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First Event of 2023 in Charlotte!

3/2/2023

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We are so excited to get back into the community this year with several events.

We are partnering with Prime Vice Studios for these events as they go on a book tour. We'll be selling Lung Girl comics and raising funds and awareness for lung transplant research and patients at the events. 

Our first event is in Charlotte, N.C. on March 4th!
We will be at Bé-Em Asian Kitchen from 1pm-4pm. 

Come by and see us if you're in town! 

If you can't make it in person, don't worry, we will be live on the Prime Vice Studios Instagram page (@prime_vice). You can catch the whole event there. 

For more of our events, stay tuned to our social media pages. 

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Thank you Team Ohana!

1/30/2023

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We want to thank Team Ohana for promoting Lung Girl comics which are now available for purchase at Syndicate Comics and Collectables. It’s great to see Lung Girl getting love from the comic book community!

Also, congratulations to Luis for winning all 3 Lung Girl comic books during this Team Ohana Live Show Giveaway! 

We’re glad to have your support as we raise funds and awareness for lung transplant research and support lung transplant patients. 
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Watch the show on their YouTube channel here. 

​Take a look at some clips and screenshots here:

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If you can’t make it to Syndicate Comics, purchase your copy of Lung Girl here. All proceeds go towards funding lung transplant research and our Lung Transplant Patient Support program. 
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Thank You GATP Solutions!

1/17/2023

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It’s almost tax season! 

We would like to remind you that any donation you made to The Sid Foundation in 2022, including the purchase of Lung Girl comics, can be claimed on your taxes for a deduction. If you need a receipt for a donation or Lung Girl comics purchase for tax purposes, please email us at info@thesidfoundation.org. 

We would also like to thank our corporate sponsor GATP Solutions for helping us file our taxes every year and stay compliant with the IRS. If you need help with your taxes this year, we highly recommend reaching out to GATP Solutions!

As always, thank you for your continued support. We are excited to continue growing with you in 2023. 


If you would like to help us change the statistics of lung transplant survival, please donate now. 
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Happy New Year!

1/1/2023

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Happy New Year and Happy Birthday to Sid! 
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As many of your know, at The Sid Foundation, we begin each year by celebrating Sid Vahal’s birthday on January 2nd. Today, Sid would have been 38 years old. To learn more about his story, click here.

We hope the new year brings joy and prosperity to you all. In celebration of the new year, we would like to recap our 2022 accomplishments and share our goals for 2023 with you. 

2022 Accomplishments
You may or may not know that 2022 started out as a rough year for our organization. Since the beginning of the pandemic, we lost most of our funding and had to put our programs on hold. We had to slow down our operation, but we did not think of shutting down The Sid Foundation for one second. We know our work is important, so we tried our best to keep the organization running. The year 2022, was the year in which we were finally able to come back into full operation and start recovering from the pandemic. We are happy to announce that we made great strides despite our low funding. Here are all the things we accomplished in 2022:
  1. We relaunched out Lung Transplant Patient Support program. We started raising funds for this program and began sending out care packages to lung transplant patients all over the country again. 
  2. We received a grant from S&S Activewear. They sent us high quality merchandise that was worth up to $2,000. This included 25 drawstring bags and socks for our lung transplant patient care packages and other products for our employees and volunteers. We are very excited to have them on board as a corporate sponsor for our care package program!
  3. We began a great partnership with Syndicate Comics and Collectibles at the Cobb Antique Mall. They are one of the largest comic book stores in the metro-Atlanta area and are helping us sell Lung Girl comics to raise funds for our organization. This will help us raise awareness about lung health and lung transplants in our community. The funds raised from the sales of the comics will help lung transplant patients pay medical bills and fund lung transplant research. We’re so happy to have the support of our community and look forward to growing this partnership in 2023!
  4. Lung Girl comics was featured by the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center as one of the best holiday gifts in their Holiday Gift Guide for 2022. We were so excited to be featured by them!
  5. We received a second grant from Whole Foods Market Community Giving Program! These funds support our Lung Transplant Patient Support program. They will allow us to hold more fundraisers for lung transplant patients to help them pay medical bills and to send out more care packages in 2023. 
  6. We increased individual donations this year for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. 
  7. We increased sales of Lung Girl comics for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic.
These were our biggest highlights from 2022. We could not have achieved any of this without your support. 


2023 Goals
We have many exciting things planned for 2023! This year we will…
  1. Continue to create more educational content to increase awareness in our community about lung health. 
  2. Send out at least 25 care packages to lung transplant patients around the country.
  3. Share more stories of individual lung transplant patients and hold fundraisers to help them pay medical bills.
  4. Participate in more community events. You will see us around our community more this year at events such as comic cons. At these events, we will raise awareness for the importance of lung transplant research and lung health. We will sell Lung Girl comics and raise funds for lung transplant patients and lung transplant research. 
  5. Apply for more grants. We were very excited to receive two grants in 2022. We will continue to apply for more grants to help us fund our work.
  6. We are planning on restarting regular laughter yoga classes in 2022. We want to help our community improve their lung health through laughter yoga. (This will be dependent on the state the pandemic.)
  7. Continue to increase sales of Lung Girl comics through marketing and community events. 
  8. Donate to lung transplant research programs around the country again. We had to pause this program due to pandemic. Our goal is to resart this program in 2023. 
  9. Increase individual donations and corporate sponsors. 
We are excited to get to work on these and have full confidence that we can achieve them with your support. 

