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Our Mission is simple. Our goal is to train and place at least one
peer mentor in each of the 150 dialysis
clinics in the state of Michigan. In order to accomplish our goal, we need
to raise $100, 000 (one hundred thousand dollars) per year to support
the peer mentor program for the next five years. So, how do we plan to do
that? With your help, of course!
The formula is simple. It costs approximately $1,000 (one thousand dollars)
to train one peer mentor. Each peer mentor can work with approximately 8
people with kidney disease in a one year period. So, with one peer mentor in
each of the stat's 150 dialysis centers we will be able to reach 1,200 (one
thousand two hundred) people annual. Big deal you say? Well it is...read on.
Over the lifetime of 1,200 people, the effect of the peer mentors on those
kidney disease patients will result in a savings of approximately $100,000
(one hundred thousand dollars) in medical costs per person. That means a
total health care savings of $120 million dollars. But, we need your help.
Help us succeed! By reaching this goal, not only are we saving health care
costs but the bottom line is that we will be reaching 1,200 people per year
with kidney disease and helping them to lead productive, rewarding lives
through the help of life-normalizing and stabilizing peer mentor support.
You can help us achieve this goal. Join our mission today. It's easy. You
can sign up online,
or donate to an existing team through our secure 128-bit SSL website or
contact us by telephone. We are happy to help
you learn about forming a team for your family and friends, creating a
corporate business team, and our many levels of sponsorship opportunities.
Here's a quick breakdown of how easy it is to help raise funds and train one
peer mentor:
~ Ask 10 family friends for a $100 donation
~ Ask 20 family friends for a $50 donation
~ Ask 40 family friends for a $25 donation
Of course, there are many fun events we'll be hosting throughout the year to
help support the Brighton Kidney Walk too. We hope you will join us at them
as we celebrate the trials and triumphs of living with kidney disease.
Bookmark our website for updates on upcoming events. |
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This webpage was created by members of the
Brighton Kidney Walk and Coyotes for Kidneys Team. Our purpose is to create
awareness, prevention and educational opportunites in Livingston County and
surrounding Michigan areas. Through our work with NKFM we intend to raise
funds to achieve training and placements of peer mentors in each of
Michigan's 150 dialysis clincs. The Brighton Kidney Walk is an annual
celebration of life for individuals living with kidney disease, dialysis
patients, organ transplant recipients, donor families, living donors, the
medical and business communities, and the general public. Through our
efforts we hope to create an enriched experience for individuals living with
kidney disease, lasting community awareness, advocacy and long-term support
in the fight against kidney disease in Michigan, where 1 in 9 adults face
this life altering chronic illness. |
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