16 The Cadre +  10March 1998 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
           
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     March is 
     
     Kidney Month — 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     March is Kidney Month Pee + ae 
     
     in Canada. Throughout the 5 te Ba ~ SPiecs) hike 
     
     month, Kidney Foundation of Sauer ee 
     
    
   
   
    
     Canada volunteer canvassers 
     
     go door to door rasing money 
     
     to fight a disease that can strike 
     
     anyone at any age and affects j 
     
     more than two million Canadi- § 
     
     ans. The Kidney Foundation & 
     
     is the only national organiza- 
     
     tion dedicated to helping Ca- 
     
     nadians living with kidney dis- 
     
     easc. 
     
    

    
     “The funds raised are 
     
     used to support research into 
     
     kidney-related diseases, to pro- 
     
     vide services for kidney pa- 
     
     tients and their families, and to 
     
     promote awareness of the im- 
     
     portance of organ donation,” 
     
     said Gail Collins, March Drive 
     
     Coordinator. “This year, 650 r . 
     
     to 700 islanders will be cam- , 
     
    
   
   
    
     ing longer, healthier lives. 
     
     “We have a responsibil- 
     
     Without the support of 
     
    
   
   
    
     paigning for the March Drive.” y 
     
     Colin Younker, Presi- 5 ml rc! 
     
     dent of the PEI Branch of the . c/ 
     
     Kidney Foundation, believes — _ 
     
     Allthe money raised by 
     
     i th le who support : : : 
     
     ue t0 ensure tint Gis mney a donor card today. If enough people do, we can give others like Michelle 
     
     donors across the country, The 
     
    
   
   
    
     that the number of people who 
     
     the Kidney Foundation of 
     
     we raise is spent wisely,” said 
     
     Kidney Foundaticn of Canada 
     
    
   
   
    
     help the foundation is indica- 
     
     tive of the quality of work the 
     
     organization does. ' 
     
     By funding research int s a 
     
     o kidney-related diseases, the a 
     
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     Canada comes from private 
     
     donations. The careful stew- 
     
     Younker. “We are proud of a second chance. During March, Kidney Month, when a volunteer 
     
     the fact that seventy five cents 
     
     would not be able to continue 
     
     to provide the high quality serv- 
     
    
   
   
    
     Foundation has contributed to 
     
    

    
     analy of Case hae ASs Until a few months ago, kidney dialysis was her only chance. But then a 
     
     out of every dollar sis spent on knocks on your door, please support The Kidney Foundation. 
     
    

    
     Lees we Ths yon wens THE KIDNEY FOUNDATION 
     
    
   
   
    
     many breakthroughs that have 
     
    

    
     resulted in kidney patients liv- 
     
    

    
     ways been an important parton 
     
    

    
     RN oi kidney donor was found. Discuss organ donation with your family and sign 
     
     activities directly related to our 
     
    

    
     mission.” 
     
    

    
     March Drive canvasser ap- 
     
    

    
     proaches you for a donation, OF CANADA 
     
    

    
     please give generously.