Celebrate with PHA!

Thank you to everyone who joined PHA at Golfsmith on Thursday, April 30, for the O2 breathe Golf Outing Kick Off Event! Purchase your foursome tickets today for the Second Annual O2 breathe Golf Outing on Friday, June 5, 2015.

 The Fourth Annual CVS Health Stride for a Cure O2 breathe Quarter Marathon Run and Walk was on Sunday, May 3. With great weather and over 350 participants joining, we had a wonderful morning! More than $45,000 was raised to support the fight against PH, and you can still contribute to this event until June 5 – be sure to view and share photos from the big day!

Take a Breath for PH and Get Moving for MS took place Saturday, May 9, in DeWitt, Mich. The goal of the race day was to get people moving and having fun while raising funds for research – check out race results here. There were over 200 participants that helped raise funds for pulmonary hypertension.

Spend Your Weekend with PHA!

Don’t delay – two chances this week to join PHA!

Thursday, April 30



On Thursday, April 30, PHA Midwest will be kicking off the 2015 O2 breathe Golf Outing. Join us at Golfsmith in Downers Grove, Ill., from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. This private in-store event will include a golf clinic, raffle, games and more. Bring family and friends and have some fun, all while supporting PHA. Come take a swing at PH!

Sunday, May 3




Join PHA at the CVS Health Stride for a Cure O2 breathe Quarter Marathon Run and Walk on Sunday, May 3! Register online to join PHA at Busse Woods located in Elk Grove Village, Ill.

All participants can choose to complete one of the following course distances: Quarter Marathon (Just over a 10K = 6.55 miles, timed and chipped), 5K (3.1 miles, timed and chipped), or Fun Walk (As little or as far as you would like to go!). Day of registration will start at 8:00 a.m. and Welcome Program at 8:30 a.m.

The DeWitt Take a Breath for PH and Get Moving for MS 5K

The DeWitt Take a Breath for PH and Get Moving for MS 5K, 10K, Half Marathon and Kids Run on Saturday, May 9, is less than two weeks away! While T-shirts are no longer guaranteed for new registrants, there is still time to register.

Volunteers Needed!
There are lots of volunteer opportunities still available. Volunteers are needed to continue making the event a success! Check out a list of volunteer openings and signup here.

"Carbo-load"
Replenish your energy before or after the race. Meal tickets to Sweet Lorraine's Mac 'n' Cheese in East Lansing are for sale! The ticket is good for a meal, drink and sweet. It can be redeemed Thursday, May 7, 2015, through Sunday, May 10, 2015. A portion of the proceeds will support the charities. Tickets can be purchased online through the registration process.

Online Auction
The online auction will open today! There are a lot of great items available for bidding, with 100% of the proceeds going toward the charities. So, bid high and bid often - check it out!

See you at the starting line on Saturday, May 9, 2015!

Quad Cities O2 breathe Fun Walk

The Quad Cities O2 breathe Fun Walk is less than two months away! Join in on the PHun and the PHight at Ben Butterworth Park in Moline, Ill. The event will take place on Saturday, June 20, 2015, from 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Come together and raise funds and awareness of the disease in the local Quad Cities community! There are lots of opportunities to get involved - create a team, walk as an individual or sign up to volunteer.

The $25.00 registration fee will include an O2 breathe T-shirt, snacks and refreshments, photobooth and other fun activities. Be sure to register today!

Signing Up is Easy!

Signing up for the CVS Health Stride for a Cure O2 breathe Quarter Marathon Run and Walk is as easy as 1, 2, 3! Register today to join PHA at Busse Woods located in Elk Grove Village, Ill.! Go to www.o2breathe.org/Stride15 Register as a Team Captain or an individual Personalize your fundraising page by adding a photo and sharing your story on why you get involved! Help raise funds and awareness for PHA and join us Sunday, May 3! All participants can choose to complete one of the following course distances: Quarter Marathon (Just over a 10K = 6.55 miles, timed and chipped), 5K (3.1 miles, timed and chipped), or Fun Walk (As little or as far as you would like to go!). Click here to make a donation to the PHA Midwest Chapter.

Bank of America Chicago Marathon Team O2 breathe Due Date April 21, 2015 O2 breathe Golf Outing Kickoff Party - Golfsmith Downers Grove, Ill. April 30, 2015 CVS Health Stride for a Cure, O2 breathe Quarter Marathon Elk Grove Village, Ill. May 3, 2015 DeWitt Take a Breath for PH DeWitt, Mich. May 9, 2015 54th Street Restaurant Fundraiser Florissant, Mo. May 14, 2015 Chicago O2 breathe Golf Outing Mundelein, Ill. June 5, 2015 Quad Cities O2 breathe Fun Walk Moline, Ill. June 20, 2015 Hope is a Verb Glass piece Selfless in Chicago Team O2 breathe Choose Your Own See Full Midwest Schedule

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Springtime has arrived!

