader, Margo Sidener, retired as President & CEO on March 1. She remains on our board as a member emeritus, provid- ing background and expertise, and she will continue to provide grant-writing services – as a volunteer! We will miss her involvement in the day-to-day operations, but our board and staff will carry on and build on our past successes. It is an exciting time. Our electric school bus project is garner- ing national attention. We have been very successful in obtain- ing grants to promote smoke-free outdoor dining establishments, advocating for stricter policies on flavored tobacco products and e- cigarettes, serving seniors who suffer from emphysema and COPD, and improving corporate wellness programs. Our CPAP program continues to serve hundreds of sleep apnea patients each year. Yes, it is an exciting time to be a part of this organization, and I am thrilled to be the board chair. I extend my heartfelt thanks to our donors, volunteers, staff, corporate and founda- tion sponsors, and community partners. Rest assured we will continue to promote lung health and fight lung disease in all its forms. Minh Duong, Chair, Board of Directors Lynn Smith Interim Executive Director
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  Jamie Lo Tamela HeathHawley, Ph.D. Tamela is the Vice Chancellor for Institutional Effectiveness and Student Success at the San Jose/Evergreen Com- munity College District. She supports youth sports by serving as a superior judge for the United States Gymnastics Association. Tamela holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a Ph.D. in Higher Education and Social Change from UCLA. Scott McLarty Scott is the Director of Admissions at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose. He has been teaching in Jesuit schools across the country for the past 14 years and is currently a doctoral candidate in the School of Education at the University of San Francisco. He lives in Santa Clara with his wife and daughter. Amresh Prasad, Ph.D. Amresh is the Director of Software Engineering at EMC. He has a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Stan- ford University. He contributes to the Clean Water Fund and has interests in technology for the advancement of air quality initiatives. A Salute to Our Interns of 2014-2015 Laurie Hayes Carrie Welty Eric He Jessica Munday Ariana Salah Naomi Chan Jiehee Suh Ryan Peterson Tamela Heath Hawley Scott McLarty Amresh Prasad New Board Members Anna Grahn Suzie Hall Hailee Kuhl Yixia Li Christine Nguyen Tinh Nguyen Christian Palacios Sejoon Park Bri Romero Parvind Samra Sonia Sifuentes Nacastia Tees- dale-Gutierrez Tatiana Victor Julie Vu Sara Cefalu Sarah Piombo Lisa Klein Lindsay Allmon Betsy Barrera-    Poma Madison Butler Jessie Cardoso Maria Chandra Priscilla Chiao Kayla Clemson Grace Dadios Ileana Diaz Parneet Dhindsa Courtney Miu Tiffany Fields Rachel Finkbeiner Amanda Flores Morgan Gramling Not Pictured
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  Breathe California Annual Report Thanksto the support of volunteers and donors, Breathe California of the Bay Area served over 100,000 indi- viduals and an additional 650,000 through media campaigns. The following are highlights of these services. REVENUE Contributions and Revenue 334,451 Government Grants 225,294 Donated Supplies, Services & Equipment 263,772 Program Fees & Earned Income 30,915 Special Events 24,183 Other 87,290 Total Revenue 965,905 EXPENSES Programs & Services 960,168 Fundraising 46,421 Administrative & General 22,938 Total Expenses 1,029,527 Expenses by Program Area The 2014 Annual Report All figures are according to audited financial records for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2013 and ending June 30, 2014. You can view a copy of our entire financial report by visiting our website, www.lungsrus.org, or by calling us at (408) 998-5865. Air Quality   In collaboration with Bob Garzee, founder and manager of the ETDC Green Team, Breathe Califor- nia developed and launched a first-of-its-kind electric school bus that will serve a school district of 11,000 students as part of the Zero Emissions Squared project.   