We’d like to thank our Kidney Kids Heroes - your support is greatly appreciated.
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Aspley Hypermarket Discount Drug Store
Thank you to Queenie and the other Pharmists and Staff of the Aspley Hypermarket Discount Drug Store for awarding the Childhood Kidney Support Network with $250 from their Community Sponsorship Program.
Every month the Aspley Hypermarket Discount Drug Store is giving away a $250 Community Sponsorship to a charity, community group, local sporting team, or not-for-profit organisation.
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We’d like to thank the Kedron-Wavell Services Club for awarding the Childhood Kidney Support Network a $2,500 grant from their 2012 Community Investment Grant Program.
Over the last 13 years the Club has donated over $12 million to non-profit and charitable organisations. Through their Community Investment Grant Program they hope to make a real difference in the local community.
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Meto’s Espressos Greenslopes
CKSN would like to thank Meto and Esra from the Meto’s Espressos, 99 Ridge Street, Greenslopes for their wonderful support. Meto and Esra have a CKSN Donation Tin in their fantastic café … breakfast and lunch bar and are encouraging their customers to support CKSN. They are also donating all their tips!
You can find Meto’s Espressos on Facebook or contact them on 0405 985 195.
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Marjorie Ward, Edith Harris, the Queensland Quilters Inc and The Village at Yeronga
CKSN would like to send a huge thank you to Marjorie Ward and Edith Harris for raising funds to purchase 3 iPads for our Kidney Kids.
Marj and Edie are both undergoing Haemodialysis at the Henry Dalziel VC Dialysis Centre at the Greenslopes Hospital and after Marj read an article about CKSN in the Kidney Support Network’s newsletter she and Edie set out to raise funds for our Kidney Kids.
Marj is an enthusiastic quilter and when she attended her next Queensland Quilters Inc Meeting she spoke about CKSN and raised $595 on that 
day!Since then we have received more donations and in total the very generous ladies of the Queensland Quilters have donated $700 to CKSN, as well as a beautiful quilt for us to use as a raffle prize.
Meanwhile, Edie was busily raising funds at her retirement village, The Village at Yeronga, and through her friends and family.
Altogether Marj and Edie raised enough money to purchase 3 iPads for our Kidney Kids plus more funds for our programs!
These iPads will be used by children when they are undergoing Haemodialysis, as well as those visited by a CKSN Volunteer when they are admitted to hospital.
We are so very grateful for all this wonderful support, generosity and kindness.
Many thanks to Marj and your husband Graeme, Edie and your husband Roy, and the very generous ladies at the Queensland Quilters Inc and the residents and staff at The Village at Yeronga, the patients at the Greenslopes Hospital Dialysis Unit and the many others for your support – you are truly our Kidney Kids Heroes!
(Pictured: Top – Edith Harris and Marjorie Ward with their CKSN Certificates of Appreciation; and Bottom – Marjorie Ward and Lyn Crump, Vice President of the Queensland Quilters Inc, with her CKSN Certificate of Appreciation.)
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The Rotary Club of Toowong
The Rotary Club of Toowong hosted its 9th Annual Children’s Movie Days at the Eldorado Cinema Indooroopilly and very generously donated free movie tickets for our Kidney Kids and their families.
Three movies were screened on each day – Saturday, 15 September 2012 and Sunday, 16 September 2012.
The movie choices were – Brave, Ice Age 4 and The Three Stooges.
Our families had a wonderful time!
Many thanks to the Rotary Club of Toowong for support CKSN – it is very much appreciated.
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The Really Good Book Shop
CKSN would like to thank Wendy Reilly from The Really Good Book Shop for the wonderful donation of children’s books (value approx $150.00) for our Kidney Kids.
These books will be used as gifts and prizes for our Kidney Kids.
The Really Good Book Shop is situated at Shop 4, 1-3 Central Court, Hillcrest 4118 (not far from the Grand Plaza Shopping Centre, Browns Plains) and you can contact them on 3802 8746 or send an email to trgbs@optusnet.com.au
With over 65,000 books in stock to choose from, including a very large range of both new and used titles in all genres, you are sure to find that special book.
Once again, a huge thank you to The Really Good Book Shop – our Kidney Kids Hero – your support is very much appreciated.