As the weather gets warmer, it's time to jump into spring with PHA Midwest! The Pulmonary Hypertension Association has several great opportunities to get you involved this spring.

Join PHA at Busse Woods located in Elk Grove Village, Ill., and register today for the CVS Health Stride for a Cure O2 breathe Quarter Marathon Run and Walk on May 3. Make strides with PHA today by doing one of the following:

 

• Start your team: Create a team of friends, family, neighbors and co-workers for the CVS Health Stride for a Cure O2 breathe Quarter Marathon.
• Join a team: Fundraising as a team is an exciting aspect of the O2 breathe Quarter Marathon series.
• Sign up as an individual: Join PHA and earn fundraising incentives, too!

Participants can choose to complete one of the following course distances: Quarter Marathon (Just over a 10K = 6.55 miles, timed and chipped), 5K (3.1 miles, timed and chipped), or the Fun Walk (As little or as far as you would like to go!). We can't wait to see you on May 3!

 

 

 

In just about one month, PHA Midwest will be kicking off the 2015 O2 breathe Golf Outing! Please join us at Golfsmith in Downers Grove, Ill., for a private in-store event. This event will take place on Thursday, April 30, from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. It will include a golf clinic, raffle, games and more, all at NO COST! Just show up with family and friends and have some fun, all while supporting PHA. If interested in attending, RSVP prior to the kickoff event.

Additionally, PHA Midwest invites you to join us on Friday, June 5, for the 2nd Annual O2 breathe Golf Outing in Mundelein, Ill. Tickets are $125 per person and $400 per foursome. This year, the Hole in One Grand Prize is two tickets to the 2016 Masters Tournament, including round-trip airfare for two, accommodations, and spending cash! To join in on the PHun and the PHight, register today!

Click here to make a donation to PHA Midwest Chapter.

Calling All Runners!

Tricks and fun, April Fools has begun – but this is no joke! As a Charity Partner for the 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, we are excited to fill the last remaining spots we have available for the Oct. 11, 2015 race!

 

 

Register through PHA before April 21, and lock in your guaranteed entry.

Join our growing team and participate in the fight against PH! Team O2 breathe membership includes:

• Entry with charity bib for Bank of America Chicago Marathon
• Pasta meal mailed to participant’s home
• PHA Team O2 breathe Tech shirt
• Marathon training program with CARA (Chicago Area Runners Association)
• Fundraising incentives (awarded at $250, $500 and $1,250)
• Personal homepage for online fundraising
• Fundraising tools and tips

So don’t be a fool! Register now at www.o2breathe.org/chicagomarathon15 or contact Katie Werner before time runs out! Our spots are first come, first served!

 

Time to Celebrate!

Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K Team O2 breathe took on the streets of Chicago at the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K this weekend. The team consisted of seven members including new and familiar faces, together raising over $1,000! We enjoyed cheering the team on and greatly appreciate their efforts in raising funds and spreading awareness of pulmonary hypertension.

Trivia Challenge
On Friday, March 20, 2015, over 230 participants attended the Second Annual St. Louis Trivia Night Challenge. Teams worked together to answer 80 questions in the quest to become the 2015 trivia champions! The evening was filled with fun games including a 50/50, heads or tails, split the deck card game and over 20 great baskets for many chances to win in a drawing! The night was a great success raising over $16,000 in support of the PHA mission.

Buffalo Wild Wings CVS Health Stride for a Cure Quarter Marathon Kickoff
Thank you to those who joined PHA Midwest Chapter at the Schaumburg, Ill., Buffalo Wild Wings on March 18, 2015, to kick off the CVS Health Stride for a Cure Quarter Marathon. Over $200 was raised to help the PHA Midwest Chapter to advance the understanding and treatment of pulmonary hypertension. We can't wait to see you all on May 3 at Busse Woods.

Click here to make a donation to PHA Midwest Chapter.

On the way to the month of May!

Eileen Diez, pulmonary hypertension patient and PHA Midwest supporter, is participating in the CVS Health Stride for a Cure O2 breathe Quarter Marathon as a team leader. Being a team captain is one of several ways to participate in CVS Health Stride for a Cure. Friends and family will join Eileen on Sunday, May 3, 2015, to provide hope for ph patients and help make strides to find a cure for pulmonary hypertension.

