{"id":1996,"date":"2012-05-02T17:27:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-02T17:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asm-aetna.com\/blog\/?p=1996"},"modified":"2012-05-02T17:27:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-02T17:27:00","slug":"asm-supports-the-national-kidney-foundation-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/asm-supports-the-national-kidney-foundation-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"ASM Supports the National Kidney Foundation Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1998\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1998\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1998   \" title=\"ASM at the National Kidney Foundation Walk\" src=\"http:\/\/asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/National-Kidney-Foundation-Walk-300x191.png\" alt=\"ASM at the National Kidney Foundation Walk\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/National-Kidney-Foundation-Walk-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/National-Kidney-Foundation-Walk-469x300.png 469w, https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/National-Kidney-Foundation-Walk.png 809w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(L to R): ASM&#39;s Kyle Botteron, Kenny the Kidney and ASM&#39;s Ray Stovall<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">MANCHESTER &#8212; On April 29, 2012 the Ambulance Service of Manchester \u00a0(ASM) provided standby EMS support to the National Kidney Foundation for their annual Foundation Walk.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to NFK&#8217;s Linda Zuboff, &#8220;over 800 walkers and volunteers attend the 2012 Connecticut and Western MA Kidney Walk on Sunday, April 29\u00a0 at the majestic Wickham Park in Manchester.\u00a0 The event, to date, has raised close to<!--more--> $140,000 and donations are\u00a0still coming in.\u00a0\u00a0 Over 26 million\u00a0people have chronic kidney disease and another 1 in 3 adults are at risk.\u00a0 This is a staggering statistic!\u00a0For more information about\u00a0the walk or to make a donation, log onto\u00a0<a title=\"blocked::http:\/\/www.kidneywalk.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidneywalk.org\/\">www.kidneywalk.org<\/a>\u00a0and select Connecticut or Massachusetts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to their website, the National Kidney Foundation, a major voluntary nonprofit health organization, is dedicated to\u00a0preventing kidney and urinary tract diseases, improving the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by kidney disease and increasing the availability of all organs for transplantation.\u00a0The vision of the National\u00a0Kidney\u00a0Foundation is to enhance the lives of everyone with, at risk of or affected by kidney disease. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidney.org\/index.cfm\">Learn more by visiting their site here&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The staff that you had at the event were absolutely amazing!\u00a0 I appreciate everything greatly!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mary Kate Carofano<br \/>\nDivision Development Director<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ambulanceservicemanchester.com\/communityrelations.php\">Read more about our Community Relations endeavors here&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANCHESTER &#8212; On April 29, 2012 the Ambulance Service of Manchester \u00a0(ASM) provided standby EMS support to the National Kidney Foundation for their annual Foundation Walk. 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