1. An illness is too demanding when you don’t have hope! www.RSNhope.org

2. Call Toll-free Monday – Friday 10 am to 8 pm (PT) HOPEline 1-800-579-1970 Connecting patients and family members with another experienced kidney patient who can share experience, strength, and HOPE.

3. Chronically Happy A gift to you, courtesy of Renal Support Network. Lori Hartwell has lived with kidney disease for over 40 years. Joyful Living in Spite of Chronic Illness By Lori Hartwell Book and digital download for Kindle available on Amazon.com Coming soon to Audio!

4. 2010 Kidney Awareness Run|Walks™ Run|Walk Schedule 9/11 Chicago, IL 9/19 Cincinnati, OH 9/25 Cleveland, OH 10/2 Denver, CO 10/10 St. Louis, MO 10/16 Washington, DC 10/24 Virginia Beach, VA 10/31 Ft. Worth, TX 11/7 Sacramento, CA 11/13 Long Beach, CA CKD Screening at no charge at all ten events, provided by The Kidney TRUST™ Register today FOR FREE! www.kidneyawarenesstime.org 2010 Beneficiary:

8. The Mission of the National Kidney Foundation is to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health and well- being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and increase the availability of all organs for transplantation.

9. What is KEEP? Free program started by the National Kidney Foundation of Indiana to test relatives of dialysis patients To date, over 135,000 participants Screening lasts 45 minutes - 1 hour and tests conducted for a wide variety of markers and conditions Results sent to participants Results sent participants’ health care providers Comprehensive education and follow-up component

10. NKF’s KEEP Program Targets: -Individuals with diabetes -Individuals with hypertension -Individuals with a family history of Diabetes, High Blood Pressure or Chronic Kidney Disease

11. KEEP Date: Sunday, March 21 st Time: 10:00am-2:00pm Where: MEND Center 10641 N. San Fernando Rd Pacoima, CA 91331 (800)-747-5527

12. SAVE THE DATE!

13. Walk with friends, family & coworkers! Walk Individually or with a team! 78¢ of every dollar raised goes directly to fighting kidney disease! Inaugural Orange County Kidney Walk University of California, Irvine Saturday, June 19 th, 2010 Registration: 8:00AM Walk: 9:30AM Inaugural Los Angeles Kidney Walk Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, CA Saturday, October 16 th, 2010 Registration: 8:00AM Walk: 9:30AM Kidney Walk is a fun- filled community fundraiser! Register TODAY at: www.kidneywalk.org