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  • How we Help: Direct Patient Assistance, Extending a Helping Hand and a Life Line
  • How we Help: Direct Patient Assistance, Extending a Helping Hand and a Life Line
  • How we Help: School Based Programs, so we can Teach our Kids about Lifelong Kidney Health
  • How we Help: Empowering Patients Through Advocacy, Protecting Access to Medication and Treatment
  • How we Help: Education, For the Public, Patients and Professionals
  • How we Help: Local Research: Funding Critical Research to Improve Patient Outcomes, Right Here at Home
  • How we Help: Giving Kidney Disease a Voice and a Sense of Community
  • How we Help: Direct Patient Assistance, Extending a Helping Hand and a Life Line
  • How we Help: Free Screening Programs, to Help Identify Kidney Disease in Early Stages, When it's Most Treatable
  • How we Help: School Based Programs, so we can Teach our Kids about Lifelong Kidney Health
  • How we Help: Empowering Patients Through Advocacy, Protecting Access to Medication and Treatment
  • How we Help: Education, For the Public, Patients and Professionals
  • How we Help: Local Research: Funding Critical Research to Improve Patient Outcomes, Right Here at Home
  • How we Help: Giving Kidney Disease a Voice and a Sense of Community

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Latest Events

Sun May 20 @10:00AM - 01:00PM
Malone Walk for Kidneys
Tue May 22 @04:00PM - 05:30PM
Gift of Life Celebration Committee Meeting
Thu May 24 @05:30PM - 09:00PM
Gift of Life Celebration

2012 Fundraising Events

May 6, 2012:  Glens Falls Walk for Kidneys, Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom, Lake George NY

May 20, 2012:  Walk for Kidneys, Alice Hyde Hospital, Malone, NY

May 24, 2012:  Gift of Life Celebration, Desmond Hotel & Conference Center, Albany, NY

June 3, 2012:  Buffalo Walk for Kidneys, Delaware Park/Buffalo Zoo, Buffalo, NY

June 10, 2012:  Albany Walk/Run for Kidneys, University at Albany, Albany, NY

September 10, 2012:  Liberty Mutual Invitational, Saratoga National Golf Club, Saratoga Springs, NY

September 14, 2012:  Shane Leone Memorial Golf Tournament, Red Hook, NY

September 30, 2012:  Cupcake Bakeoff, Crown Plaza, White Plains, NY

October 2012:  Walk for Kidneys, Springfield, Mass.

October 6, 2012:  5K for Kidneys, Ithaca, NY

October 7, 2012:  Catwalk for Kidneys, Longfellow's, Saratoga Springs, NY

October 21, 2012:  Oneonta Walk for Kidneys, College at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY

November 1, 2012:  Chili Challenge, Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Latham, NY

For information email info@healthykidneys.org

2012 Walk/5K Run Registration is Open!

Walk, run or both!  Registration is now open for the 2012 Walk/Run for Kidneys!  Join us May 6, 2012 in Glens Falls;  May 20 in Malone; June 3 in Buffalo and June 10, 2012 in Albany and walk or run for someome you love!

Thank you Glens Falls walkers!  Check back for updates!  Couldn't make it to Glens Falls?  Sign up for one of our upcoming events!

Click here to register for the Malone walk being held on May 20 at Alice Hyde Hospital.                                                                      

Click here to register for the Buffalo walk on June 3 at Delaware Park.

Click here to register for the Albany walk 5/k event being held on June 10 at University at Albany.

Click here to register for the Oneonta Walk for Kidneys on October 21 at SUNY Oneonta.

Runners - each route is certified!  Get your walker/runner packet here; a pledge sheet here and a team captain guide here.  For more information email  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or cal 518-533-7880.   Sponsorship opportunities available!

Thank you to our title sponsor:
 
2012 Gift of Life Celebration: Improving the Odds - a Night in Vegas
Plan to join us on May 24, 2012 as we enjoy a Night in Vegas to pay tribute to those that help us improve the odds for those living with kidney disease or waiting for a life saving transplant!  Honored for their oustanding support of our mission will be the Center for Donation & Transplant with the Contributions to Healthcare Award and Paul Harding of the law firm of Martin, Harding & Mazotti who will receive the Edwin Sperber Legacy Award for his philanthropic efforts that have improved the lives of countless individuals.  
 
