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Alicia’s Lungs, a charity raising funds for Lakota graduate Alicia Lang, who has cystic fibrosis and needs to have a double-lung transplant, will be having a aluminum can drive this Saturday, Sept. 3, from 8 a.m. to noon at Lakota West High School.

The charity group is asking community members to collect and drop off their aluminum cans in the front southwest corner of the high school’s parking lot. The drop-off area is near the corner of Union Centre Blvd. and West Chester Road.

Lang is currently listed for a double-lung transplant at Loyola in Chicago and at the Cleveland Clinic. The transplant will be scheduled when a lung becomes available.

The family is anticipating around $350,000 in bills that will not be covered by their insurance, which covers 80 percent of the cost.

For more about Alicia’s story, visit the Facebook page or WestChesterBuzz.com’s story entitled “Lakota West grad hoping for new lungs.”

People who want to donate, but cannot make either event, can make their personal pledge to the charity by going to donate page of AliciasLungs.com.

(Photo of Alicia Lang with family at a fundraiser at Lakota West High School)

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Alicia’s Lungs, a charity raising funds for Lakota graduate Alicia Lang, who has cystic fibrosis and needs to have a double-lung transplant, will be having a aluminum can drive this Saturday, July 2, from 8 a.m. to noon at Lakota West High School.

The charity group is asking community members to collect and drop off their aluminum cans in the front southwest corner of the high school’s parking lot. The drop-off area is near the corner of Union Centre Blvd. and West Chester Road.

Lang is currently listed for a double-lung transplant at Loyola in Chicago and at the Cleveland Clinic. The transplant could take place this summer, but could be scheduled for a later date depending when a lung becomes available.

The family is anticipating around $350,000 in bills that will not be covered by their insurance, which covers 80 percent of the cost.

For more about Alicia’s story, visit the Facebook page or WestChesterBuzz.com’s story entitled “Lakota West grad hoping for new lungs.”

People who want to donate, but cannot make either event, can make their personal pledge to the charity by going to donate page of AliciasLungs.com.

(Photo of Alicia Lang with family at a fundraiser at Lakota West High School)

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Alicia’s Lungs, a charity raising funds for Lakota graduate Alicia Lang, who has cystic fibrosis and needs to have a double-lung transplant, will be hosting a motorcycle rally benefit this Saturday, June 11, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Tri-County Harley Davidson.

Lang graduated from Lakota West High School in 2010, but has been fighting the lung disease cystic fibrosis since she was five years old.

Lang is currently listed for a double-lung transplant at Loyola in Chicago and at the Cleveland Clinic. The transplant could take place this summer, but could be scheduled for a later date depending when a lung becomes available.

The family is anticipating around $350,000 in bills that will not be covered by their insurance, which covers 80 percent of the cost.

All of proceeds from Saturday’s motorcycle rally will benefit Alicia’s Lungs.

At the benefit, there will be a raffle for a 2011 Harley Davidson Fat Boy around 5 p.m. There will also be three different silent auctions and a 50/50 split the pot.

Barbecue sandwiches, hot dogs, popcorn, cotton candy, snow cones, beer and pop will be available at the event.

Walk this Way Salon, which will have feather hair extensions, crystal tattoos and chrome and gold nails, will be on hand. Furthermore, a tattoo artist will be doing henna tattoos at the event.

Registration for the motorcycle rally itself starts at 10 a.m. and the ride will leave at noon.

Prizoner will also perform at the event.

Tri-County Harley Davidson is located at 5960 Dixie Highway in Fairfield.

For more about Alicia’s story, visit the Facebook page or WestChesterBuzz.com’s story entitled “Lakota West grad hoping for new lungs.”

People who want to donate, but cannot make either event, can make their personal pledge to the charity by going to donate page of AliciasLungs.com.

(Photo of Alicia Lang with family at a fundraiser at Lakota West High School)

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Alicia’s Lungs, a charity raising funds for Lakota graduate Alicia Lang, who has cystic fibrosis and needs to have a double-lung transplant, will be hosting a motorcycle rally benefit next Saturday, June 11, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Tri-County Harley Davidson.

Lang graduated from Lakota West High School in 2010, but has been fighting the lung disease cystic fibrosis since she was five years old.

Lang is currently listed for a double-lung transplant at Loyola in Chicago and at the Cleveland Clinic. The transplant could take place this summer, but could be scheduled for a later date depending when a lung becomes available.

The family is anticipating around $350,000 in bills that will not be covered by their insurance, which covers 80 percent of the cost.

