Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP)
KEEP is a free kidney health screening program designed to raise awareness about kidney disease among high risk individuals and provide free testing and educational information, so that kidney disease and its complications can be prevented or delayed. 
KEEP screenings are offered free to people over the age of 18 at high risk for kidney disease. For more information, please contact Marcia Hilditch at the National Kidney Foundation Serving Connecticut Marcia Hilditch (800) 441-1280 or (860) 257-3770 Ext. 17.
Kickstands for Kidneys
The NKF Ride for Life and Family Fun Day
October 4, 2009
Quassy Amusement Park, Middlebury
All bikes are welcome! Come on your classic, vintage, or new-style ride! Enjoy the ride, music, food, fun and awards!
Poker Run Ride:
Kick-Off Location - Doc's Motorcycle, Waterbury to Quassy Amusement Park, Middlebury
Rider $25.00
Passenger $25.00
Includes lunch and rides for the entire day
Family Tickets for the Park:
Adults $25.00
Children $ 20.00
Children under 3 Free
Includes lunch and rides for the entire day
RAFFLE TICKETS: $25 per ticket
(Only 700 tickets available!)
Win a $3,500 voucher for choice of
Cruise for 2 (destination your choice)
OR
Trip for one to 70th Sturgis Rally 2010
(R.T. airfare and bike transport plus
hotel, breakfasts, and excursions)
For more details, contact Mena Fiore at (800) 441-1280 or (860) 257-3770.
The NKF Serving Connecticut cookbook for dialysis patients has arrived.
The cookbook contains recipes from snacks to dinners and is now available.
Download it here: 
(
710kb download)
Patient Programs
The NKF Serving Connecticut provides many Patient & Family Services to meet the needs of patients and their families. The following are a few programs and services provided through our grass roots committee structure.
NKF Golf Classic
The NKF Golf Classic is the nation's premier amateur golf event for charity. Each year thousands of golfers from across the country participate for the exciting competition, valuable gifts, and the chance to win great prizes, all to benefit a worthy cause. With tournaments held throughout the year in virtually every state, there is sure to be an NKF Golf Classic event at a prestigious golf course near you.
Kidney Walk
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.
U.S. Transplant Games
The U.S. Transplant Games is a four-day athletic competition among recipients of organ transplants. Competition in the U.S. Transplant Games is open to anyone who has received a lifesaving solid organ transplant--heart, liver, kidney, lung, and pancreas. Bone marrow recipients are also eligible to participate. As much as the Games is an athletic event that calls attention to the success of organ and tissue transplantation, it is also a celebration of life among recipients, their families and friends.
Early Risk Program Now Available
The National Kidney Foundation Serving Connecticut will be offering a new program to prevent and/or slow the progression of chronic kidney disease. This program is called the Health Risk Assessment Program and will enable us to identify people at risk for health problems at an earlier phase than ever before.
Upcoming Events
| October 4, 2009 | The NKF Ride for Life and Family Fun Day |
| October 6, 2009 | KK/NKF Charity Golf, South Windsor |
| October TBD | KK/Orsini Dinner and Auction |
| December 4, 2009 | Gift of Life Gala, Hartford Marriot |
