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Dontate and Win! : Be An Honorary Coach!Program Overview Strive
for Five, working with Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer and the American Lung Association
of Utah, is a campaign to raise money for Utah’s Open Airways for Schools program.
The American Lung Association’s “Open Airways for Schools” is an innovative asthma
education program designed to help children learn to manage their asthma, resulting
in their attending class more often and less time in the emergency room. With
Strive for Five, students are encouraged to collect money to help fund the Open
Airways for Schools program. The student that collects the most money will be
awarded two tickets for the April 4, 2008 Utah Jazz home game against the San
Antonio Spurs.The teacher whose class collects the most money by the program end date of March 27th, will serve as the honorary coach and sit on the Jazz bench and be recognized before the Jazz game. The school that collects the most money will receive an appearance from Carlos Boozer at their school on April 1st, 2008. Program GoalsHistoryChildren with asthma who do not know how to take care of it are at serious risk. That’s why the Open Airways for Schools program was developed. It was tested in elementary schools nationwide and provided effective in reducing the number and duration of asthma episodes.The program teaches children with asthma, ages 8-11, to better manage their disease through six 40-minute interactive lessons. Children with asthma are brought together during or after school to learn these skills. The Open Airways program was pilot tested and evaluated in 1987. The study revealed that children who participate in the program:
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Bring Boozer to YOUR School! Sit with the Jazz when they play San
Antonio!
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