Once again, a huge thank you to our individual donors and corporate sponsors for continuing to support our work and our community. Thank you for helping lung transplant patients breathe a little easier. 

If you would like to help us grow and continue supporting lung transplant patients, please donate. 
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Whole Foods Market Grant Announcement!

12/19/2022

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We are very excited to announce that we are recipients of the Whole Foods Market’s Community Giving Program grant!

What does this grant include?
In November 2022, Whole Foods granted us $1,750.00 to support General Operating at The Sid Foundation. Learn more about the Whole Foods Market Community Giving Program here. 

How will we use these funds?
All the funds from this grant will be used to fund the Lung Transplant Patient Support program. That means will be able to help more lung transplant patients pay medical bills and send out more care packages in 2023. 


We are very grateful to our community for supporting us as we continue to grow and support more and more lung transplant patients! If you would like to help us grow and continue to do our work, please donate today. There are still a couple more weeks left to claim this donation on your taxes. 
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What Are the Treatments for Lung Cancer?

11/28/2022

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The treatment for lung cancer depends on the type of lung cancer and what stage the cancer is in. The overall health of the patient is also taken into consideration by doctors when choosing treatment options. 

For Small Cell lung cancer, treatment can include a combination of or just one of the following:
  • Chemotherapy for Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Immunotherapy for Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Radiation Therapy for Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Surgery for Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Palliative Procedures for Small Cell Lung Cancer

For Non-Small Cell lung cancer, treatment can include a combination of or just one of the following:
  • Surgery for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Radiation Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Chemotherapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Targeted Drug Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Immunotherapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Palliative Procedures for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Once all the factors including type of cancer and overall health of patient are evaluated, the patient and doctor come up with the best treatment plan customized for each individual patient. 
Often lung cancer patients need a lung transplant to live. To help lung transplant patients, please donate to The Sid Foundation today.​
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What Are the Symptoms of Lung Cancer?

11/25/2022

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Lung cancer has several symptoms that can vary from person to person. Many of the symptoms of lung cancer are similar to other respiratory diseases so it can take some time to diagnose it. 

Symptoms of Lung Cancer:
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Persistent cough
  • Coughing up blood
  • Chest pain
  • Headaches

Often lung cancer patients need a lung transplant to live. To help lung transplant patients, please donate to The Sid Foundation today.
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What Causes Lung Cancer?

11/18/2022

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Although the biggest cause of lung cancer is smoking, it’s not the only cause. Lung cancer can be caused by other factors. 

Causes of Lung Cancer:
  • Smoking (biggest cause)
  • Radon Gas exposure (2nd biggest cause)
  • Asbestos
  • Second hand smoke
  • Pollution
  • Diesel exhaust

It's very important to avoid exposure to these carcinogens to have healthy lungs and prevent lung cancer. 

Often, lung cancer patients need a lung transplant. To help lung transplant patients, please donate to The Sid Foundation today.


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Syndicate Comics is Now Selling Lung Girl!

11/12/2022

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We are thrilled to announce that Syndicate Comics has partnered with us to help raise funds for lung transplant patients by selling Lung Girl comics!
Syndicate Comics, also known as the barbershop comic book store, is one of the largest comic book stores in the metro Atlanta area. They have always been a community centered comic book store that supports local artists and writers. 

They are now partnering with us to raise funds to help lung transplant patients pay medical bills and fund lung transplant research. 

They are currently carrying all three issues of Lung Girl comics in their store. If you live in the metro Atlanta area, go get your copy now! Support your local comic book store and your local nonprofit all at once.

But if you can’t go there in person, don’t worry you can still get your copy of Lung Girl online here. 

We are truly excited about this partnership. We feel loved and supported by our community.
Thank you for helping lung transplant patients breathe easier. 


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Lung Cancer Awareness Month

11/11/2022

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November is Lung Cancer Awareness month!

This month we are sharing information all about Lung Cancer. 
Lung cancer causes more deaths than any other type of cancer in the world.
Over 130,000 Americans die of lung cancer each year. 


There are 2 types of lung cancer:
  • Small cell lung cancer is less common than non-small cell lung cancer and is mainly found in smokers. 
  • Non-small cell lung cancer includes a variety of different types of cancers that aren’t small cell lung cancer. 

The Good News
Luckily, due to lung cancer research, deaths from lung cancer have been decreasing in recent years. This is why we have Lung Cancer Awareness Month to help raise funds for lung cancer research. In some cases, having lung cancer can be fatal, but there is hope. 

Often lung cancer patients need a lung transplant to live. To help lung transplant patients, please donate to The Sid Foundation today.
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