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Now Kits4CandyGear decontamination kits for firefighters Current Sep 2026 Breathe for the 343Nationwide hydration kit campaign honoring the 343 FDNY firefighters lost on 9/11 Completed
Past initiative · September 2026

Breathe for the 343

A nationwide hydration kit campaign honoring the 343 firefighters who gave their lives on September 11, 2001.

Photos and video: @maliyahcoree

See the chapter events
343FDNY firefighters honored
500+hydration kits, national campaign goal
300+kits assembled by our NYC chapter on 9/11 alone
6essentials in every kit, including a handwritten note

Sources: QNS, Daily Dispatch.

Volunteers in Breathe for the 343 shirts holding finished hydration kits
Photo: @maliyahcoree
About this project

About the Campaign

This September, Project Pulmonary chapters across the country honored the 343 firefighters who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 by assembling and delivering hydration kits to local fire stations.

The campaign recognizes the sacrifices firefighters continue to make every day while promoting firefighter wellness and respiratory health.

How it came together

Assembly and Delivery

1. AssembleHundreds of kits packed by handVideo: @maliyahcoree
2. WriteA personal note in every kitVideo: @maliyahcoree
3. DeliverCarried out to local stationsVideo: @maliyahcoree
What's inside

What Is in Each Kit

  • Water bottles
  • Electrolytes
  • Granola bars
  • Cooling towels
  • Handwritten notes
  • Free Lung Cancer Screening Resources

The QR code links firefighters to lung cancer screening resources.

A volunteer writes a thank-you note to a firefighter in pink marker
Photo: @maliyahcoree
Across the country

Chapter Events on 9/11

Forest Hills, Queens · NY 300+ kits

Assembled at the Forest Hills Community Center for the FDNY, joined by State Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr., Council Member Lynn Schulman, and 9/11 survivor Marsha Jean Charles.

Read the QNS story Arlington Heights · IL Station 2

Volunteers assembled kits and thank-you cards at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, delivered to Arlington Heights Fire Station 2.

Read the Daily Dispatch story
Long tables lined with finished hydration kits and volunteers
Kit assembly dayRows of kitsPhoto: @maliyahcoree
Gallery

Photos

Breathe for the 343 photography by @maliyahcoree

On the dayVideo: @maliyahcoree
Two volunteers in Breathe for the 343 polos
Event leadsPhoto: @maliyahcoree
A volunteer sorting kit supplies
Sorting suppliesPhoto: @maliyahcoree
Volunteers in Breathe for the 343 shirts packing kits
Packing kitsPhoto: @maliyahcoree
A volunteer writing a note for a firefighter
Notes for every kitPhoto: @maliyahcoree
A volunteer beside a table of sports drinks
Hydration suppliesPhoto: @maliyahcoree
Three volunteers holding finished kits
Finished kitsPhoto: @maliyahcoree
Volunteers assembling kits from boxes
Assembly linePhoto: @maliyahcoree
Project Pulmonary leaders with a local official holding a certificate of recognition
Recognized by local officialsPhoto: @maliyahcoree
A volunteer packing kits behind rows of finished bags
Row by rowPhoto: @maliyahcoree
Two volunteers in front of tables of kits
Chapter volunteersPhoto: @maliyahcoree
A volunteer sorting sports drinks
Sorting suppliesPhoto: @maliyahcoree
Volunteers carrying kits down a sunlit walkway
Out to the stationsPhoto: @maliyahcoree
Two volunteers packing kits at a table
Collaborative writingPhoto: @maliyahcoree
The Breathe for the 343 team with a local official
The teamPhoto: @maliyahcoree
Keep it going

Support Our Latest Initiative

Breathe for the 343 is complete. Our chapters are now building Kits4Candy decontamination kits for fire stations.

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Project Pulmonary is a 501(c)(3). Every gift is tax-deductible.

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Partners and sponsors

Liquid I.V.
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
American Lung Association
Mathnasium
C2 Education
Rhapsody Education
Origami for Good
Apricus Literacy
9/11 Day
Youth Service America
AmeriCorps
American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative