Take a Step for Pulmonary Hypertension

Help us kick off our event by starting your own team at Steps for Stripes, an O₂ breathe Walk in Brookfield, Wis.!

On Sunday, Sept. 14, all the teams will share the common goal of helping find a cure for pulmonary hypertension.

• Start your team - Participating in our O₂ breathe events are always more fun as a team. Make sure you forward this email to your family, friends and coworkers, and ask them to join you to finish the fight.
• Join a team – Participate in Steps for Stripes by joining a team already formed.
• Sign up as an individual - Sign up today to step out for Stripes.

If you can't join us, donate to PHA.

Sponsorship is available for the event; please contact MarcieHoffmann@PHAssociation.org or call our office at 855-932-7255 x4.

Movin' into Motown!

Help us kick off our inaugural event by starting your own team for the Greater Detroit O2 breathe 10K, 5K Run and Fun Walk that will be taking place in September!

• Start a team - Participating in our O2 breathe events are always more fun as a team. Make sure you forward this email to your family, friends and coworkers to ask them to join in the fight for a cure!
• Join a team - Participate in the O2 breathe walk by joining a team already formed.
• Sign up as an individual - Sign up to in the fight against pulmonary hypertension.

On Sunday, Sept. 7, all teams will share the common goal of helping find a cure for pulmonary hypertension! If you can't join us, donate to PHA.

Sponsorship is available for the event; please email MarcieHoffmann@PHAssociation.org or call our office at 855-932-7255 x4.

Glow at PHA Night Walk!

Join us at dusk on Saturday, Sept. 27 to keep the flame glowing at our first night walk for pulmonary hypertension! Our O₂ breathe events are a great way to raise awareness and gain support for the pulmonary hypertension community.

The O₂ Glow walk will include special neon elements, luminaries, "glow" dance party and more surprises.
Help us kick off our night event by starting your own team. Start a team today with family, friends, neighbors or co-workers.

If you can't join us, donate to PHA.

Sponsorship is available for the event; please contact us or call our office at 855-932-7255 x4.

Come Paint with PHA

Come join PHA at Terra Bistro in Evanston, Ill., on Thursday, July 24 for a Wine and Canvas painting night! Wine and Canvas offers step-by-step instructions to replicate a painting. By the end of the evening, you will have created a beautiful piece of artwork to take home! A portion of the registration fee from this fun evening will be donated to Pulmonary Hypertension Association Midwest Chapter.

Sign up soon to reserve your spot!

Save the Date for our 1st Annual Gala!

PHA Midwest invites you to join us at the first O2 breathe Hearts PHor Hope Gala Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. As part of this event, we're excited to announce that Stuart Rich, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine, The University of Chicago Medicine will be receiving the 2014 Heart PHor Hope Legacy Award.

The Gala will bring together the PH community to celebrate the accomplishments and advances made in the PH field, while honoring those that made these advances possible.

This special evening will include an educational presentation, entertainment and auction in support of PHA’s efforts.

Registration will be open soon! Tickets are $125 per person or $1,250 per table of ten. Sponsorship tables are available at $2,500 and up.

To ensure you are on the mailing list for the Chicago Hearts PHor Hope Gala, please send PHA your full name and mailing address to JoinMidwest@phassociation.org by June 30, 2014.

Sponsorship is available for the event; please contact us or call our office at 855-932-7255 x4.

Take a Swing at PH This Friday!

PHA Midwest Chapter invites you to a fun-filled day of golf at our 2014 Chicago O2 breathe Golf Outing.

The event will be held at the Countryside Golf Club – Traditional course in Mundelein, Ill.

• Did you know… With the notable exception of time-based racing games, golf is the only professionally played sport in which the lowest score wins. Let’s lower your score and raise the bar for PHA!
• The event will raise awareness about pulmonary hypertension (PH),  raise funds for research, and provide support and education for the PH community. Every $100 gift covers the cost of PHA's Patient-to-Patient Support Line for a month, and each $250 gift covers the cost associated with alerting 1,000 patients of the opportunity to attend a support group meeting in their area!
• Register now to reserve your spot on the green!

The day will begin with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start and will include a continental breakfast, box lunch, games and prizes such as Golfsmith gift cards and a drawing for a chance to take a 50-foot putt and win $2,500!
The Hole in One grand prize are two tickets to the 2015 Masters Tournament, including round-trip airfare for two, accommodations, and spending cash!

Sponsorships are available for the event; please contact us or call our office at 855-932-7255 x4.

PHA Receives Eleventh Consecutive Four-Star Charity Rating

In 2014, for the eleventh consecutive year, PHA received a Four Star rating from Charity Navigator, the premier evaluator of charities in the United States. This designation indicates that PHA "adheres to good governance and other best practices that minimize the chance of unethical activities and consistently executes its mission in a fiscally responsible way," according to Charity Navigator.

"Less than 1% of the charities we rate have received at least 11 consecutive 4-star evaluations, indicating that [the] Pulmonary Hypertension Association outperforms most other charities in America. This 'exceptional' designation differentiates the Pulmonary Hypertension Association from its peers and demonstrates to the public it is worthy of their trust."

View PHA's Charity Navigator listing | Read letter from Charity Navigator's President (PDF)