KAN TABS FOR KIDNEY KIDS
Most importantly Kidney Kids offers support for families through regular meetings, social activities and education evenings where parents can meet with a specialist to talk about their child’s condition. One Tab is worth One Second in the life of a child who is on dialysis "That does not mean that by collecting the tabs you are helping to pay for the dialysis treatment. Your tax dollars do that. But, right now in New Zealand there are around 1,250 children who require dialysis treatment or additional support from the Kidney Kids Support Group. Those children and their families who need so much additional support collectively get around $1,800 from Central Government to provide such support or about $1.45 per annum per family. So by collecting your "Kan Tabs" and passing them on to your Club President, Zone Chairman or District Governor, who in turn gets them to us, you are helping to make a huge difference in the life of a child." "Imagine if you will; being a child who has to be plugged into a dialysis machine for 5 hours a day, 3 days a week. Then imagine that because of the stresses and strains, your Mum and Dad cannot cope with all of the pressures that your illness brings to the family and split up. That is a reality for about 70% of those 1,250 sick children. The "Kan Tabs" that you collect, can and do make a difference when a family is reduced to a single income, often when that income is a benefit. The little things that might make a Kidney Kid's "shitty" day just a little better can happen because you as Lions or members of the Lions family have taken the time to save a "Kan Tab"." "Yes, the "Kan Tabs for Kidney Kids" project is alive and well and continuing to do good work where it is needed most - for sick children. Please Send a Message to PDG Terry Hemmingsen for any further information or support.
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Founded in 1990, Kidney Kids is a
not-for-profit parent driven organisation that assists parents of children who
have kidney disorders. Kidney Kids provides regular newsletters, information
and resources regarding kidney disorders, and organises annual camps for
children who may not be able to attend ordinary school camps because of their
medical needs.