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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 from 8 a.m. to noon this Saturday 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.

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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 to the 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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The third annual Union Centre Restaurant Crawl benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will take place this Saturday, Oct. 29. The crawl will begin at 2 p.m. at the UNO Chicago Grill and will move to other participating restaurants that include El Rancho Grande, Asiatique, The Wise Owl Wine Bar, Stone Creek Dining Company, Jag’s Steak and Seafood and the Dingle House.

Those interested can pre-register for the crawl by giving a $30 donation in advance. Registration at the door can be done for a $35 donation.

Parking will be available at the old Max and Erma’s building next to UNO, which is located at 9246 Schulze Drive in West Chester. After checking in at UNO, crawl participants will be walking (dress appropriately) to all of the other nearby restaurants.

Crawl participants will receive a complimentary t-shirt and happy hour specials at each restaurant. There will also be raffles and games during the crawl.

With it being Halloween weekend, there will also be a costume contest. The winner will be announced at the last location (Dingle House) and will be awarded a gift certificate from each restaurant.

Tickets can be purchased at unioncentrecrawl.eventbrite.com.

For more information please email Lindsay Wiseman at lmdwiseman@gmail.com.

(photo taken during the first annual Union Centre Restaurant Crawl – click to enlarge)

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A Cystic Fibrosis poker charity event will take place this Saturday, Oct. 8, from 6 p.m. to midnight at Terry Family Farm in Liberty Township.

The registration/dinner portion of the event will begin at 6 p.m., followed by seat registration at 7 p.m. and the actually tournament will start at 7:30 p.m.

Those interested can register for the event by contacting Lindsay Wiseman or Lisa Terry by this Saturday. The cost to play poker, have dinner and drinks is $50 at the door. People can also buy the meal and drinks for $25.

Poker prizes include a large plasma flat screen television (first place) and four club level tickets with parking pass to the Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers game Nov. 13.

DJ KARA will provide music. The event will also have raffle prizes that include additional club level Bengals tickets.

The Terry Family Farm is located at 6312 Princeton-Glendale Road.

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Early registration ends this Saturday for a Cystic Fibrosis poker charity event to be held Oct. 8 from 6 p.m. to midnight at Terry Family Farm in Liberty Township.

The registration/dinner portion of the event will begin at 6 p.m., followed by seat registration at 7 p.m. and the actually tournament will start at 7:30 p.m.

Those interested can register for the event for $40 by contacting Lindsay Wiseman or Lisa Terry by this Saturday. The cost to play poker, have dinner and drinks is $50 at the door. People can also buy the meal and drinks for $25.

Poker prizes include a large plasma flat screen television (first place) and four club level tickets with parking pass to the Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers game Nov. 13.

DJ KARA will provide music. The event will also have raffle prizes that include additional club level Bengals tickets.

The Terry Family Farm is located at 6312 Princeton-Glendale Road.

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Tags: Tags: benefit, Cystic Fibrosis, fundraiser, poker tournament, Terry Family Farm

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, Oct. 1, 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 to the 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, 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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Tags: Tags: Alicia Lang, Alicia's Lungs, can drive, charity, Cystic Fibrosis, fundraiser, Lakota West

On Dec. 15, 2010, Cherokee Elementary lost one of its teachers, Jill Szul, who passed away due to complications related to Cystic Fibrosis. In honor of Szul, the school, which nicknames itself the Cheetahs, will be involved in a series of fundraisers that will support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF).

Recently, students at the school were given ticket forms, which are also available online, for tickets to a Cincinnati Reds game on August 8. The Reds are offering $15 tickets for only $10 to Cherokee Elementary School family for its game against the Colorado Rockies and will donate $5 from every ticket to CFF.

Other organizations will also be participating in the Reds’ event and the group that sells the most tickets will get to pick a representative to throw out the first pitch. If Cherokee receives the honor, Mrs. Szul’s sixth grade son will throw the pitch.

Furthermore, the school will host an event called Cheetah Walk to Stomp Out CF May 13. All proceeds from the walk will benefit CFF. In addition, the school has also formed a team to participate in the CFF Great Strides Walk at Sawyer Point May 21.

Cherokee Elementary will not make any money on any of the fundraisers and is solely participating to support CFF.

For more information about the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, visit www.cff.org.

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On Dec. 15, 2010, Cherokee Elementary lost one of its teachers, Jill Szul, who passed away due to complications related to Cystic Fibrosis. In honor of Szul, the school, which nicknames itself the Cheetahs, will be involved in a series of fundraisers that will support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF).

Last Friday, March 18, the school started its Bashful Bliss Tile Necklace Sale. This fundraiser, in conjunction with Bashful Bliss, a company that sells tile necklaces, will donate 48 percent of the sales of the necklaces to CFF.

Bashful Bliss has created three custom tiles for Cherokee – one is a “Fearless” tile and the two others are Cherokee tiles. The necklaces, which come with, a key chain, ribbon, or a leather-like braided cord, sell for $15. The sale will end April 6.

The second fundraiser will deal with the Cincinnati Reds. On August 8th, the Reds will offer $15 tickets for only $10 for its game against the Colorado Rockies. The Reds will also donate $5 from every ticket to CFF. Ticket forms will be available this April.

Other organizations will also be participating in the Reds’ event and the group that sells the most tickets will get to pick a representative to throw out the first pitch. If Cherokee receives the honor, Mrs. Szul’s sixth grade son will throw the pitch.

Furthermore, the school will host an event called Cheetah Walk to Stomp Out CF May 13. All proceeds from the walk will benefit CFF. In addition, the school has also formed a team to participate in the CFF Great Strides Walk at Sawyer Point May 21.

Cherokee Elementary will not make any money on any of the fundraisers and is solely participated to support CFF.

For more information about the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, visit www.cff.org.

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Tags: Tags: Bashful Bliss Tile Necklace Sale, charity, Cheetah Walk, Cherokee Elementary, Cincinnati Reds, Cystic Fibrosis, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, death, Jill Szul

The second annual Union Centre Restaurant Crawl benefiting cystic fibrosis will take place this Saturday, March 26. The crawl will begin at 3 p.m. at the UNO Chicago Grill and will move to other participating restaurants that include El Rancho Grande, Asiatique, Stone Creek Dining Company, Jag’s Steak and Seafood and the Dingle House.

Those interested can pre-register for the crawl by giving a $30 donation in advance. Registration at the door can be done for a $35 donation.

Parking will be available at the old Max and Erma’s building next to UNO, which is located at 9246 Schulze Drive in West Chester. After checking in at UNO, crawl participants will be walking (dress appropriately) to all of the other nearby restaurants.

Each restaurant will be featuring Rheingold Beer as well as other happy hour specials and some featured menu items.

Crawl participants will receive a complimentary t-shirt, appetizers and discounted drink specials at each restaurant. There will also be raffles and games during the crawl.

Taxicabs will be available after the crawl at the Dingle House.

For more information please email lmdwiseman@gmail.com or call Lindsay Wiseman at 513-703-6044.

(photo taken during the first annual Union Centre Restaurant Crawl – click to enlarge)

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