NKF Serving New England

The NKF Konica Minolta Golf Classic is the nation's Premier Amateur Golf Event for Charity. Each year thousands of golfers from across the country participate in 30 events across the U.S. for the exciting competition and the chance to earn an invitation to the National Finals at Pebble Beach – all while supporting the NKF and our mission. For more information about this event contact Marsea McGonagle at marsea.mcgonagle@kidney.org or 508.907.6030 ext. 336.

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Sunday, October 2, 2022
North Point Park | Cambridge, MA

We are excited to be walking together once again in person for the 2022 Boston & New England Kidney Walk and we hope you walk with us!

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Here is what the staff at NKF New England are working on!

New England Advocacy News:
This past March, we received proclamations by the governors in Massachusetts, Vermont, and Rhode Island declaring March 2022 World Kidney Month! In the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, we received a resolution recognizing March 2022 as World Kidney month. See the photo below with Community Outreach Manager, Michael Harris and Resolution Sponsor and kidney transplant recipient, Representative Edward Coppinger!

Check out some advocacy-based resources and information here!

Other things we are working on:

Living Donor Protection Act (H4146)
Read the bill here.
Email sponsor Representative Driscoll to show your support here!

An Act to Create a Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force (S1377/H2401)
Read the bill House bill here and the Senate bill here.
Email sponsors Representative Jon Santiago or Senator Harriette Chandler to show your support!

Your Kidneys & You

Medicare alone spends $87 billion caring for individuals with kidney disease. Go from "zero" to "kidney consciousness" in less than 3 minutes with our Your Kidneys and You video! This can be embedded on corporate Intranets as part of an employee wellness program, shown at community health fairs, or shared with members of your organization.

For information on the above program please contact Stacey Senat, Program Director at Stacey.Senat@kidney.org.

Ask Your Employer About Participating in a Drive For Dialysis Event!

Does your company have a volunteer day? Ask them to consider a Drive for Dialysis Event! These are great volunteer events hosted at corporate locations for staff to learn about kidney disease and put together bags of items for dialysis patients. The volunteers are provided with materials that are helpful to local dialysis patients to be pulled together in a tote bag and they add a personal message for the bag recipient. NKF then delivers these bags to a local dialysis center. Staff learn about kidney health, hear from a patient speaker, and create care packages that are very meaningful for local patients.

Hosting a Drive for Dialysis event is easy! Ask your company if they would have a volunteer event for staff with our out-of-the-box program. We'll work with the company to design a volunteer opportunity that meets your company's unique needs! For more information please contact Marsea McGonagle.