For Immediate Release

Contact: info@stopsarcoidosis.org

TEAM SARCOIDOSIS RAISES $25,000 AT THE 2010 HIKE FOR LUNG HEALTH

Chicago, IL (12 September 2010) For the fourth consecutive year, the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research joined event organizers from the Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago and other lung organizations at the Hike for Lung Health. This one-mile or three-mile walk held in Chicago at Lincoln Park and in Palatine at Deer Grove allows lung health charities to work together to collectively raise awareness and funds for their causes.

Team Sarcoidosis (pictured above) was comprised of more than 150 FSR supporters who raised nearly $25,000 to support lung health. FSR’s highest fundraising team member, Anjan Chatterji, was recognized by the crowd of several hundred event participants for his efforts, and FSR was lauded by event organizers for returning as both the largest and the highest fundraising team.

Team Captain and FSR President Andrea Wilson remarked, “The funds raised by Team Sarcoidosis at the Hike for Lung Health will support FSR’s patient education and research initiatives throughout the year. FSR is proud to partner with the Respiratory Health Association on this important event.”

About Hike for Lung Health
The Hike for Lung Health is an annual multi-charity walk to raise awareness and funds for lung health organizations. The event is organized by the Respiratory Health Association, a local and independent non-profit organization dedicated to fighting lung disease and promoting healthy lungs through research, advocacy and education. For more information, please visit www.lungchicago.org.

About Sarcoidosis & FSR
Sarcoidosis (pronounced SAR-COY-DO-SIS) is an inflammatory disease that can affect almost any organ in the body. Common symptoms include fatigue, fever, weight loss, persistent cough, difficulty reathing, skin rashes and swollen lymph nodes.  Sarcoidosis is often serious and can even be life-threatening, especially if you do not know you have it. The cause remains unknown and there is no cure.

The Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research (FSR) is the nation’s leading organization dedicated to improving care for patients and to finding a cure for this disease. Since 2000, FSR has worked to position sarcoidosis as a growing problem on the U.S. health care agenda and established itself as the authoritative resource for patients, health professionals and the public. For more information, please visit www.stopsarcoidosis.org.