All of proceeds from Saturday’s motorcycle rally will benefit Alicia’s Lungs.

At the benefit, there will be a raffle for a 2011 Harley Davidson Fat Boy around 5 p.m. There will also be three different silent auctions and a 50/50 split the pot.

Barbecue sandwiches, hot dogs, popcorn, cotton candy, snow cones, beer and pop will be available at the event.

Walk this Way Salon, which will have feather hair extensions, crystal tattoos and chrome and gold nails, will be on hand. Furthermore, a tattoo artist will be doing henna tattoos at the event.

Registration for the motorcycle rally itself starts at 10 a.m. and the ride will leave at noon.

Prizoner will also perform at the event.

Tri-County Harley Davidson is located at 5960 Dixie Highway in Fairfield.

For more about Alicia’s story, visit the Facebook page or WestChesterBuzz.com’s story entitled “Lakota West grad hoping for new lungs.”

People who want to donate, but cannot make either event, can make their personal pledge to the charity by going to donate page of AliciasLungs.com.

(Photo of Alicia Lang with family at a fundraiser at Lakota West High School)

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Alicia’s Lungs, a charity raising funds for Lakota graduate Alicia Lang, who has cystic fibrosis and needs to have a double-lung transplant, will be having multiple fundraisers this week.

Lang graduated from Lakota West High School in 2010, but has been fighting the lung disease cystic fibrosis since she was five years old.

Lang is currently listed for a double-lung transplant at Loyola in Chicago and at the Cleveland Clinic. The transplant could take place this summer, but could be scheduled for a later date depending when a lung becomes available.

The family is anticipating around $350,000 in bills that will not be covered by their insurance, which covers 80 percent of the cost.

The first event will take place tonight, May 19, at the Chick-fil-A located at 7733 Voice of America Park Dr. in West Chester. Between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., the restaurant will give 15 percent of the cost of your meal to Alicia’s Lungs. An Alicia Lungs/Chick-fil-A flyer must be presented at the time of purchase.

Then, this Sunday, May 22, the charity will be having a benefit walk at Lakota West High School.

Registration for the walk will begin at 1 p.m., the walk itself will start at 2 p.m. and all activities after the walk will end at 5 p.m.

Activities include a DJ, a fire truck, food and drinks, popcorn and cotton candy. There will also be a silent auction with items that include a signed football by Dick LeBeau, signed baseballs by Dusty Baker, Brandon Phillips and other Reds players, hand-made baby quilts from Alicia’s “Myrtle Beach” grandmother and gift certificates from local restaurants.

People are also asked to bring in gently used items for a yard sale that is being planned by Girl Scout troop #40935.

Each walker, who raises $50 or more in pledges, will receive an Alicia’s Lungs T-shirt.

Sponsorship brochures and guidelines on securing pledges can be found at facebook.com/aliciaslungs.

For more about Alicia’s story, visit the Facebook page or WestChesterBuzz.com’s story entitled “Lakota West grad hoping for new lungs.”

People who want to donate, but cannot make either event, can make their personal pledge to the charity by going to donate page of AliciasLungs.com.

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Alicia’s Lungs, a charity raising funds for Lakota graduate Alicia Lang, who has cystic fibrosis and needs to have a double-lung transplant, will be having a benefit walk May 22 at Lakota West High School.

Registration for the walk will begin at 1 p.m., the walk itself will start at 2 p.m. and all activities after the walk will end at 5 p.m.

Activities include a DJ, a fire truck, food and drinks, popcorn and cotton candy. There will also be a silent auction with items that include a signed football by Dick LeBeau, signed baseballs by Dusty Baker, Brandon Phillips and other Reds players, hand-made baby quilts from Alicia’s “Myrtle Beach” grandmother and gift certificates from local restaurants.

People are also asked to bring in gently used items for a yard sale that is being planned by Girl Scout troop #40935.

Each walker, who raises $50 or more in pledges, will receive an Alicia’s Lungs T-shirt.

Sponsorship brochures and guidelines on securing pledges can be found at facebook.com/aliciaslungs.

Alicia Lang graduated from Lakota West High School in 2010, but has been fighting the lung disease cystic fibrosis since she was five years old.

Lang is currently listed for a double-lung transplant at Loyola in Chicago and at the Cleveland Clinic. The transplant could take place this summer, but could be scheduled for a later date depending when a lung becomes available.

The family is anticipating around $350,000 in bills that will not be covered by their insurance, which covers 80 percent of the cost.

