3100 W. Central Avenue Suite 250
Toledo, Ohio 43606
Phone: 419.329.2196
Fax: 419.531.6080
KFNWO is part of The Jamie Farr Toledo Classic Presented by Kroger, Owens Corning & O-I charity ticket program!
This is a fundraising opportunity that will provide KFNWO the ability to receive 100% of each ticket sold. The 27th Annual Jamie Farr Toledo Classic will be played the week of August 6 – 12, 2012 at Highland Meadows Golf Club.
A Weekly Clubhouse ticket for $100 will allow you access to the clubhouse and grounds Monday through Sunday and provide the opportunity to purchase food and beverages in the clubhouse. A Weekly Grounds ticket for $50 will allow you access to the grounds Monday through Sunday. There will be concession stands located throughout the course for purchase of food and beverages.
For more information visit www.jamiefarrtoledoclassic.com or your local Kroger store and please designate to KFNWO!
The Masonic Northern Light Lodge #40
119 W. Wayne Street in Maumee
14th Annual Pancake Breakfast
Saturday, April 21, 2012
100% of the proceeds to benefit KFNWO
$5.00 for Adults and $3.00 Children 10 & Under
The breakfast will be held from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the lodge and will consist of all you can eat pancakes, sausage, hash browns and eggs. Homemade baked goods will be for sale and a silent auction will feature special crafts. We hope you can join us!
"With help from the Kidney Foundation (of Northwest
Ohio), I have been able to get back and forth from work to dialysis." Patient
Larry Talbert
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Listen to John
Tennant's heart rendering song about his hero.
"A kidney donation is possibly the greatest gift ever. It changes your view on
just how precious life is because your gift of life changes not only the life
of the person you give it to, but also their entire family. It then becomes
clear how one person can make a huge difference and you become a hero. I wrote
this song for my hero." John Tennant
KFNWO is the only not-for-profit health agency of its kind in the area, and we have no ties to national groups. We are people from Northwest Ohio helping neighbors in our home community.
As the chart above details, there is a significant need for more kidney disease resources in our community. But this chart shows only the tip of the iceberg. What if the 383 patients served in 2011 used the full amount of services within our guidelines? The total cost would be $317,890, more than three times what our current resources allow. We ask for your financial support to increase the reach of the KFNWO’s critical services to help more people with chronic kidney disease.
Kidney Disease: A Public Health Threat
Kidney disease is a life-altering and often fatal condition. The number of Americans living with kidney disease has increased by 27% since 2008. Today there are more than 26 million adults living with kidney disease in the United States, and more than 5,000 people in Northwest Ohio are undergoing dialysis for kidney disease.
Kidney disease treatment takes a serious physical and emotional toll on the patient, family, and friends. Dialysis is a life-saving treatment, but patients endure treatment sessions that last three to five hours a day, three days a week for the rest of their lives.
Many patients are unable to continue working once dialysis is needed. The financial cost of dialysis, transportation to and from sessions, medications, nutritional supplements, and other treatments can exceed $70,000 a year. Even if health insurance covers some of these costs, co-pays, deductibles, and out-of-pocket expenses are too high for many in our community.
KFNWO Serves a Growing Need
Founded in 1966, the Kidney Foundation of Northwest Ohio (KFNWO) is dedicated to helping people address kidney disease and related disorders through financial assistance, education, volunteerism, research, and development. The KFNWO provides much-needed services to hundreds of people in Northwest Ohio each year. The need for our services is growing.
Here for you. Here with you.
Click here to read a day
to day account of Austin Klapp as he waits for his third kidney transplant.
Austin's story is inspiring as he copes and lives with kidney disease in a
positive way.