The agency also convinced four multi-unit housing complexes, consist- ing of 300 units and 650 residents, to go smoke-free and provided education to 13 more managers and owners. Another program, Let’s Get Moving to School, completed Walking Wednesdays for 2,096 students, with 18 youth ambassadors who reached an additional 30 students, and introduced its first bike rodeo for 46 students.     Additionally, the organization co-sponsored a symposium with Silicon Valley Leadership Group on advanced clean technology vehicles, conducted work- shops on electric vehicles, and provided advanced clean technology vehicle training to first responders from the City of Milpitas.   In all, Breathe California provided information on alternative fuel vehicles to 383 Silicon Valley Clean Cities Coalition stakeholders, performed 122 Indoor Air Quality home assessments, and assisted 151 Sec- ondhand Smoke Helpline callers. Fully electric school bus, recharging via solar panels Volunteers at our annual ‘Bike 4 Breath’ bike ride
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  Sleeping Easier In aneffort to help those affected by sleep ap- nea, Breathe California has been offering CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machines free of charge to those in need. Here are com- ments from clients who received CPAPs from Breathe California: “It was night and day difference with my old [CPAP machine]. Myoldonewasalmost20yearsold,andtheonetheygavemewasalot newerbecauseitdoesalotofthingsthatmyoldonedidn’tdo,”RodneyGarcia,Antioch. “Before I had it, I was always tired. My head was not clear. I wasn’t getting a lot of hours of sleep either. When I got the machine, I felt a lot better. I had a clearer head. I am extremely grateful to Breathe California,” Olivia Berry, San Jose. “I am extremely grateful to Breathe California. They were very courteous. I didn’t have to wait long. The people at Breathe California were awesome,” Sandra Esquivel, Los Baños. In fiscal year 2014-2015 we supplied 260 CPAPs and AutoPAPs to those in need. If you have respiratory equipment you no longer need, please consider donating it to Breathe California. Call (408) 998-5865 for more information. Clean Air Solution We believe that the electric school bus is a viable solution to replace the dirty, energy-consuming buses that school districts currently use, and Breathe California and the ETDC Green Team have put a plan into action. Breathe California has been the coordinating agency for the Silicon Valley Clean Cities Coalition since 2008. In 2009, we staged a demonstration of an electric school bus at the San Jose City Hall, where we made our point that electric buses could be feasible in the future. A dream took shape in the form of a project we called Zero Emissions Squared. We found help with designing the bus project from Bob Garzee, founder and manager of ETDC, who pulled together multiple partners, including ADO- MANI (the company that designed the repowering kit). Gilroy Unified School Dis- trict collaborated by providing one of their 40-foot, diesel-powered school buses to be repowered to electric. The project was funded by a “disruptive innovation” grant from The Health Trust. The project has brought spectacular media coverage. It was featured on NBC 11 and the Motor Week TV show and, in print, in the Solar Daily, School Transportation News, Charging Forward, School Buses and the Gilroy Dispatch. These media outlets reached local, national and international markets and generated many phone calls. Thanks to a grant from NBC Universal Foundation, we have been promoting the electric school bus at many events and workshops and, in December 2014, we drove the bus in the Los Gatos Children’s Christmas Parade with 20,000 spectators. Board of Directors Chair Minh Duong Past-Chair Daryl Canham Ed.D., MSN Treasurer Ted Mazzone Secretary Alan Goldsobel M.D. Directors Roslyn Bienenstock RRT, MPH Thomas M. Dailey M.D., FCCP Tamela Heath Hawley Ph.D. Sogol Karkouti Ahmer Khan Sulochina Lulla M.D. Scott McLarty Raymundo Mendoza Garrett Nakamura Amresh Prasad Ph.D. Board Members Emeriti Margo Sidener MS, CHES Terry Trumbull A typical CPAP machine Batteries replace the engine in an electric school bus
