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Tim Garrett was honored as Volunteer for the Year for the Tennessee Kidney Foundation at the Champions of Health dinner held by the
Community Health Charities of Tennessee.

Also pictured with Tim are: Janet Feulner -Executive Director CHC TN,
Bob Martineau Jr.- (Waller Lansden Dortch Davis)- CHC of TN Board President,
Tim Garrett, 2009-2010 President, Tom Bognanno, President & CEO, Community Health Charities of America

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 10, 2009                                                

TENNESSEE KIDNEY FOUNDATION CREATED
TO BETTER SERVE MIDDLE TENNESSEE PATIENTS

NASHVILLE – The National Kidney Foundation of Middle Tennessee’s board of directors has voted to form a new entity that will be independent of the national organization.

The new organization, the Tennessee Kidney Foundation, will better serve Middle Tennessee patients by ensuring that local donations go to local patients. The change will become effective Dec. 31.

The board based its vote on the National Kidney Foundation’s transition to a division model and its inability to guarantee that funding would be used to help patients in Middle Tennessee.

 “Last year, we provided direct financial aid to nearly 350 dialysis and transplant patients,” said Tennessee Kidney Foundation Executive Director Teresa Davidson. “In this economy, it’s critical that we continue to help these Middle Tennessee patients pay for medication, transportation and even utility bills. The board of directors firmly believes that kidney patients in Middle Tennessee will be better served through the Tennessee Kidney Foundation.”

The Tennessee Kidney Foundation will be devoted to providing kidney patients in Middle Tennessee with emergency funding assistance for transportation, medications, dental care and utilities. The Foundation will also educate the public about the risk factors for kidney and urinary tract diseases.

“I applaud the Tennessee Kidney Foundation for appreciating that making its program more localized will be beneficial for raising money and for assuring the delivery of services,”    said Lewis Lavine, president of the Center for Nonprofit Management.

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