For more about Alicia’s story, visit the Facebook page or WestChesterBuzz.com’s story entitled “Lakota West grad hoping for new lungs.”

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Alicia’s Lungs, a charity raising funds for Lakota graduate Alicia Lang, who has cystic fibrosis and needs to have a double-lung transplant, will be having a aluminum can drive this Saturday, March 5, from 8 a.m. to noon at Lakota West High School.

The charity group is asking community members to collect and drop off their aluminum cans in the front southwest corner of the high school’s parking lot. The drop-off area is near the corner of Union Centre Blvd. and West Chester Road.

Lang is currently listed for a double-lung transplant at Loyola in Chicago and at the Cleveland Clinic. The transplant could take place this summer, but could be scheduled for a later date depending when a lung becomes available.

The family is anticipating around $250,000 in bills that will not be covered by their insurance, which covers 80 percent of the cost.

Upcoming fundraising events for Alicia Lungs include a tennis outing at the Riverside Athletic Club in Hamilton April 2, a charity walk at Lakota West May 7 and a motorcycle ride at Tri-County Harley-Davidson in Fairfield June 11.

There are eight ways people can help Alicia’s fight against cystic fibrosis:

- Donate at any Fifth Third Bank
- Become a committee member
- Volunteer for an upcoming event
- Attend the upcoming events
- Buy and sell raffle tickets
- Bid on auction items online and at events
- Become an organ donor
- Spread the word about Alicia

For more on Alicia’s story, visit aliciaslungs.com.

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Alicia Lang was your typical teenager who loved to play tennis. She played for her eighth grade team, tried out for the freshman team at Lakota West and even named her dog Maria after tennis star Maria Sharapova.

Lang, who is fighting cystic fibrosis, made only two hospital trips as an eighth grader. However, as a freshman in high school, the oxygen level in her lungs started falling. She was in the hospital constantly and eventually doctors told her, “we have done everything we can do; the next step is the (double-lung) transplant.”

Now, Lang, who hasn’t picked up a tennis racket in about a year, has lungs that function at only 30 percent of the normal rate.

Due to her condition, doctors told her that she couldn’t pursue her dream of becoming a veterinarian. Moments after being told she couldn’t be a vet tech, her dog, Maria, passed away.

Cystic fibrosis was also limiting her time in school. She did, however, graduate from Lakota West in 2010, but could only go to two or three classes a day as a senior. The rest of her work was done online.

Alicia’s father, Jim, would like to see his daughter attend college, but that is on hold for right now as the family hopes to get the donated lungs this year.

Currently, she is listed for a double-lung transplant at Loyola in Chicago and at the Cleveland Clinic. The transplant could take place this summer, but could be scheduled for a later date depending on when donated lungs become available. (more…)

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There will be a fundraiser for “Alicia’s Lungs” tonight, Jan. 25, at 5 p.m. at Lakota West High School just prior to the Lakota East and Lakota West boys’ basketball game. The charity is raising funds for Lakota graduate Alicia Lang, who has been fighting cystic fibrosis since she was five years old.

Lang (photo – click to enlarge) is currently listed for a double-lung transplant at Loyola in Chicago and at the Cleveland Clinic. The transplant could take place this summer, but could be scheduled for a later date depending when a lung becomes available.

The Lang family is anticipating having around $250,000 in bills that will not be covered by insurance.

The fundraiser will include a spaghetti dinner from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The event will also feature silent auctions from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., a live auction and introductions at 7:15 p.m. and a Girl Scout bake sale from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for students and $5 for children.

For more information about Alicia Lang’s story and about the fundraiser, visit aliciaslungs.com.

The basketball game will immediately follow the fundraiser.

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There will be a fundraiser for “Alicia’s Lungs” this Tuesday, Jan. 25, at 5 p.m. at Lakota West High School just prior to the Lakota East and Lakota West boys’ basketball game. The charity is raising funds for Lakota graduate Alicia Lang, who has been fighting cystic fibrosis since she was five years old.

Lang (photo – click to enlarge) is currently listed for a double-lung transplant at Loyola in Chicago and at the Cleveland Clinic. The transplant could take place this summer, but could be scheduled for a later date depending when a lung becomes available.

The Lang family is anticipating having around $250,000 in bills that will not be covered by insurance.

The fundraiser will include a spaghetti dinner from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The event will also feature silent auctions from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., a live auction and introductions at 7:15 p.m. and a Girl Scout bake sale from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for students and $5 for children.

For more information about Alicia Lang’s story and about the fundraiser, visit aliciaslungs.com.

The basketball game will immediately follow the fundraiser.

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