(November 20, 2009) Amy Turner opened her beautiful home to host the 2009 KidneyTexas Fall Membership Tea, celebrating the incoming and outgoing members of the board.

Amy Shackelford, 2008-2009 president, introduced Teffy Jacobs and Molly Nolan, co-chairs of the 2009 luncheon, KNOCKOUT! Kidney disease, who announced the recipients of the luncheon’s proceeds are Children’s Medical Center of Dallas: Child Life Specialist, Clown Therapy; National Kidney Foundation Serving North Texas: Camp Reynal, Young Adult Camp and Emergency Financial Assistance Program; The PKD Foundation: Research Funding and The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas: Living Organ Donation Education.

Shirley Dunn Hanks was presented as incoming president for the 2009-2010 year. She announced the KidneyTexas luncheon will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2010 and more details are to follow.

Mission Statement:
The purpose of KidneyTexas, Inc. is to provide funding to improve the methods of treatment, the search for a cure and prevention of kidney disease and other kindred or contributory diseases; and to develop more adequate provision for the care of persons suffering from such diseases.

Statistics:
Debilitating kidney diseases impact approximately 20 million people in the United States today. Groups at high risk include African Americans, Hispanics, senior citizens and people with diabetes. In Texas, there are over 30,000 people on dialysis and 4,000 on a transplant list. The number of patients on dialysis is anticipated to double this decade.

History:
Since 1999, the dedicated volunteers of KidneyTexas, Inc. have worked in tandem with our generous underwriters to raise over $2.1 million for local efforts to improve the ability to diagnose and manage kidney disease.