BREATHE LA Protects the Breath of Life : promoting clean air and healthy lungs through research, education and technology.

Volunteer

BREATHE LA Volunteers Make a Commitment  to Clean Air and Healthy Lungs

Breathe California Los Angeles County (BREATHE LA) volunteers and interns donate their time and talent to BREATHE LA to carry out a variety of tasks. Your interest in joining BREATHE LA volunteer and internship program illustrates your commitment to clean air and healthy lungs. Your help ensures BREATHE LA can continue to reach our community with meaningful programs, services and information. Join us in the fight for clean air and healthy lungs in Los Angeles County.

Contact Deborah Maxwell at dmaxwell@breathela.org about volunteer opportunities listed below or to find out more.

Thank you to those volunteers who share their time and talents with BREATHE LA!

Join BREATHE LA as we work to improve air quality, alieviate suffering, share information and hope!

Volunteer at an Upcoming Event
• Natural History Museum Sustainable Sunday with BREATHE LA O24u activities (NHM, February 21)
• BREATHE LA booth at Green Lifestyle Film Festival (UCLA, March 19-21)
• KICK BUTTS DAY (March 25, 2010)
• Breath of Life Awards (Petersen Automotive Museum, April 8 from 6pm - 10pm)
• World No Tobacco Day (May 2010, tbd)

Education/Outreach
• Help spread the word about O24u and O24u Online Environmental Education
• Become trained to present about Energy Savings (Go Green, Save Green!)
• Learn how to set up a Smoking Cessation club at school

Fairs/Festivals
• Join us at environmental, health, and community festivals
• Festival Calendar for 2010 still being finalized, contact Deborah at dmaxwell@breathela.org for updates

Research
• Seeking assistance with GIS mapping, latest lung health reports, health impacts of air quality studies
• Focus on emerging technology

Advocacy
• Promote Clean Air and Healthy Lungs in your community or help us with targeted outreach
• Issues include: public transportation (local/state), tobacco, renewable energies, emissions reductions and compliance, and related lung health topics

Office Administration
• Data integration from outreach and educational events (O24u pre/post tests, sign-up info, curriculum compilation, etc.)

 

Sign up for our BREATHE LA e-newsletter to be alerted to new opportunities, events and activities for individuals, groups and community service projects that support BREATHE LA. Of course, if your time is limited and you would like to support BREATHE LA, making a safe, secure online donation provides you with a tex deduction and provides BREATHE LA with much needed funding.

No matter how you choose to help, BREATHE LA appreciates your support!
Thank you!

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Comments

Volunteer Recognition - Celebrates YOU!

by Julia - Aug 14 2008 - 10:19am

BREATHE LA volunteers help us achieve the goals of our mission; to promote clean air and healthy lungs through research, education and technology. IF you have volunteered for us in the past year, we want to hear from you! Contact us info@breathela.org

 

volunteer

by Malia Behen (not verified) - Dec 19 2007 - 3:31pm
To Julia Shimizu, My name is Malia Behen and i'm a first year respiratory therapist student at Mt. San Antonio collage in walnut C.A. and i would like to volunteer my time to your organization. I'm a dedicated student and I hope that I could be a positive asset to Breath LA's commitment to clean air and healthy lungs. Please contact me if I can be of any help.

Hi Malia! BREATHE LA

by Breathe Visitor (not verified) - Jan 1 2008 - 11:40pm
Hi Malia! BREATHE LA welcomes volunteers throughout the year to assist with events and fundraising activities, as well as public information booths at health fairs and in our offices supporting our marketing and outreach efforts. BREATHE LA volunteers will help us at the Miracle Mile 5K Run Walk on January 20th and at a fitness fair on January 26th. If you'd like to join us, simply email us at info@breathela.org Thanks!