KPTC Albany

17 years and still going strong!
Since 1994, K family clubs in the capital region have raised funds for the Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Unit at the Children's Hospital at the Albany Medical Center. The Children's Hospital at Albany Medical Center is a Level 1 Trauma center capable of providing emergency services on a 24-hour basis. There are pediatric emergency physicians, surgeons, nursing, etc., available around the clock to diagnose and treat traumatic injury in children. Because time is critical in saving children's lives, the medical center has its own helicopter and pediatric intensive care transport team to get children to the hospital as quickly as possible.
As part of Kiwanis International's historic and ongoing service to children, local Kiwanis Clubs and their related youth clubs, Key Club and Circle K Clubs, have worked to raise nearly $500,000 for the benefit of the Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Unit at the Children's Hospital at the Albany Medical Center.
Our fund raising, while without administrative expense, is replete with K Family values. Each and every dollar raised at our various events is directly paid to the hospital for the benefit of KTPC. Our K family unselfishly donates time and resources insuring successful events yielding monies that are paid to the benefit KTPC.
The Kiwanis goal is to raise at least $20,000 each year. We do this in three ways, golf tournaments, direct requests and sales of the Bells of Life at various shopping malls and other local businesses.
As Chair for this program, I tip my hat to all who have done so much for injured children!

Column Posted on Web Site May 5, 2011