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Show Christmas seals to start further development," Steenblik said. "When your Utah Lung Association letter arrives please take a moment to read it. Then take advantage ad-vantage of the opportunity op-portunity it offers you to. assist someone who desperately needs your help," he said. If you discard a white envelope with red and green writing on it from the Utah Lung Association, you may be throwing away someone's chance for better health, according to R. James Steenblik, president of the association. "The hard facts are that 54 million Americans, children and adults, suffer from respiratory problems. Chances are, someone you know is suffering from one of these diseases," he said. Last week kicked off the opening day of the Christmas Seal Campaign Cam-paign sponsored by the Utah Lung Association, and nearly 300,000 letters will soon be sent to Utah residents. Included in each letter is a special message from Bob Hope, National Christmas Seal Chairman, asking citizens to make generous contributions for life and breath. - The purpose of the Utah Lung Association is to prevent and control all forms of lung disease including emphysema, tuberculosis, and asthma, asth-ma, Steenblik said. The Utah Lung Association has designed and administered many programs to help people who are afflicted with lung diseases, including a new program to help children cope with asthma. asth-ma. It is a simple program which teaches relaxation, physical exercise and breathing skills to the children, including preschoolers. "The program has been ' very successful thus far, but it lacks funding for |