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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

Thu Feb 02 @04:00PM - 05:30PM
Gift of Life Celebration Committee Meeting
Fri Feb 03 @12:15PM - 01:30PM
Glens Falls Walk/5K for Kidneys Committee Meeting
Tue Feb 07 @05:45PM - 06:30PM
Albany Walk, 5K for Kidneys Committee Meeting

2012 Fundraising Events

February 25, 2012:  Snowshoe Softball Tournament, Indian Lake, NY

March 3, 2012: Jody B. Herrington Memorial Bowling Tournament, Town N Country Lanes, Guilderland

April 22, 2012:  1st Annual Cupcake Bakeoff, Crowne Plaza Hotel, White Plains, NY

April 29, 2012:  Kites for Kidneys, Springfield, Mass.

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

May 20, 2012:  Walk for Kidneys, Malone, NY

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

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

August 19, 2012:  Catwalk for Kidneys, Saratoga Springs, 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

October 2012:  Walk for Kidneys, Springfield, Mass.

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

October 28, 2012:  Oneonta Walk for Kidneys, College at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY

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

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Welcome to the Northeast Kidney Foundation!

DONATING A CAR? MAKE THE CHOICE TO KEEP IT LOCAL!
Considering donating that unwanted used car?  Make the choice to keep the funds LOCAL and choose the kidney wheels program.  If you want your donation to be put to use, helping patients right here in the community, then the choice is clear - choose KIDNEYWHEELS and make a difference right in your own neighborhood!  Click here to get started!
 
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 those right here in the community living with kidney disease!

 
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.

 
It's Holiday Time! Cook up Something Good with Nikki!

Nicollette 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!

 
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.
 
2012 Gift of Life Award Recipients Named
2011-12-27  Chairman of the Board Brian Akley announced today the honorees for the 2012 Gift of Life Celebration to be held on May 24, 2012 at the Desmond Hotel & Conference Center in Albany.  "We are proud to recognize The Center for Donation & Transplant as our Contributions to Healthcare Award recipient for the outstanding work they do in saving lives through organ donation and procurement.  We are also pleased to recognize Mr. Paul Harding of the law firm of Martin, Harding & Mazzotti with our Edwin Sperber Legacy Award."
 
New Edition of LifeTalk now Online!
Get the latest issue of "Life Talk", the Foundation's newsletter, here.
 
Let Your Voice be Heard!

Just launched!  Our all new advocacy program!  Join now and let your voice be heard!  It's important for patients, family members and clinical professionals to let legislators at the State and Federal levels know how their decisions affect the well being of kidney and transplant patients!  Click here to join our advocacy network and to see our latest action alerts!