Start your team and join PHA at Busse Woods located in Elk Grove Village, Ill., for the CVS Health Stride for a Cure O2 breathe Quarter Marathon Run and Walk on May 3. Visit www.o2breathe.org/Stride15 to get started!

Make strides with PHA today by doing one of the following:

Start your team: Create a team of friends, family, neighbors and co-workers for the CVS Health Stride for a Cure O2 breathe Quarter Marathon.

Join a team: Fundraising as a team is an exciting aspect of the O2 breathe Quarter Marathon series. Check out the team incentives here.

Sign up as an individual: Check out the individual fundraising incentives here.

Participants can choose to complete one of the following course distances:
Quarter Marathon (Just over a 10K = 6.55 miles, timed and chipped)
5K (3.1 miles, timed and chipped)
Fun Walk (As little or as far as you would like to go!)

The O2 breathe run/walks series is an opportunity for the PH community to join the fight for a cure.



Eat wings. Raise funds for PHA.

Come together to raise funds and awareness, helping the PHA Midwest Chapter to advance the understanding and treatment of pulmonary hypertension.

The CVS Health Stride for a Cure Kickoff Fundraising Night at Buffalo Wild Wings is on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, in Schaumburg, Ill. Ten percent of food sales, from each guest that presents this ticket throughout the day, will be donated to PHA Midwest Chapter! Be sure to forward this email to all your friends, family and co-workers to spread the word.

Click here to make a donation to PHA Midwest Chapter.

Let the Countdown Begin!

We are just three weeks away from the Second Annual Trivia Night! Come join PHA Midwest and the St. Louis Support Group at the Second Annual Trivia Night on Friday, March 20, 2015, in Maryland Heights, Mo.

Let's count down three reasons why you should attend Trivia Night!

#3. Tickets are only $25 per person or $200 per teams of eight.

#2. Each ticket includes a night of games, food, drinks and eight rounds of 10 pre-determined trivia questions! Participants are permitted to bring in their own food.

#1. Support the mission of PHA: Our mission is to find ways to prevent and cure pulmonary hypertension, and to provide hope for the pulmonary hypertension community through support, education, research, advocacy and awareness.

It's easy as 1, 2, 3! Purchase your tickets soon, tables are filling up quickly. Trivia Night will be held at Orlando's Banquet Center located at 2050 Dorsett Village Plaza, Maryland Heights, MO 63043.

For more event information, visit www.events.org/PHATrivia15.

Ready for Trivia?

Come join PHA Midwest and the St. Louis Support Group at the Second Annual Trivia Night on Friday, March 20, 2015, in Maryland Heights, Mo,, for a night of games, food, drinks and eight rounds of 10 pre-determined trivia questions!

Tickets are $25 per person or $200 per teams of eight.

Purchase your tickets soon, tables are filling up quickly! For more event information, visit www.events.org/PHATrivia15.

Trivia Night will be held at Orlando's Banquet Center located at 2050 Dorsett Village Plaza, Maryland Heights, MO 63043.

Visit www.Midwest-PHA.org/Donate to make a donation to PHA Midwest Chapter.

 

Less than 100 days away!

Thanks to all of the support in the past years, the 4th Annual CVS Health Stride for a Cure O2 breathe Quarter Marathon has outgrown the former event space - this year the event will take place on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at Busse Woods Forest Preserve in Elk Grove Village, Ill. The new location will allow for an expanded course and event space!

 

Make Strides Today!

 

Visit www.o2breathe.org/Stride15 to get started! The O2 breathe Quarter Marathons are a special run and walk series where participants can choose to complete one of the following course distances:

• Quarter Marathon (Just over a 10K = 6.55 miles, timed and chipped)
• 5K (3.1 miles, timed and chipped)
• Fun Walk (As little or as far as you would like to go!)

 

In addition to the different distance options, the courses will have an exciting finish line experience with timing equipment, cheer section and runner race results.

 

There will be a special prize awarded to those runners that complete ALL FOUR of the quarter marathons across the Midwest:

• May 3, 2015: Greater Chicago – Elk Grove Village, Ill.
• Aug. 30, 2015: Greater Milwaukee – Brookfield, Wis.
• Sept. 12, 2015: Greater Detroit – Shelby Township, Mich.
• Oct. 3, 2015: Greater Indianapolis – Carmel, Ind.

