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Longaberger Basket Bingo set for Dec. 12
 It's time again for the annual Longaberger Basket Bingo to benefit NKF-MD. This year's event will be held on Saturday, Dec. 12 at the Glen Burnie Moose Lodge, 1911 Crain Highway.
Doors open at 11:30 a.m., and Bingo starts at 1 p.m. There will be 20 Bingo games and door prizes. All baskets are filled with goodies. Admission is $18 in advance, $20 at the door. Advance tickets must be reserved by Dec. 11. For tickets, call Mary at 410-719-9760. |
Support Patient Emergency Assistance fund
Kidney and transplant patients often need help with daily expenses, such as transportation, medication, rent and utilities. Many find themselves unable to work because of their illness. One of the ways the National Kidney Foundation of Maryland reaches out to assist patients is through its Patient Emergency Assistance program. And we need your financial support to be able to continue this vital program. Click here to donate.
In this space each issue we will share a story of how NKF-MD was able to help a kidney patient through a difficult time.
One 61-year-old dialysis patient was facing a utility shutoff. She was unable to work due to an injury on the job, and on a fixed income she was having difficulty meeting her expenses. Unexpected car repairs left her unable to pay her BGE bill. A $250 grant from the Patient Emergency Assistance fund prevented the shutoff of her electricity and heat, and she is back on track to paying her budgeted expenses.
This patient had been a kidney donor in her younger years, and she is extremely grateful to the NKF-MD for helping her through a difficult patch.
Won't you help us keep this important program going? Please click here to donate. |
Kidney Walks scheduled for Spring 2010
The 2010 Kidney walk schedule is almost finalized, and NKF-MD will offer five walks this year around the region.
April 18 -- Brecknock County Park in Felton, DE.
May 2 -- Salisbury Zoo.
May 16 -- Rose Hill Manor Park in Frederick.
May 23 -- Maryland Zoo in Baltimore.
Annapolis date and location TBA.
The local Presenting Sponsor is the Charles T. Bauer Foundation.
The Kidney Walk websites will launch on or about December 11, in case participants wish to collect pledges for the holidays. For information about available sponsorship opportunities, please visit our website. |
Bull and oyster roast fund-raiser planned
 Mark your calendar for the annual Johnny Dee's bull and oyster roast benefitting NKF-MD. It's scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 14 at the Towson American Legion Hall, 125 York Road. Food will be served from 1 to 5, and music and dancing are from 2 to 6.
Catering is by Johnny Dee's Lounge and will include marinated top rounds of beef on a pit, oysters on the half-shell, lasagna and other Italian specialties, chicken wings, multiple side dishes, desserts and coffee.
Ticket information will be available on the NKF-MD website in January. |
Dec. 12 -- Longaberger Basket Bingo to benefit NKF-MD, Glen Burnie Moose Lodge, 1911 Crain Highway. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., Bingo begins at 1 p.m.
Jan. 28 -- NKF-MD board meeting. Location TBA.
Feb. 14 -- Bull and oyster roast to benefit NKF-MD, sponsored by Johnny Dee's Lounge. Towson American Legion Hall, 1 to 6 p.m. | |
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Thought for the day
"Be yourself, be tenacious, be kind and be thankful. This is the short recipe for success and happiness in life."
-- Chris Widener | |
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