BREATHE LA Leaping Launch Party was great fun! As the first in a series of events leading up to our Charity Skydive and annual Breath of Life Awards, we celebrated LEAP YEAR at Universal CityWalk attraction iFly Hollywood.

A Harvard School of Public Health Study determined that exposure to particulate matter in air pollution may increase risk of dangerous blood clots in the legs.

Dr. Andrea Baccarelli, who led the study said, "Several studies in animal models and in humans have shown that particulate matter, inhaled into the lungs, causes inflammation in the lungs."

Study: Some Trees Effective as Air Filters, Can Cut Health Risk From Vehicle Emission Particles

SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 2, 2008

BREATHE LA staff took the leap with Charity Skydive team members on April 26th. 

Julia Robinson Shimizu, Director of Marketing and
Lizzy Beach, Special Events Coordinator, both jumped in the BREATHE LA Charity Skydive.