The O2 breathe run/walks series is an opportunity for the pulmonary hypertension community to join the fight against PH. Everyone can participate, so challenge yourself today and build a team to raise funds and awareness in your local community.

 

 

  

Come fuel up for Strides while supporting PHA!

 

The CVS Health Stride for a Cure Kickoff Fundraising Night at Buffalo Wild Wings is on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, in Schaumburg, Ill. Ten percent of food sales, from each guest that presents this ticket throughout the day, will be donated to PHA Midwest Chapter! Be sure to forward this email to all your friends, family and co-workers to spread the word.

 

Come together to raise funds and awareness helping PHA to advance the understanding and treatment of PH.

 

Click here to make a donation to PHA Midwest Chapter.

 

Jumping into 2015!

The Midwest Chapter of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association had an amazing year thanks to your support through the O₂ breathe and Support Group events.

PHA Midwest along with the St. Louis Support Group present the Second Annual PHA Trivia Night on Friday, March 20, 2015, in Maryland Heights, Mo. The evening will be filled with eight rounds of 10 predetermined questions, a raffle and other fun games throughout the night! Tickets are $25 per person or $200 per teams of eight. Purchase your tickets and get more information at www.events.org/PHATrivia15.

We are kicking off 2015 by presenting the O₂ breathe Quarter Marathon Series in Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit and Indianapolis while adding O₂ breathe events in new cities throughout the Midwest! This special four-part run/walk series consists of certified and timed quarter marathon courses (6.55 miles - just over a 10K course). All courses will have a fun walk and shorter distances available so everyone can participate. Challenge yourself or build a team to complete one or all of the quarter marathons across the Midwest!

Save the date for the first Quarter Marathon on Sunday, May 3, 2015! The 4th Annual CVS Health Stride for a Cure, O₂ breathe Quarter Marathon will be located at Busse Woods Forest Preserve in Elk Grove Village, Ill. Come together to raise funds and awareness that will allow PHA to advance the understanding and treatment of pulmonary hypertension.

We are looking forward to seeing you at the O₂ breathe events this year!

Team Up with PHA!

Team O₂ breathe is sweeping across the country, and we have lots of opportunities for you and your friends and family to join us in the coming year. Are you an athlete, looking for a challenge, or do you know someone who is? We're looking for individuals in the community to join Team O₂ breathe in 2015 and help us put those endurance skills to the test as we fight back against PH.

Anthony Piatek, Team O₂ breathe member, runs in memory
of his mother, PH patient Mary Jo Piatek.

Team O₂ breathe "Choose Your Own Event" allows members of the PH community to participate in any event of their choice, whether it be a 5K, swim, triathlon or other endurance event, all while raising funds and awareness for PH. At PHA, we enjoyed cheering on members of Team O₂ breathe in 2014, and we're excited for even bigger things in 2015, but we can't do it without your support and participation.

Los Angeles Marathon
The ASICS LA Marathon will set out from Dodger Stadium and finish in Santa Monica, Calif., on March 15. Register today.

Shamrock Shuffle 8K
PHA Midwest and Team O₂ breathe will participate in the 36th Annual Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K in the heart of Chicago on Sunday, March 29. Sign up here.

San Francisco Marathon
The San Francisco Marathon is a loop course, taking runners on a journey around the city with gorgeous views, including the San Francisco Bay. The event will take place on Sunday, July 26. Register today.

RCP Tiburon Mile Swim Tiburon
The RCP Tiburon Mile has quickly become known as the most competitive and prestigious open water swim event in the world. Hundreds of swimmers will converge upon the Town of Tiburon, Calif., and battle the waters of The Raccoon Strait on Sunday, Sept. 20. Sign up for Team O₂ breathe today.

Bank of America Chicago Marathon
Join Team O₂ breathe on Sunday, Oct. 11, for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. On race day, runners from all 50 states and more than 100 countries will set out to accomplish a personal dream by reaching the finish line in Grant Park. Learn more here.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon & Half Marathon
Are you ready to rock? Join Team O₂ breathe at the Rock n Roll Marathon and Half Marathon in the following cities:

• Denver, Colo., on Oct. 18
• San Antonio, Texas, on Dec. 5-6
• Brooklyn, N.Y. (TBD)

By joining one of the events above, you can cross the finish line knowing you have helped raise awareness and funds for PHA. Visit www.TeamO2breathe.org, call 855-932-7255 x3 or email GeoffGephart@PHAssociation.org for more information.

PHA looks forward to cheering you on as an official member of Team O₂ breathe!