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Meet Allan
Collins, M.D., NKF president
Speaker to link diabetes,
hypertension and CKD
Join us on Wednesday,
Sept. 24 at the Conference Center at Sheppard Pratt for an evening
with NKF President Allan J. Collins, M.D., FACP. Collins, also a
professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota, will discuss
"Chronic Kidney Disease, Diabetes and Heart Disease: The Triple
Threat to Public Health."
Cocktails will be
served at 6 p.m., with the presentation to follow at 7. The
public is invited to attend. RSVP by Sept. 15 by calling 410-494-8545
or clicking here.
Click
here for
a map and directions to Sheppard Pratt Hospital in Towson.
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Western Maryland golf
tournament planned
The 1st Annual Western
Maryland NKF Golf Classic, benefitting the National Kidney Foundation
of Maryland, will take place on Friday, October 10 at Cumberland
Country Club, 10200 Country Club Road in Cumberland. 
This club is considered
one of the finest in the region. Golfers are encouraged to stay for
the weekend and enjoy the crisp mountain air and spectacular fall
colors.
For registration
information, contact Carolyn Smith-Kennedy, Director of Western Maryland
Services, at 1-410-533-3075, or send her an e-mail.
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Upcoming KEY screenings
Saturday,
Sept. 13
-- Central Baptist Church, 2035 W. Baltimore St., Baltimore. 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m.
Wednesday,
Oct. 1
-- Kidney Health Center of Maryland, 609 Dutchmans Lane, Easton. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday,
Oct. 11
-- Kedesh House of Prayer Christian Church, 1014 N. Carrollton Ave.,
Baltimore. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Find a complete KEY
screenings schedule here.
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Legg
Mason to be honored at gala
For its long commitment
to the community and to NKF-MD, Legg Mason will receive the
foundation's Public Service Award at its 23rd annual Gift of
Life Gala on Saturday, Nov. 22. The company is also supporting
the event as the premier sponsor.
Mary "Tessie"
Behrens, M.D., of Mid-Atlantic Nephrology, will receive a Champion of
Hope Award, for her service to NKF-MD as a former chairman of the
Medical Advisory Board, a member of the board of directors, and the
supervising physician of the foundation's KEY (Kidneys: Evaluate
Yours) screenings.
Neil R. Powe, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., a faculty member at the
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins
Bloomberg School of Public Health, also will receive a Champion of
Hope Award for his accomplishments in treating patients with
end-stage renal disease, preventing the misuse of treatments and
examining the effectiveness of various technologies, including
peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis.
Gala entertainment will be an All-Star R&B Revue
featuring members of the Platters, the Delfonics, the Drifters and
the Temptations. For more information about the gala, click here.
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Artie
Shaw concert set for Hagerstown
 Fans of the Big Band sound will enjoy "A Tribute to
Artie Shaw" by the Brooks Tegler Orchestra on Saturday, Nov. 8
at Hagerstown's historic Maryland Theatre.
This concert, a
fund-raiser for NKF-MD, begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 and
can be ordered by clicking here, or by calling
301-790-3500.
For
additional information, call 1-410-533-3075, or email NKF-MD's
Director of Western Maryland Services, Carolyn
Smith-Kennedy.
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National Kidney Foundation of Maryland
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