National Kidney Foundation

So I've been working with the Southwest Michigan chapter of the National Kidney Foundation. You thought I just sat around and knit all the time? Ok, I do get up and leave the house sometimes. What do I do? I offer witty remarks and eat free lunch at the planning meetings of course. No, really I guess I do offer witty remarks. But sometimes I have good ideas...ok the idea officially was Sarah's but, I pitched it to the committee. We're having a Charity Scrapbook Retreat for the National Kidney Foundation March 14th 10-4 Lighthouse Community Church 4321 S. 11th St Kalamazoo, MI Lunch ... Read Full Story

I just want to give a big thanks to all the people who helped me make my goal for the kidney walk. We had perfect weather for a walk and we had the chance to meet a lot of really great people and spend time with friends and family. Can anyone name the people I'm hangin' with in this photo? Of course there was also some general jack-assery going on. and on and on Now for the Snot report. This was a fundraiser to support the National Kidney Foundation. On the National Kidney Foundation website I clicked on Kidney Disease FAQs Short version of ... Read Full Story

Registration starts at noon and the Kidney Walk officially begins at 1pm on Sunday, June 1st at the Children's Garden at Leila Arboretum in Lovely Battle Creek, Michigan. 26 Million people have chronic kidney disease and another 20 million are at risk. The NKF's Kidney Walk presents an occasion for dialysis patients, organ transplant recipients, donor families, living donors, the medical communities, and the general public to celebrate LIFE and support the Foundation's mission. The NKF's Kidney Walks are designed to help people understand the need for early detection of kidney disease. In addition to raising funds for research and help for patients and ... Read Full Story

The Kidney walk was a rocking good time! There will be a whole Knit with Snot, green and orange write up tomorrow, but now, I have to hug my Pigs and rest. I'm beat.google_ad_client = "pub-9350820269899602"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; google_ad_type = "text_image"; google_ad_channel =""; //--> Read Full Story

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