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CKSN would like to thank Claudia U’Prichard from Quilt Essentials Eatons Hill and the Friends of Quilt Essentials – Linda and the Charity Quilt Group for all your support with our Quilts 4 Kidney Kids Program.
Your assistance with the materials for the quilts and also the beautiful quilts created and donated by your group, Friends of Quilt Essentials – Linda and the Charity Quilt Group, for our CKSN Kidney Kids is very much appreciated.
These quilts will be given to our Kidney Kids who are undergoing Haemodialysis at the Royal Children’s Hospital Brisbane, those undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis in their homes and those who are admitted to hospital.
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CKSN had the absolute pleasure of visiting the Boronia Heights State School yesterday.
The children donated the funds raised on their Free Dress Day to help CKSN’s Kidney Kids. Over $450 was raised!
It was an honour to be part of their assembly and to talk to them about children who have kidney disease and to be presented with our cheque by the School Captain.
Denise Maloney, CKSN’s Young Ambassador and Mentor, spoke about her ‘kidney journey’ and CKSN Volunteers Lyndal and Andréa, who have also had a kidney transplant, had the kids all excited with Simon Says and ‘Where are your kidneys?’ Games and a short talk about kidney disease.
We were very impressed with the children and the many wonderful projects and accomplishments they and their great school have achieved. CKSN presented the school with a Certificate of Appreciation.
A huge thank you to the children and staff of the Boronia Heights State School – our Kidney Kids Hero – you should be extremely proud of yourselves – we certainly are!
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We’d like to thank the Kedron-Wavell Services Club for awarding the Childhood Kidney Support Network a $2,500 grant from their 2011 Community Investment Grant Program.
Over the last 12 years the Club has donated over $12 million to non-profit and charitable organisations. Through their Community Investment Grant Program they hope to make a real difference in the local community.
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CKSN held its first Christmas Morning Tea at 10:00am on Tuesday, 22 November 2011 at the Melange Cafe, Roma Street Parkland, Brisbane.
Thank you to John Bartlett, General Manager, Melange Cafe who ensured that we were well looked after.
It was a great opportunity to meet and catch up with parents and children, have a chat and enjoy a delectable morning tea and, of course, plenty of presents.
Thank you to all those families who came along – it was a fantastic morning!
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VieveA huge Thank You to Jewel from Vieve for all your valuable assistance with our IT needs.
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Thank you for very generously donating tickets to The Wiggles Big Birthday Show for our Kidney Kids and families.
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The Qld Police Citizens Youth Association
Thank you for very generously donating tickets to their Children’s Circus Spectacular for our families.
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Thank you so much for the very generous donation of Medication Manager Folders for our Parent Information Kit. These Medication Managers will definitely be a very useful addition to our kit.
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JB Hi-FiThank you to Randal from JB Hi-Fi who very generously offered CKSN a fantastic discount on some of the DVDs for the Dialysis Unit and High Dependency Unit at the Royal Children’s Hospital Brisbane.
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The Lions Club of Brisbane MacGregor
Thank you for very generously donating tickets to their Children’s Circus Spectacular for our families. Everyone had a fantastic time.
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Women’s Network AustraliaWNA very generously nominated the Childhood Kidney Support Network to be the beneficiary of their 2010 Brisbane Christmas Luncheon’s Charity Raffle. $1,500 was raised on the day. Thank you to all those in attendance who supported CKSN. Thank you also for promoting CKSN and its programs free of charge.
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Mater Children’s Hospital Foundation
Thank you to The Mater Foundation and Mater Marketing who donated copies of the book Be Brave, written by Jordan, one of CKSN’s Kidney Kids. In his book Jordan gives his tips on how to cope with blood tests and includes stickers for every blood test completed.
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NBC UniversalA huge thank you to Wendy from NBC Universal who very generously donated movie tickets to our families for a special preview of Despicable Me on Sunday, 5 September 2010. It was a fabulous morning and a great movie.
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A very big thank you to CKSN mums, Simone and Vicki, their families and friends who raised the money for us to purchase a laptop for the use of the children and their parents whilst they are admitted to the Mater Children’s Hospital.
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Thank you for promoting CKSN and our launch at the Mater Children’s Hospital as well as listing us as one of your organisations helping children on your site free of charge. Motherinc.com.au is Australia’s first online magazine for a new generation of modern mothers.
