Kidney Walk
PLEASE JOIN US IN 2015!
Middle Tennessee Kidney Walk
May 17, 2015 at Centennial Park
Register here today!
Cincinnati Kidney Walk
May 31, 2015 at Cincinnati Fountain Square
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East Tennessee Kidney Walk
May 31, 2015 at UT Gardens, Knoxville
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Northeast Ohio Kidney Walk
June 7, 2015 at Great Lakes Science Center
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Central Ohio Kidney Walk
September 20, 2015 at Genoa Park
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Details coming soon for the Louisville Kidney Walk! Stay updated here.
6th Annual Cooking With the Stars Gala
Thursday, June 11, 2015
NorthPointe Hotel & Conference Center
Lewis Center, Ohio
Join us for this exciting event! The National Kidney Foundation is again uniting local chefs, restaurants, and celebrities in the fight against kidney disease. Cooking with the Stars is a fun-filled evening enabling you to mingle with local celebrities and sample delicious food created by local chefs. It's a great opportunity to entertain clients and thank employees, while raising money for an important cause!
VIP Ticket: $125 | Main Event Ticket: $100 | Corporate Table: $1,000
For questions, please contact Tisha Reynolds.
KEEP Healthy - Free Kidney Health Check
The National Kidney Foundation's community-based initiative to educate about the kidneys, risk factors for kidney disease, and steps to take to keep kidneys healthy and reduce risk.
Check-up includes: risk survey, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure check, free educational materials, and opportunity to speak with a health care professional. Click here for more information.
Please contact Paulette Burks at (614) 882-6184 ext. 226 for more information.
Kidney Cars Car Donation
Donate your old car, van, truck, or boat to help improve the lives of the millions of Americans affected by kidney disease. Donate now.
Please contact Tisha Reynolds, Development Director, at (614) 882-6184 ext. 229 for more information.
Additional Patient and Professional Services
New Patient Packets - New Patient Information Packets are made available to all patients who receive treatment for kidney failure at facilities served by the us. Its purpose is to inform patients and their families abut kidney disease and of the variety of resources and activities we provide.
Living Donor Information Packets are made available to anyone who is potentially interested in being a living kidney donor. The packets provide information about the evaluation process for potential donors, the benefits and risk of donation, and where you can find additional information and support. If you're interested in being a living donor and would like information about kidney donation, please contact Marsheen Campbell or call (614) 882-6184 ext. 221.
Educational Literature & Materials – The NKF has a variety of educational brochures and materials geared toward patients in the early stages of kidney disease, dialysis patients, transplant recipients, family supporters, professionals and those who are at risk for kidney disease. Contact us to receive this free literature or view our literature here: NKF Store.
Professional CME/CE Activities – The National Kidney Foundation has been awarded Accreditation with Commendation from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and offers a variety of CME/CE activities with an inter-professional team approach. Click here for more information: CME/CE Activities
Organ & Tissue Donation – Across the nation, citizens have the opportunity to help others by signing up to become organ and tissue donors through state donor registries. Click here to go to Donate Life Ohio for more information and to register to become a life-saving organ donor: Donate Life Ohio
Your Kidneys & You
The NKF offers ‘Your Kidneys & You’ awareness and education presentations to any group of individuals interested in learning more about kidney disease. The presentation covers risk factors, what kidney disease means, the importance of early detection, and treatment strategies. If your group or organization would be interested in having a ‘Your Kidneys & You’ presentation or receiving more information, please contact Paulette Burks or call (614) 882-6184 ext. 226.
Donate Clothing and Household Items
Your unwanted, unused, and unneeded clothing and other household items can assist our programs. The National Kidney Foundation Serving Ohio has established a relationship with National Kidney Services, Inc., a Columbus, Ohio for profit corporation. Outsourcing the management of this program to Ohio Thrift Stores has been a part of fundraising efforts since 1988. Customers in the Columbus, Springfield, Dayton, Delaware, Washington Court House, Lancaster and surrounding areas wishing to participate may drop off or schedule a pickup and receive a tax deductable receipt for their useable items. The donations are sold to Ohio Thrift Stores and the proceeds are used to help fund NKF Serving Ohio's programs and services. For more information on the clothing donation program please visit http://nkfpickup.com or contact National Kidney Services at 614-351-2900 or 888-780-0789 (Dayton area residents only).
United Way of Greater Cincinnati
The Greater Cincinnati Region is an agency Partner of the United Way of Greater Cincinnati.