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Our Northside Rotary Kidney Walkathon will be September 10, 2011 (Remember: 9-10-11!) at Gulley Park in Fayetteville, AR. Please join us to make it a huge success!
In 2011, this year's walk was a complete success! We have raised over $28,000 so far!
Thank you so much to all our sponsors and we are looking forward to next year!!
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Check out the press release video of our award from Walmart here. |
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Northside Rotary Club of Fayetteville
The Northside Rotary Kidney Walkathon is a non-competitive event focusing on educating the public about kidney disease and organ donation. With 50% of the proceeds from this event will benefit the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Kidney Program. Additionally, funds will be used to continue programs of public education, research, kidney camp for kids, and grants for children and adults battling kidney disease in Northwest Arkansas and throughout the state.
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Ambassador – Kolby Eiland
Northside Rotary Kidney Walkathon Honorary Chairman – Kidney Patients in NWA
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Non-Competitive Walk, Children’s Sprints, Food,
Children’s Activities, Silent & LIVE Auction |
| 8:00 -8:45 a.m. |
Registration |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Childrens' Sprints |
| 10:00 a.m. |
2 Mile Walk
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Why Walk?
• Raise money for the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Kidney Program
to help meet emergency needs of dialysis patients.
• Support research on kidney disease and transplantation.
• Support treatment and prevention of kidney disease.
• Increase awareness about organ donation |
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How Can I Help?
- Register as a Team Captain to Walk!
- Recruit 5 or more Team members
- Raise money for this pledge-based
fund-raiser and help raise awareness
of chronic kidney disease
- Volunteer!
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
For more information on this event call Stephanie at 479-444-0200. For more information about organ/tissue donation call ARORA (Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency) at 1-479-442-2041 (toll-free 1-800-727-6726) or visit the web site at www.arora.org
Emergency Grant Request Form
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SIMPLE WAYS To Raise Money
- Post Event signs and brochures in employee gathering areas such as your company lunchroom, restroom, elevator, mail room, etc.
- Ask for donations to honor a friend, family member or co-worker who has been affected by kidney disease or is a transplant recipient.
- Involve a neighboring company or business located near your workplace in a Kidney Walkathon competition.
- Ask 10 people for $10. That’s $100!
- For more fund-raising ideas, please call Stephanie at 479-444-0200.
Mail Donations To:
Angel Kidney Fund, Inc
P O Box 10225 | Fayetteville, AR 72703
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VOLUNTEERS!
Kidney and transplant patients in our community go without proper food, shelter, and essential medical care every day due to a variety of factors including low wages, job loss, and from their illness. While all of us are susceptible to hard times, children and the elderly are at the most risk, and they make up the largest number of people we serve.
Would you like to help us make a difference? We need people like you to donate time, energy, and experience in a variety of areas, including finding sponsors, administration, volunteering walk day, and more. Find out how you can get involved and make a difference in someone's life. By clicking on the Volunteer link, you can also find a form to download a volunteer information form.
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Thank You Notes From Grateful Moms...
Thank you so very much for helping me with my telephone bill. It seems so simple and inadequate to say just “Thank you." Your generosity in my time of need was so timely. I was devastated – my best efforts had accomplished nothing. I was feeling totally helpless because I depend on the phone service for David’s care. I felt so uneasy – what if something went wrong. It was a lonely place. Your generosity gave me back my calm and peace so I can concentrate on David and his care. You earned your angel wings. The world needs more people like you. You will be in my prayers. From the bottom of my heart and my soul – Thank you! and God bless all of you and your endeavors.
Sincerely,
Linda
My son attended the Arkansas Children's Hospital kidney camp funded by the Northside Rotary Kidney Walkathon. He had a PHENOMENAL experience! He loved everything they did and made two good friends, both with arthritis. He talked about it all for days and is still wearing his bracelet. He said he's going to wear it until camp next summer or until it falls off. J At any rate, it was a great experience for him to be around kids with medical conditions, many of them much worse than his. He has gotten tearful a few times because he misses his friends, but I hope that, more than anything, he feels validated in the sense that his disease is real, confident in himself to do well in new situations where he doesn't know anyone, and grateful that, at least for now, his condition is not as limiting as many others are for other kids.
Sincerely,
Melissa
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