National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is a non-profit charitable organisation dedicated to help alleviate the sufferings of poor kidney failure patients. Today NKF has a total of 20 dialysis centres nationwide serving more than 950 end-stage kidney failure patients. Kidney patients have to endure through 4 hours of dialysis treatment, 3 times a week, 13 times a month. At NKF, each subsidised dialysis treatment costs the patients RM 50 which amounts to RM 650 per month or RM 7,800 per year whereas in private hospitals the fees are about RM 250 per treatment or RM 39,000 per year. This year, NKF needs to raise RM3 million to subsidise its 950 poor patients for their dialysis treatments. At such, NKF has to organise projects/activities to raise the much needed funds.
NKF is organising a charity walk with themed “Amazing Kidney Day Walk” in conjunction with World Kidney Day 2008 on March 16. 2008. There will also other activities such as health screening, kidney awareness talk, art contest for children and others to celebrate the World Kidney Day 2008.
Each Leos that participate will be distributed a donation card for soliciting the sponsorship to take part in thish walk. For a minimum sponsorship of RM 20, the participant will be able to enroll for the walk and also entitle for a T-shirt. Each Leos will be sponsored RM 10 from Leo Club. This event is only open to 15 Leos from Form 3, 4 and 5. Those who wants to take part in this event, please do give out your names to Rhae Yaenn (5M) before 3rd of March .
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