We were invited to the Black History Month event at our local Ben Robertson Community Center on February 7th. This event featured an art gallery with local artists including our very own Creative Director Carlos Perez. They also hosted performances, local Black businesses, and local schools to bring the community together. 

We had wonderful time meeting members of our community and local artists and bringing Lung Girl to them. Thank you for the support!

Take a look at his video to see how it went:

If you weren't able to make it to the event and would like to support our mission, please donate below.

We hope you and your loved ones had a wonderful and prosperous new year. 2025 was a big year for our organization as it marked 10 years of The Sid Foundation. We accomplished many of our goals in 2025 and are looking forward to our new goals for 2026. 

In 2025, we…

1. Donated $1000 to the University of Kentucky hospital Lung Transplant program to support lung transplant research and help lung transplant patients pay medical bills.
2. Celebrated our 10 year anniversary by planting an oak tree in memory of Sid Vahal. This is a forever tree that will be maintained by the park where it was planted forever.
3. Held several fundraisers along with our first digital fundraiser on the Whatnot platform. We found a whole new community on Whatnot that supported our mission and helped us raise funds by participating in our #commissionsforacause initiative. 
4. Mailed out more care packages to lung transplant recipients and folks with lung health issues around the country. 
5. Attended community events to help us raise awareness and funds for our mission. 
6. Received an S&S Activewear grant for the 4th year in a row!
7. Ended the year by hosting our 3rd annual Lung Girl Day at Syndicate Comics & Collectibles! Our community showed up once again, to support us during this event. 

​In 2026, we plan to…

1. Continue organizing fundraisers around the community. 
2. Continue mailing out care packages to folks in need around the country. 
3. We will attend more community oriented events to continue raising awareness within our community and around the country. 
4. We will continue to donate funds towards lung transplant research and to lung transplant patients to help them with medical bills. 
5. We plan to continue hosting more online fundraisers on Whatnot.
6. We plan to share more stories of lung transplant patients. 
7. We plan to apply for more grants to help us support our work.
8. We will host our 4th annual Lung Girl Day as well!

​We would not have been able to accomplish any of our goals and fulfill our mission without the support of our community. Thank you so much for supporting our work and helping lung transplant patients breathe a little easier!

If you would like to support our 2026 goals, please donate below.​

Our 3rd annual Lung Girl Day was a blast!🫁 👧🏾 🤖

Thank you to everyone that stopped by and supported in person and online!
We had tons of art, merch, snacks, community, and good vibes. 

A BIG thank you to these talented artists who helped us raise funds with #commissionsforacause
Loso Perez, Jonathan Jackson, Sarah Butler and, Iyanu

Partners and Sponsors
This event would not have been possible without our partners and sponsors:

• Thank you Syndicate Comics & Collectibles for providing the space and the community.
• Thank you M&M Comics & Collectibles for the online Whatnot support.
• Thank you to Trader Joes for providing the delicious snacks that kept us fueled through the event. 
• Thank you to Prime Vice Studios, LLC for the partnership.
• Finally, thank you to Kennesaw State University for partnering with us through Give Pulse and helping our talented KSU students get credit for this community service work!

Take a look at the pics below:

If you would like to support our missing, please donate below:

We invite you to celebrate our 3rd annual Lung Girl Day fundraiser with us on Saturday, November 15th!
Once again, Syndicate Comics & Collectibles will be graciously hosting our event. We will have book signings, merch, stickers, art commissions, giveaways, Trader Joe's snacks, and more!

Event Information
Location:
Syndicate Comics & Collectibles
2800 Canton Rd
Marietta, GA 30066
Time:
Saturday, November 15th 12pm-4pm. 

Help us raise funds and awareness for lung transplant research and support lung transplant patients. 

A special thanks to our sponsors and supporters: Prime Vice Studios, LLC, Syndicate Comics & Collectibles, and Trader Joe's. 

We can't wait to celebrate this fun-filled day with our community!

If you are interested in supporting this event, please reach out to us at [email protected] or donate here:

One way we support lung transplant research and patients is by donating regularly to the University of Kentucky (UKY) hospital lung transplant program.

This year, in January, we donated $1000 dollars to the UKY lung transplant program to support lung transplant research and patients. 

How was the donation used?
Our donation was used in multiple ways to:

• Cover the cost of post discharge medications for patients to bridge the gap until prescription insurance became active.
• Cover the cost of transportation for patients to critical appointments.
• Cover costs of  lodging for care givers to stay close to their loved ones while they were inpatient. 

This would not have been possible without our donors and community support. Thank you for donating directly or purchasing Lung Girl comics, art commissions, and/or other merchandise to help us raise funds to support these lung transplant patients!
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Your support is helping lung transplant patients breathe a little easier. 

If you would like to help more lung transplant patients and support lung transplant research, please donate here:

We partnered up with Prime Vice Studios again to do a livestream fundraiser on Whatnot. 
It was another successful fundraiser. A huge thank you, once again, to our Whatnot community for supporting our work!
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​Take a look at some of the commissioned art in the video below:

​We had a great time celebrating The Sid Foundation's 10-year anniversary with our community!
We planted a white oak tree in memory of Sid Vahal at our local park. Then, we had a tree planting party to celebrate!
We are so grateful for everyone that participated in this event virtually and in person. Your support means everything to us. 

Check out the video below to see how it went:

It's not too late to support this event and help us celebrate our 10-year anniversary!
Click here to purchase a 10-year anniversary t-shirt.
You can also donate here:

The Sid Foundation is 10 years old!

How Are  We Celebrating 10 Years?
You're all invited to celebrate 10 great years with us!
To celebrate 10 years of raising over $75,000 helping lung transplant patients and funding lung transplant research, we are planting a memorial tree for Sid Vahal. 

Why a Tree?
By planting a tree, we can help our community breathe a little better and plant some roots for Sid's legacy. The park will maintain the tree forever so that Sid's memory can live forever. 
 
Where and When?
The Tree Planting and the Tree Planting Party will take place on Friday, May 16th. 
We will provide more details about the event in the coming weeks. 
Follow us on Instagram or FB for more details about the event. 

How Can I Participate?
You can participate in Sid's memorial tree planting in several ways:
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1. You can attend the tree planting or the tree planting party on May 16th. 

2. You can purchase a t-shirt of the tree planting event to help us fundraise.

3. You can donate to help us with the event. 

Follow us on IG and FB to stay up to date on the details of this event. 
We hope to see you there!