|
|
|
|
The final
two Kidney Walks for 2009 will be held Sunday, May
31 at UMBC, and Sunday, June 7 at Quiet Waters Park in
Annapolis. This year NKF-MD doubled the number of Kidney Walks offered,
with a total of six.
|
|
Join us for
Cadillac Invitational Sept. 15
The
Baltimore Cadillac Invitational will take place on Tuesday, Sept.
15 at Bulle Rock. Here are some corporate sponsors we've
signed so far:
Golf Cart Sponsor - Boston Financial Data Services/DST Output/DST
Systems
Hat Sponsor - Harford Mutual
Driving Range Sponsor - The J.M. Smucker Company
Helicopter Ball Drop Sponsor - Broadridge.
For information about sponsorships and foursomes, contact Kelly
Meltzer at 443-322-0378 or e-mail her. |
|
Delmarva
Golf tourney set for June 6
 The 2009
Delmarva Golf Classic Invitational tournament will take
place on Saturday, June 6 at Ocean Pines Golf and Country Club in
Berlin, Md.
The first
and second place winners are invited to play at the National
Kidney Foundation Golf Classic at Pebble Beach, California on
January 14-18, 2010. NKF-MD pays the airfare for the
first-place winners.
Every team must consist of four amateur golfers whose USGA
Handicap Indexes total 42.0 or more. Only one golfer on each team
may have a USGA Handicap Index of 8.0 or less.
NKF-MD is also offering the opportunity to enjoy a day of
non-competitive golf at the beautifully maintained and updated
Robert Trent Jones Course at Ocean Pines Golf & Country Club
for only $500 a foursome.
Delmarva Power is our Awards Lunch Sponsor. The other teams are
sponsored by Carey Distributors, Inc., Marcor, and PKS Investment
Advisors, LLC.
Registration and breakfast start at 7:30 a.m. There is a 9 a.m.
shotgun start, and the awards banquet is at 2:30. Golfers
are then free to enjoy the evening with their family.
Foursomes are still being accepted. To learn more about the
tournament, contact Lois Morgan, NKF-MD's Director of Delmarva
Services, at 410-546-1969, or by email at rmorgan118@comcast.net.
|
Summer KEY
screening schedule
The National
Kidney Foundation of Maryland continues its mission of early
detection and early intervention through free KEY (Kidneys:
Evaluate Yours) health screenings.
KEY
screenings, held throughout our service area, identify early
markers for high blood pressure, diabetes and kidney
disease. Pre-registration is not necessary and anyone can
participate.
Here are
screenings to be offered this summer:
Wednesday, June 3 -- 9 a.m.
to 12 noon
McFaul
Senior Center
525 W. MacPhail Road, Bel Air 21014
Saturday, June 13 -- 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m.
Mount Moriah Baptist Church
2201 Garrison Blvd., Baltimore 21216
Saturday, Aug. 15 -- 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m.
Timothy
Baptist Church
1214 W. Saratoga St., Baltimore 21223
Wednesday, Aug. 19 -- 9:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Bykota Senior Center
611 Central Ave., Towson 21204
Saturday, Aug. 22 -- 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m.
Manna Bible Baptist Church
3043 W. Belvedere Ave., Baltimore 21215
|
|
Upcoming
events
 May 31 --
Baltimore Kidney Walk, UMBC. 8 a.m.
June 3 -- KEY
screening, McFaul Senior Center, Bel Air. 9 a.m. to noon.
June 6 -- Delmarva
Golf Classic Invitational, Ocean Pines Country Club.
June 7 -- Annapolis Kidney Walk,
Quiet Waters Park. 9 a.m.
June 13 -- KEY
screening, Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Baltimore. 10 a.m. to 2
p.m.
June 18 -- NKF-MD
annual meeting, Evergreen House, Baltimore. 6 p.m.
For more
information about these and other upcoming events, visit the
NKF-MD website, www.kidneymd.org.
|
Kidney Ride
planned in Cumberland for Sept. 27
Join NKF-MD
on Sunday, September 27 for the 1st Annual Western
Maryland Kidney Ride as a rider or volunteer during Canal Fest in
Cumberland.
The Ride
includes a 44-mile course along the Great Allegheny Passage for
the cycling enthusiast, and a 2-mile course for family and
special populations. See the historic Mountain Thunder Steam
engine train go by. The route will be patrolled by the Western Maryland
Wheelmen, and there will be plenty of water/refreshment stops
along the way.
For more
information, contact Carolyn Smith-Kennedy, Director of Western
Maryland Services, at 410-533-3075, or e-mail her.
|
|
|
|
|