Shane Leone Memorial Scholarship Applications Being Accepted

Applications for the Shane Leone Memorial Scholarship are now being accepted.  Scholarships are available for any graduating high school or current college student living with kidney disease or related conditions.  Click here for the application.  For more information call 518-533-7880 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
 
Let Your Voice be Heard!

You can make a difference and let your voice be heard!  Join our advocacy network and take an active part in making positive change that impacts the lives of those affected by kidney disease or waiting for a life saving transplant!  Our NYS Advocacy day will be held on March 27 at the Legislative Office Building.  Join us and make a difference!  For more information call 518-533-7880 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Invite others - pass on our flyer!
 
Liberty Mutual Invitational Golf Outing
We have the premiere charity tournament of the region!  Join us at the prestigious Saratoga National Golf Club and enjoy a day of golf at one of the area's most elite couirses, premium golfer gifts and prizes, and the chance to advance to National finals.  Sponsorships and foursome information is available here.   Call 518-533-7880 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.
 
Transplant Games of America to be Held in 2012
Northeast Kidney Foundation will be organizing a team to participate in the Transplant Games of America, scheduled for July 28 - 31, 2012 in Grand Rapids, MI.  The four day event is designed to celebrate life, pay tribute to donors and donor families, and to demonstrate the success of transplantation.  If you are interested in learning more about the games, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit the TGA website at www.transplantgamesofamerica.org.
 
New Edition of LifeTalk now Online!
Get the latest issue of "Life Talk", the Foundation's newsletter, here.
 
April is National Donate Life Month
April is National Donate Life month.  Did you know that there are more tha 110,000 people nationwide waiting for a life saving transplant and more than 95,000 waiting for a kidney?  Join the efforts of those nationwide in the 20 million in 2012 movement - signing 20 million new registered donors.  Visit www.donatelife.net for information on how you can join the movement.

Where will we be in April?  Check out our calendar of events! 
 
Cupcakes are Coming - in September!

You spoke - we listened!  The first annual Cupcake Bake Off will now be held on September 30 at the Crowne Plaza in White Plains!  All proceeds from this event will provide funding for local patient services. Savor the sweetness of bakeries competing spatula to spatula to be crowned the cupcake champion!  For sponsorship or vendor information click here.  Download and share our flyer, or reserve your booth space or purchase your tickets below!   Sponsored by



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2nd Annual Catwalk for Kidneys will Preview Fall and Winter Collections
If you have a passion for fashion then you won't want to miss our 2nd annual Catwalk for Kidneys!  Check out the latest fall and winter fashions as we strut our stuff in Saratoga for our first fall fashion show!  Gracing the catwalk will be patients, family members, the professionals who care for them and a few celebrity surprises as we feature the latest fashions and fall foliage!  Hold the date of October 7 and join us at Longfellow's for brunch, fashion, and fun, all to raise money to support local programs!  Sponsorship opportunities are available.  Interested in modeling?  Learn more here.  Boutiques can get information here and vendors interested in displaying products or servic and es can find information here.  For more information call 518-533-7880 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
 
Join the Kidney Club
Looking for a way to connect with other patients and family members?  Want a place to ask questions and share experiences?  Then join the kidney club, monthly support group meetings for patients, family members and friends.
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Nikki's Kitchen

Try these fabulous recipes from our ver own Nicolette.  Nicollette has had FSGS since 1992 and is currently on dialysis and awaiting a second kidney transplant. She is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America.  She shares "You don't have to forego great taste just because you're on dialysis.  My recipes are kidney friendly and renal dietician approved, fun and easy!"  Go ahead, give them a try!   This month's recipes feature taco dip and crispy Buffalo chicken wings  And,  just in time for Mother's Day, find the perfect gift at Nik's jewelry site - one of a kind handcrafted pieces!.  Go ahead - take a look.  http://www.etsy.com/people/JewelrybyNicollette