We deeply appreciate your generous support of the National Kidney Foundation over the years. Now, as we prepare to celebrate our 60th Anniversary in 2010, we hope we can count on you once again.

With your help, we have made tremendous strides in the fight against kidney disease since 1950, when the NKF was founded. At that time, there were no dialysis treatments or transplants, which meant people with kidney failure simply died. Today, individuals and families with kidney disease can often enjoy rich and productive lives.

But the need for our services remains critical -- 26 million American adults have chronic kidney disease. More than 355,000 currently depend on dialysis for survival. More than 82,000 are on the waiting list for a kidney transplant. Every two hours, a person waiting for a kidney dies.

As we commemorate our 60th Anniversary we ask you to join us in recommitting ourselves to the fight against kidney disease. Even if you have donated to NKF this year, or participated in a fundraising event, for which we are deeply grateful, please make a 60th Anniversary gift. Reach out to your family, friends and co-workers to do so, as well.

All gifts help us provide valuable public and professional education, research for new treatments and therapies, and vital services to people with kidney disease, dialysis patients, transplant recipients and organ donors across the United States. Make a gift today.

Thank you for helping us to continue to provide help and hope to everyone affected by kidney disease.
   
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