Resource On Toxic Mold-Related Ills Granted Swift IRS Non-Profit Status

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Resource On Toxic Mold-Related Ills Granted Swift IRS Non-Profit

Status

The Internal Revenue Service officially granted expedited approval

of 501©(3) non-profit status on September 5, 2005 for the Fungal

Disease Resource Center (FDRC) . Colorado-based FDRC was formed

earlier this year to increase awareness and generate support for a

fast-growing segment of the U.S. population: victims faced with

health and other issues after indoor exposures to what's been

tagged " toxic mold " in media and around courtrooms nationwide.

Denver, Colorado (PRWEB) October 19, 2005 -- The Internal Revenue

Service officially granted expedited approval of 501©(3) non-

profit status on September 5, 2005 for the Fungal Disease Resource

Center (FDRC). Colorado-based FDRC was formed earlier this year to

increase awareness and generate support for a fast-growing segment

of the U.S. population: victims faced with health and other issues

after indoor exposures to what's been tagged " toxic mold " in media

and around courtrooms nationwide.

Lee , FDRC founder and president, applauds the quick

IRS response to the group's application. " I asked for expedited

processing, based on the fact that mold-related health issues have

already been identified by researchers as an emerging epidemic in

the U.S., " says . " The Internal Revenue Service fast-forwarded

this non-profit designation. That's an exemplary response - one that

agencies at local, state and federal levels might do well to

imitate. "

Citing recent hurricane and flooding disasters that have swept the

Gulf Coast and southern states in recent months, says FDRC's

mission is timely - and in need of major-grantor support. " The

illnesses - including severe neurological system damage - from

toxins produced by amplified molds in water-damaged buildings are

real, and have been repeatedly documented by researchers, regardless

of what people usually hear, " insists . " We receive mail every

day now from victims of mold-related illnesses. Their backgrounds

are diverse, but their stories are heartbreakingly similar - every

time. This epidemic has no socio-economic barriers. It doesn't

matter who you are, what you do for a living or what your race,

color or creed; once it impacts your life, you can lose everything -

health, home and livelihood. "

says early diagnosis and treatment for mold-related illnesses

is critical to stopping the growing numbers of sufferers, but that

controversy surrounding what is already known -- by so many victims -

- is getting in the way of medical research and timely education for

primary care providers. " One of FDRC's first priorities is grass-

roots public education, " reports , an adventure sports

photographer still recovering from a chronic, indoor mold-related

illness. " We already have the ears of important legislators and

certain segments of the scientific research and medical communities -

now all we need is the funding to rigorously mount a far-reaching

and effective public awareness campaign. We're now actively seeking

substantial tax-deductible contributions to move more quickly - and

closer to FDRC's ultimate goal of direct aid to victims. "

For more information, visit the Fungal Disease Resource Center on

the web at:

http://www.fdrcinc.org

http://www.fdrcinc.org

http://www.fdrcinc.org

http://www.fdrcinc.org

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