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  Tobacco-Free Communities   Thispast year, Breathe California worked with The Boys and Girls Club to provide the Counseling Leader- ship Against Smoking Pressure (CLASP) peer-led smok- ing prevention program for 822 middle and high school students, 69 percent of whom showed a gain in knowl- edge and 28 percent of whom reduced their susceptibil- ity to using tobacco. We proudly assisted 305 people in quitting smoking, including distributing 230 boxes of free nicotine patches, gum, and lozenges. We also trained 31 smok- ing cessation counsel- ors from community partner groups. We continue to encourage cities to adopt smoke-free out- door dining ordinances.   Through the community transformation grant, we provided tobacco education to 20 police officers and held CLASP sessions for 17 middle school students in after-school programs in Morgan Hill. Additionally, we trained and worked with both Morgan Hill and Gilroy youth commissioners (about 20 students) on tobacco prevention, and they in turn spearheaded the adoption of Tobacco Retail Licensing in Morgan Hill and worked in Gilroy on the issue. Community Health   In all, Breathe California provided services at 164 community and corporate health, career and transpor- tation fairs, assisting 51,805 individuals. Furthermore, the agency aided approximately 3,000 individuals with information and referral by telephone and e-mail. With its community outreach, Breathe California provided information on its website for approximately 25,000, informational newsletters to over 7,000, and presenta- tions and trainings for 3,060 people. Lung Health   Breathe California has long been a proponent of exercise to prevent lung disease. In 2013-2014, we reached 3,124 seniors with Seniors Breathe Easy workshops, walks and other activities, and organized Walking Wednesdays for 2,096 students through the Let’s Get Moving to School program. Committed to preserving health, the agency also screened 844 individuals with pulmo- nary function tests, and provided 260 individuals with free breathing equipment.   Breathe California trained 65 school nurses, health clerks, and medical assistants to help children and adults manage their asthma, as well as 36 asthmatic children and 60 parents on asthma management. To help fight tuberculosis, Breathe California co-chaired the Tuberculosis Prevention Partnership, organizing the World TB Day event and TB training for 47 ESL students and other high-risk individuals and teachers- in-training.   Additionally, Breathe California coordinated three Better Breathers Clubs with over 350 members and supported Stanford University medical research on lung cancer. Breathe California hosts an “Energizer Station” each year for Bike to Work Day Asthma campers go swimming at Camp Superstuff Kids with asthma enjoying Camp Superstuff Local school children prepare to ride in an electric school bus
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  The first thingI noticed in Margo Sidener’s office on my first day on the job nine years ago was the screen saver on her computer. “I know that dog,” I said. She looked at me in surprise, or maybe she thought I was pulling her leg. “Your husband rides with that dog in a basket on his bicycle in Willow Glen (a neighborhood in San Jose) at garage sales,” I continued. In fact, I had seen Margo, her husband, and their beloved Keeshond, Trevor, on another cycling journey. This memory, I do not recall mentioning. I am sure that on that first day, Margo was pleased to know that her new hire was more familiar with her as a community neighbor than as the leader of the local clean air and healthy lungs people of the Bay Area. Over the past nine years working for Margo, I have not only experienced an individual whose commitment to fighting lung disease goes beyond words, but also a person who cares for everyone she meets personally and professionally. I have seen Margo in numerous lights: her devotion to her husband, children, and her beloved animals, her passion for cooking, entertaining, gardening, and needle- work, her loyalty to staff, colleagues, friends, and those from all walks of life. Margo has been an inspiration to us all, not just as our President, CEO, and friend, but also one who continuously gives back in what she believes in. So now, after 33 years of self-sacrificing, Margo is entering a new phase in her life in Wichita, Kansas. Maybe she will find – like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz – a new road in fighting lung disease, the third leading cause of death