Little did we realize just how successful the Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Program at the Albany Medical Center Children's Hospital would be.
K family members have gone from the ill-fated duck race in the Hudson River to providing cash payments to the hospital totaling more than $625,000. Kiwanis, Circle K, Key and Builders Clubs in the Capital and Van Rensselaer Divisions continue to support this worthwhile project.
In addition to completing our trauma unit pledge of $500,000, we helped fund equipment for the Albany Medical Center's Neo-Natal Unit, raising $50,000 for the purchase of very specialized incubators, fondly referred to as a Giraffe unit.
Our next project raised $25,000 for the purchase brain scanning devices and software to improve care to babies in the neo-natal unit.
Currently, we are raising $50,000 to help fund a treatment room located in the Albany Medical Center's new Children's Emergency Department.
Since 1993, It has been an honor and a pleasure for me to lead the team of so many New York District Governors and K Family heroes who continue to work so hard to see this program through!
Pictures memorializing the new treatment room are attached.
Column Posted on Web Site January 22, 2019
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