Kidney Matters - Issue 9 Summer 2020

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34Get involved!Support Kidney Care UKyour wayWe want to make fundraising easy and funso that together we can help raise moremoney to help support kidney patients andtheir families.It might be that you want to make regular monthly donations,or you like the idea of jumping out of a plane at 10,000 feet (ifso, see our one-day skydive to the right!). But should youwish to use a skill or talent, or do something completelydifferent and unique to you to help raise funds, then we arehere to help you do that too. Just like Scott and John did.Scott Mills, a tattoo artist and dialysis patient from Somerset,took his skills to his local pub where he, and a couple of hisfriends, offered small tattoos in return for a donation toKidney Care UK. They didn’t stop all day and went on to raise£1,500 and a huge amount of awareness.John Wright recently celebrated his 80th birthday and tookthe opportunity to support Kidney Care UK by asking hisfriends and family to make a donation in lieu of any presents.Together they raised a fabulous £430.Whatever your idea, however you plan to do it, we’re here tosupport you. Simply get in touch and together we can createfantastic fundraising events that help ensure no one faceskidney disease alone.kidneycareuk.org
06 35Become a#KidneyWarriorChallenge your fears or fitness at oneof our challenge events. Please keepan eye on our website for all the latestnews and information regarding theseevents. www.kidneycareuk.org/events.Our One-Day Skydive18 July, Brackley, Oxfordshire£35 registration fee£350 min. sponsorshipRideLondon 100 (or 46)16 Aug, London & SurreyChoose from 100 or 46 miles£450/£250 min. sponsorshipA big thank you toEveryone supporting the charity through birthday, wedding orkidneyversary collectionsMerck Serono and Pfizer for their support of the KidneyKitchenEveryone involved in the Loughbrickland charity tractor,truck and 4X4 run that raised £2,013Jodie Clarke and her colleagues for donating old and foreigncurrency, and to their employer, DHL Supply Chain Ltd, formatching the donation, raising more than £800Marc Masso Del Llano who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro andraised over £1,500The parishioners of Clogh Parish Church in CountyFermanagh for raising £650 at their Children’s Carol Serviceand Coffee MorningAll the friends and family who generously make a donationin memory of a loved oneGet in touchw: www.kidneycareuk.org/get-involvedt: 01420 541 424e: fundraising@kidneycareuk.orgIssue 9 | Summer 2020
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