and the number one cause of cancer in women in the United States. We will miss you, Margo. Thanks for all that you have done and will continue to do. Lynn Smith Interim Executive Director Margo Sidener Retires Career Highlights • 33 years of nonprofit service, 28 asexecutivedirectoratBreatheCalifornia • Introduced first smog check programs • Worked for first statewide ban on smoking in bars in California • Authored first children’s curricula for dealing with asthma • Named one of Top 100 Women of Influence in Silicon Valley in 2009 by Silicon Valley Business Journal In Her Own Words   “When I moved here in 1979, I couldn’t see the houses when we were going around looking at Christmas lights; you could only see the lights after you got within a block of the house.   You could smoke anywhere...It was very difficult to have people understand that it wasn’t their right to smoke around other people. We’ve been able to make wonder- ful strides in reducing air pollution, getting rid of all that extra smoke in our air, and certainly in helping control asthma.   We certainly need to keep at it, especially because our population is going to contin- ue to grow, and we are going to have an increase in vehicle miles traveled. Everything outdoors is becoming an issue and will become more and more serious if we do not turn our attention to it.” - Margo Sidener (courtesy KLIV Radio “A Closer Look”) Margo Sidender addresses attendees at a press conference unveiling the electric school bus San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and Margo share a laugh at her retirement party
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  RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED MAKINGOUR WORK POSSIBLE Special Thanks to our Donors and Corporate and Foundation Supporters FY 2014 Your support made it possible for us to continue fighting lung disease in all its forms.We would like to offer special recognition to our top supporters from the past fiscal year. Organizations & Foundations Colombo Trust Intero Foundation Martha E. Sanfilippo Foundation Lockheed Martin Employees  Foundation The Moca Foundation Roberts Charitable Fund UA Local 393 Plumbers,   Steamfitters, Refrigerator Fitters School Environmental Health   and Asthma Collaborative Businesses & Corporations The Health Trust Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Intuit GlaxoSmithKline Star-One Credit Union Santa Clara County Federal Credit   Union Calera Corporation Allergy & Asthma Associates of    Northern California Synergy EV, Inc. Raley’s Supermarkets MAP Pharmaceuticals Cohn-Reid-O’Neill Insurance    Services PneumRx Allsup Alliances Oxford Immunotec, Inc. Core Financial Services Allen Davis Advertising Carlson, Quinn & Associates, Inc. Raymond James Pharmaca Enterprise Fleet Management Thrivent Investment Management Government & Public Agencies County of Santa Clara CalStart Bay Area Air Quality   Management District US Department of Energy US Environmental Protection    Agency City of San Jose California Department of Public    Health Individuals Shirley Liebhaber Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Thomas Thomas M. Dailey, MD David & Sarah Epstein Margo Sidener Roslyn Bienenstock Renee Kops-Jones Nancy Lem Alan Goldsobel, MD Jeffrey Stallings Sulochina Lulla Raymundo Mendoza Helen Bradley & Steven     Kleiman Jon Graham Larry Dailey, Jr. Sandy Bouja Joanne Sanfilippo Minh Duong Mr. & Mrs. Brian Andersen Ted Mazzone Sogol Karkouti Raquel Kops Jones W.B. Eschenbach Earl Withycombe Terry Trumbull Mike Tuft Donna Ellen Lueder Jill Dodge Robet Carr A. Joseph Wilson Alex Carlton George Apo Patricia Castro 1469 Park Avenue San Jose, CA 95126 (408) 998-5865 Victor Coakley Sandra G. Arend James Chan Keith Winner Christopher Garcia Tsung-Fa Guim Alpana Sharma Mr. & Mrs. John Kennett Daryl Lynn Canham, Ed.D. Michael Pousson Gerard Denny Alane M. Lee, DDS Patricia Tind & Allen Carkner Don Herbelin Mr. & Mrs. Steven D. French Robert V. Matthews, Jr. Larry & Delores Dike L. Robet McGuire Gerald R. Graham David W. Musso Dr. Alfonso F. Banuelos, Jr. & Suzanne Wittrig Priti Singh, MD Mr. & Mrs. James R. Alley Jan & Sofia Laskowski Boyd McDonald Richard Nichols Kenneth Johnson NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT #849 SANTA CLARA, CAo f t h e B a y A r e a