National Kidney Foundation - Kidney Walk 2011

As you might remember, last year, along with our friends and family, we participated in the annual Kidney Walk for the National Kidney Foundation.  Registration has now begun for this year’s walk, which will be held on Sunday, September 11, 2011.  Many people suffer from kidney disease and many don’t know it until the disease has already progressed.  Early detection is essential for the health of kidney patients.  Contributions to the National Kidney Foundation will help fund critical research, direct aid to kidney patients, and vital kidney disease screening programs.  NKF is important to all renal patients (those maintaining their disease with medication, those on dialysis, those awaiting transplants, etc.) and their families. 

As most of you know, our interest in helping NKF began when Dan was diagnosed with IgA Nephropathy on October 5, 2008.  To find out more about the walk, please visit our personal walk page at: http://donate.kidney.org/site/TR/Walk/Michigan?px=1682480&pg=personal&fr_id=3390.

Please help us join the fight against kidney disease.  You can do this by: 

• Joining our team and walking with us ("Team Greenshields")
• Walking as an individual or starting your own team
• Making a financial contribution by check, or online at http://www.kidneywalk.org/

Make all checks payable to the NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION

By supporting our efforts in the Kidney Walk, you are helping stop kidney disease before it starts. You will also be helping improve care for current patients and help NKF’s search for a cure.

We are extremely proud to be a part of the fight against kidney disease, and we hope you will join us!