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by PRWEB, October 19, 2005

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.â€

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.â€

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.â€

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