The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation

Imagine our world without Lung Cancer. Walk. Run. Sit. Sprint.  Sprawl. Crawl. Dance. Prance. Stroll. Cajole.  Saunter.  Meander.  Hop, Skip or Jump with us on August 2, 2009 in Golden Gate Park.

Walk/Run Begins:  4:30 pm
Celebration: 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Where:  Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California (Start at the Bandshell)

CLICK HERE TO JOIN A TEAM, WALK/RUN or become a sponsor. For more information, call 415.821.9693.

Thank you for helping us knock Lung Cancer out of the park. Click here to see feature in Diablo Magazine. Over 600 people joined a sell-out crowd at the Oakland Coliseum for the first annual Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Awareness Day “Battle of the Bay–Oakland A’s vs. the San Francisco Giants.”  This year’s first place winner of the “Dear Mr. President” Essay Contest (read winning essay below), 5th-grader Emma Olsen, threw the first pitch at the ballgame with Bonnie J. Addario. A book of all the essays will be sent to President Barack Obama to help him solve the Lung Cancer Epidemic. Congratulations to 2nd place winner, James Saitz, and third-place tie-winners: Jake Guerrero and Daria (Dasha) Myankonkova.

FIRST PLACE WINNER: EMMA KUULEILANI OLSEN: Dear President Obama, YES WE CAN create Lung Cancer awareness across America! YES WE CAN have more Lung Cancer survivors! YES WE CAN declare Lung Cancer a national health priority! Read More

Save the Date and register early for this year’s SIMPLY THE BEST DINNER GALA IV with emcee Cheryl Jennings, to be held on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at the San Francisco Fairmont. CLICK HERE to purchase tickets, tables, a chance to win a fabulous piece of jewelry in the martini/cosmo raffle, or a brand new 2009 SmartCar. Stay tuned for updates on this year’s gala which will be second-to-none. Register early as this event will sell out, yet again. REGISTER TODAY!!!

The June 8th Golf Tournament was a wonderful success, once again raising over $120,000 for Lung Cancer Research. You can still win a brand new Smart Car ($100 each, only 250 available) and GET SMART ABOUT LUNG CANCER. For tickets, call Melinda Capiraso at 415.821.9693. Winner will be announced at Simply the Best Dinner Gala IV on November 21, 2009. Need not be present to win. Pictured vehicle is only for representation purposes and is not the actual prize.

The 5th Annual Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, June 21, 2010, at Green Hills Country Club. Be sure to Save th Date in your calendar.  View photos from the tournament.

The Cathedral High School Fighting Irish
We, at the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (BJALCF), understand more than anybody, that people follow leaders, and we thank the students and staff of Cathedral High School for leading the way, raising over $1900 dollars for Lung Cancer Research and like the Fighting Irish we know and love…Notre Dame may have taken the “name” but it started here first in this high school and the tradition lives on with Mrs. Fitzgerald’s Warriors.

To all of Mrs. Fitzgerald’s Warriors…each and every one of you…all students, faculty and staff of Cathedral High School…and to Mrs. Fitzgerald herself…BJALCF thanks you from the bottom of our hearts and lungs for standing up and fighting Lung Cancer with us, in a way the rest of the world should adopt. Read More

Thank you to all who have written and are writing to Oprah at this link: Write to Oprah.

For anyone new to this BJALCF endeavor, please write to Oprah asking her to make Lung Cancer Matter and to feature Lung Cancer on her show, in her magazine, and around the world as the headline it needs to be. Please continue to ask Oprah if she has read Bonnie’s letter. (see below). We sent Oprah a 6-foot scroll/letter asking her to help ALL OF US raise awareness for Lung Cancer in an effort to increase funding and the abysmal 15.5% survival rate.

We know that if anyone can help us raise awareness for Lung Cancer, right now, it is Oprah. Although this “Oprah season” is over…we hope that all of your emails and Bonnie’s letter will get Lung Cancer on the schedule for next season. We all know, Lung Cancer is not seasonal and continues to hurt all of us every single day. Read More

The K&L/BJALCF Charity Tasting on Sunday, June 28th, exceeded all expectations… raising many glasses and over $18,000 for Lung Cancer Research. BJALCF is so grateful to all attendees, K&L staff, and the California wineries for making Lung Cancer Matter in such a big, full-bodied way!  Our heart and “lungfelt” thanks go out to Bonny Doon, Buoncristiani, Cain, Caymus, Chateau Montelena, Cliff Lede, Copain, Duckhorn, Flora Springs, Frog’s Leap, Ladera, Lancaster/Roth, Lewis,  Robert Mondavi, Opus One, Ridge, Paradigm, Schramsberg, Silver Oak,  Stony Hill, Tor, Twomey, Vineyard 29, Woodenhead, Zepaltas, and more. Thank you for helping us increase the survival rate of Lung Cancer and extend lives with your generosity. We give you all 100 points!

We are excited to announce an affiliation with Find A Cure Panel where people with Lung Cancer and their caregivers can participate in quantitative online research designed specifically for them.  For every survey completed by those who register, Find A Cure Panel will donate a minimum of $25 to BJALCF.  You can complete the two minute profile, by clicking here. This is a great way for you to impact the development of future treatment for Lung Cancer while supporting BJALCF.

The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation and Carol Lin Reporting are teaming up to bring you the most provocative, compelling and relevant stories about Lung Cancer patients and caregivers—their solutions, stories of survival and what it means to be “One In A Million.”

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Stories, reported by award-winning, veteran broadcast journalist and former ABC News and CNN anchor/correspondent Carol Lin, will help the world understand the courage of survivors, the need for early detection and the truth that Lung Cancer is everyone’s challenge. You’ll meet Doreen Schmitt, NEVER-smoker, mother of three, who is outwitting her diagnosis with grit and courage even as her husband is battling colon cancer. Then there’s Gabby, age seven, whose own diagnosis has made her the youngest of heroes as she raises awareness. Read More

September 10, 1923 – April 7, 2009 Marguerite graciously passed from a courageous 3-1/2 year fight with Lung Cancer.  She was the beloved wife of Leon Attabit and Mother of Bonnie J. Addario, Leon Attabit and Jacques Attabit. Mother-in-Law to Tony Addario and Cathy Attabit. Grandmother of Danielle Hicks, Jared Beltramo, Andrea Parks, Shannon Stafford and Christopher Attabit. Great Grandmother to Ryan, Alexis, Colton, Emily, Jack, Bella, John Thomas, Charlotte and Gianna. Marguerite was a wonderful Mom Read More