FUNDRAISING FOR POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE!

Cindy LeBlanc (PKD Foundation)
 Elizabeth Tuttle (Walk for PKD)
 Marlene Sokol Stewart (Chapter Coordnator)
2013 Cocktails for a Cure

I've been missing but not dormant! The Atlanta Chapter has been fundraising, having just finished our 2nd annual “Cocktails for a Cure” (CFAC) in June, with great success! The event provides you a cocktail, food, silent auction, a raffle drawing and a great time.  Please check in on our Atlanta Chapter Facebook page for pictures. Shy of our original goal, we're thrilled we raised a few thousand dollars to fight PKD. We're hopeful next year will be an even bigger event with more attendees and more auction items! 

Money raised to help find treatments and a cure for this disease is why we all participate. It's certainly why I'm involved and why other leaders in our chapter step up. As a Chapter Coordinator, I hear the stories; I see the pain and the sadness.  As a PKD patient myself it is bittersweet.  I see things that force me to look square into the eyes of my future, even though I don't want to look. There are also days when I've received a call from someone seeking help after recently being diagnosed with PKD.  Their voices are panicked, their hearts are broken and their fear unbearable.  I hope by retelling my story, they can also feel hopeful. I always hope that they will get involved because getting involved has helped me so much. It has helped me feel more powerful, instead of feeling like PKD has the upper hand.

Now more than ever, we need funds to continue our important research. That's why I hope you'll spread the work and attend and participate (and of course, fundraise) in the upcoming Atlanta PKD Foundation events!  We have several fundraisers during the year, so all you have to do it pick one or more!
 

2013 ANNUAL WALK FOR PKD 

          Oct. 12th, Downtown Duluth, GA
          Registration onsite:  9:30 am
          Walk begins at 10:30 am
          Contact: Elizabeth Tuttle
          Volunteer Walk for PKD Coordinator
          atlantawalk@pkdcure.org

 Our walk will be in  downtown Duluth, GA at the lovely Town Green. We will start with the Kids Penny Yard Dash. Kids have really had fun doing this event. After the children's event,  walkers will follow a path around the park.  There will be food and music along with some very special speakers to update us on what’s happening at the Foundation and in the world of Polycystic Kidney Disease.

After the walk you can stroll along Main Street and check out some of the vendors that have joined the downtown Duluth community. Again, as a sponsor of the walk, Steverino’s restaurant will donate 10% of the profits from PKD walkers who choose to enjoy lunch at the restaurant after the walk.  Check out  Steverino's Menu  to see all of the yummy choices!

Our Walk has continually been a strong national fundraiser and we hope all Atlanta and surrounding cities of PKD patients, their friends and families will join us this year in downtown Duluth!    

         To register please go to 2013 Walk for PKD. 

          LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE INVITATIONAL:

         DRIVING HOME A CURE FOR PKD

         Sara Brown
         Fundraising Events Manager
         Email: sarab@pkdcure.org
         Phone: 800-PKD-CURE Ext. 104

Liberty Mutual has been a long time sponsor for the Memphis “Driving Home a Cure for PKD” Golf Invitational.  A few months back, Liberty Mutual teamed up with the PKD Foundation to expand this extraordinary event  in a few select cities and we're thrilled Atlanta is one of them! To say we are excited about this opportunity is an understatement. On October 28, 2013 we will be hosting our first Liberty Mutual Insurance  “Driving home for a Cure for PKD” at the Bears Golf course in Suwannee, GA.

WANTED: Golfers seeking to play golf and raise money for a great cause!  We know that golfers look for ANY reason to play golf so why not play at our tournament and the chance to play in the finals at Pinehurst!  Now for those who don’t golf such as myself, come out and support your friends, family and the PKD Foundation.

          EVENT INFO:
          Bear's Best Atlanta
          5342 Aldeburgh Dr. 
          Suwannee, GA 30024

          Monday, Oct 28, 2013
          1:00 PM Shogun Start 
          Scramble Style Format

All inclusive entry fees include Premier Welcome Gifts, Mulligans, Contests, Boxed Lunch, Beverages, Snacks, Dinner Awards Banquet, a chance to play in the National Finals at Pinehurst Resort* and more! $200 Per Person $800 Per Foursome *The qualifications for the winning foursome to play in the Liberty Mutual Insurance Invitational National Finals at Pinehurst Resort are as follows: 1. Each team must consist of 4 amateur golfers 2. The USGA Handicap Indexes of all golfers must total 43.0 or higher 3. A team may only have 1 member whose USGA Handicap Index is 8.0 or lower 4. All 4 team members may compete with USGA Handicap Indexes higher than 8.0 5. There is no maximum limit to each team's total USGA Handicap Index.