The family of Freda Gilbert Robertson is walking!

Just a quick blog to remind everyone that the 2012 Greater Lansing Kidney Walk is this Saturday June 9!  My dear friend Jackie and her family are walking in memory of her mother Freda, who left us too soon after her brave battle with kidney disease. You can give to Jackie’s team here: Freda’s kids.

My good friend Kiersten received the gift of life from her best friend Theresa in 2003. You can give to Kiersten’s walk team here: Hedke’s Haulers.

Look for kidney walks in your area. Walk or support a walker!

Kiersten and Theresa just before their donation/transplant surgeries

Go to List of Resources on Kidney Donation

Saturday, June 2, 2012

• Memphis Walk – Memphis, TN

Sunday, June 3, 2012

• Scranton Walk – Scranton, PA
• Central New Jersey Walk - Trenton, NJ
• Cincinnati Walk – Cincinnati, OH

There’s still time to sign-up and walk! Visit www.kidneywalk.org and find the walk near you.

Remember to ‘like’ us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @NKF #kidneywalk.

So how do YOU become a Kidney Walk All-star? 

Easy as 1…2…3!

1. Start by registering online at http://www.kidneywalk.org TODAY.
2. Send emails to family and friends asking them to support you in your fundraising efforts.  Remember the more emails you send the better chance you have at reaching your goal! It usually takes 5 emails for 1 donation.
3. Watch your thermometer rise!

There is also a document on the blog to give you tips on how to raise $300 in a week…just think by next Wednesday you could be 1/3 of the way there!!

Here are the Top 25 Fundraisers in the country:

• Barry Zeller – $26,986
• Janet  Hartman – $11,885
• Danielle Moody – $11,789
• Christopher Cavallaro – $10,025
• Mark Laraia – $9,560
• Lydia Darnell-Shine – $6,470
• Fionn Blevio – $6,350
• Steve Maupin – $6,179
• Daniel Zivian – $6,000
• Tommy  Brandon – $5,352
• Brooklyn Beattie – $5,319
• Jody Eff – $5,024
• Carole Soloff – $5,000
• Myra Burke – $5,000
• Dave Adams – $4,855
• Trey Lewis – $4,828
• Margaret Ryan – $4,769
• Alice  Thompson – $4,730
• Samuel  Kenyon – $4,300
• Debi  Kahn – $4,221
• Sarah  DeCerbo – $4,175
• Teresa  Carlisle – $4,115
• Marsha Eisen – $4,105
• Jodi  McQuade-Dobat – $4,077
• Jason Marshall – $3,885

THANK YOU to all our fundraisers across the country…we could not do it without you!
Remember to follow us on Twitter @NKF #Kidneywalk.

• the Watertown Walk in Watertown, SD;
• the Triad Kidney Walk in Kernersville, NC;
• the Prince George’s County Kidney Walk in National Harbor, MD;
• the San Diego Walk in San Diego, CA;
• the Baltimore Walk in Baltimore, MD;
• the Grand Rapids Walk in Grand Rapids, MI;
• the Salisbury Walk in Salisbury, MD;
• the Southwest Michigan Walk in Portage, MI;
• the Lancaster Walk in Lancaster, MD;
• the Wheeling WV Walk in Wheeling, WV and
• the San Francisco Walk in San Francisco, CA.

We would like wish Good Luck and nothing but sunshine to the Kidney Walks taking place across the country this weekend!

Saturday, May 12, 2012:

• Footprints in the Sand Kidney Walk – Cocoa Beach, FL
• Ocean City Walk – Ocean City, NJ
• Austin Walk – Austin, TX
• Orange County Walk – Irvine, CA
• Central Iowa Walk – West Des Moines, IA

With over 100 walks to choose from in 2012 there’s still time to sign-up and walk! Visit www.kidneywalk.org and find the walk near you.

Remember to ‘like’ us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @NKF #kidneywalk.

Ready to sign up? Visit www.kidneywalk.org to find a location near you.

We look forward to seeing you on walk day…no matter where you choose! And remember to follow us on Twitter too @NKF #kidneywalk.

Saturday, April 21, 2012

• Dallas Walk – Dallas, TX

Sunday, April 22, 2012

• Central Valley Walk – Modesto, CA
• Northern Virginia Walk – Reston, VA

There’s still time to sign-up and walk! Visit www.kidneywalk.org and find the walk near you.

Remember to ‘like’ us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @NKF #kidneywalk.

Saturday, April 14, 2012

• Carolinas Walk – Charlotte, NC
• Houston Walk – Houston, TX
• San Antonio Walk – San Antonio, TX

Sunday, April 15, 2012

• Charlottesville Walk – Carlottesville, VA
• Southern Delaware Walk – Lewes, DE

There’s still time to sign-up and walk! Visit www.kidneywalk.org and find the walk near you.

Remember to ‘like’ us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @NKF #kidneywalk.

The family of Freda Gilbert Robertson is walking!

The 2012 Greater Lansing Kidney Walk is Saturday June 9. My dear friend Jackie and her family are walking in memory of her mother Freda, who left us too soon after her brave battle with kidney disease. You can give to Jackie’s team here: Freda’s kids.

My friend Kiersten received the gift of life from her best friend Theresa in 2003. You can give to Kiersten’s walk team here: Hedke’s Haulers.

Both Jackie and Kiersten are wonderful examples of people who battle kidney disease with courage, humor and strength. They are both doing very well with their transplants. Jackie will celebrate two years with her kidney in July, and Kiersten passed the nine mile mark in January.

Look for kidney walks in your area. Walk or support a walker!

Kiersten and Theresa just before their donation/transplant surgeries

Go to List of Resources on Kidney Donation

The family of Freda Gilbert Robertson is walking!

Freda Gilbert Robertson was a remarkable woman who left the world too soon due to polycystic kidney disease. Her legacy is her wonderful family who cherishes her memory.

This includes her daughter, my dear friend Jackie, her son-in-law Doug and her grandson, my godson Justin. The picture to the left shows Freda’s son-in-law, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews at the Lansing kidney walk last year.

Freda would be so proud of Jackie and how she is coping with her own kidney journey. I hate PKD because it robbed Jackie of her mother when she needed her the most. The only thing we can do is remember what a remarkable person Freda was and fight PKD any way that we can.

You can donate to Freda’s kids who are walking in the Lansing walk on Sunday June 12, 2011 or look for the kidney walks in your area. Come walk or donate to a walker!

Go to List of Resources on Kidney Donation

On June 13th I shot the team photos for the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan’s “Kidney Walk at the Potter Park Zoo” in Lansing Michigan.

To view the team photos: http://photos.carullistudios.com/nkfm

For more information on the NKF walks:http://www.kidney.org/site/306/walk.cfm?ch=306

I’ll be shooting the team photos at the NKF’s September 12th walk. So, if you’re walking be sure to stop by and say hello.  Also, I’d like to thank Traci Carulli, Erica Adair, Paul Phipps and Don Van Buhler for helping me out!

I’ll be shooting the team photos at the NKF’s June 13th and September 12th walks. So, if you’re walking be sure to stop by and say hello.

To view the team photos: http://photos.carullistudios.com/nkfm

For more information on the NKF walks:http://www.kidney.org/site/306/walk.cfm?ch=306

I’d like to thank Traci Carulli, Kristen Carulli, Erica Adair, Brad Ballard and Elizabeth Ballard for helping me out! It was great having them there and they kept things running smoothing