For everything you have done for us in the past, everything you still do and will continue to do, we at Citizens for Radioactive Radon Reduction just want you to know how thankful we are, and we look forward to a prosperous future together.
Board of Directors
CEO/Founder/Director
Gloria Linnertz
President
Kimberly Buchmeier
Vice President
Jan Fisher
Dir of Communications &
Media Relations
Jackie Nixon
Treasurer
Amy Kleptach
Secretary
Thomas Selgrade
AARST Advisor
Nate Burden
Admin. Assistant
Brittnay Thomas
Thank you!
findings, and suggestions for lung cancer patients and for the awareness of radon as the second leading cause of lung cancer.
All of our members and representatives
are encouraged to join the Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs in their states. We have individuals on the PA Cancer Control Board and the Iowa, Tennessee, and Illinois coalitions. This is a great tool for sharing
the knowledge of the danger of radon and networking with other groups. Several of our members have been elected to the national board of American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists; and joining others at special events, members of CR3 advocate on the national, state, and local level for radon awareness and reduction. As
a 501c3 nonprofit organization, we partner with groups such as Lung Cancer Connection, Breath of Hope, and Lung Force in order to share our message.
Hope, and Lung Force in order to share our message. Offering radon awareness events in our local communities in the month of January and throughout the year, we distribute low-cost radon test kits.
Some of us have made presentations to public health college students and their professors about the importance of testing for radon in homes, schools, and workplaces with mitigation if needed. For a few years participating in the Lung Cancer Awareness Event on November 1 at the National Press Club in DC gave us an opportunity to share our stories with others in the lung cancer community. We have exhibited at national conferences such as APHA, NEHA, ASHI, and the International Radon Symposium. One of our goals is to get copies of “Reducing the Risk from Radon: Information and Interventions A Guide for Health Care Providers to medical facilities and cancer centers, and family physicians. We have distributed approximately 2,000 and will continue with this mission.
Our current and newest initiative is introducing our Teachers for Radon Reduction Campaign with the pilot project beginning in Pennsylvania which includes a unified effort through the cooperation and collaboration of organizations such as Women for Healthy Environment, Environmental Health Project, PA Comprehensive Cancer Coalition and PA AARST chapter. We plan to spark the awareness of radon with our “Bark Side of Radon” flyers to schools and animal hospitals across the nation. Sponsorship for financial support for schools to be tested—money for test kits and training of school personnel—is certainly a critical element of this success; and we would appreciate your commitment to join and assist us with this effort.
That is who we are and what we do. Won’t you please join us!
One last word, Thank you to all of our members and representatives and sponsors.
Gloria Linnertz, Director
December 25, 2019
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