In honor of inspiring women, those they have touched
and the people that love them.
Not only does “inspire” mean to produce a feeling, but it also means to inhale. The American Lung Association of Florida’s “Inspire Life, Breathe Free®” luncheon is an opportunity for women to do both—take some time to breathe and share stories of hope, courage and camaraderie.
We know that women’s contributions to the world are great—they foster and protect their children, teach them to be good adults and encourage them to follow their dreams. They instill a sense of charity and philanthropy to those around them and advocate within the community to protect our most vulnerable people and resources—so we can all breathe freely. Women bring life into the world and are often the comforter to those taking their last breathes, so it is important for the American Lung Association of Florida to unite females at an inspirational luncheon focused around breathing and lung health.
The symbol of our luncheon is the dragonfly, with its delicate wings and beautiful, jewel-like coloring. These bright colors take time to develop, reflecting our belief that with maturity, our own true colors emerge. Structures in the dragonfly’s shell scatter and refract light, making it appear an iridescent green and blue. The ability to manipulate light and color has long associated the dragonfly with magic and mysticism. A dragonfly's magic is the power of light and all that has ever been associated with it. In Japan, dragonflies represent new light and joy.
Dragonflies remind us that we, as powerful women, can reflect light in influential ways of our choosing. Like the dragonfly, with maturity and growth, women will develop their own beautiful colors. By harnessing our power, we can work together to create a world free of lung disease, one where we can all breathe free.
Deep in the sun-searched growths the dragonfly
hangs like a blue thread loosened from the sky.
~Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Silent Noon
An Inspire Life, Breathe Free® luncheon has been scheduled in following locations:
Tampa Bay
Friday, June 13, 2008
For additional information, call (727) 347-6133
Broward County
February 6, 2009
4th Annual "Breathe Free" Women's Lung Health Luncheon
For more, call (954) 524-4657
You can find additional fund raising events by visiting the local area pages of this site or by calling your local American Lung Association office at 1-800-LUNG-USA. You can also search our website utilizing the search function in the right panel.