The Montgomery Regional Office would like to thank all the patients, family members and volunteers who attended the 2011 Patient FunDay Picnic. A special thank you to our sponsor Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (DCI) for helping us to "Make a Difference" in the lives of local area dialysis patients!

2011 MONTGOMERY WALK-A-THON RESULTS

The Alabama Kidney Foundation hosted its 24th annual “Make a Difference…One Step at a Time” Walk-a-Thon Saturday, August 20, 2011 at Baptist Health’s DeBoer Building. Over 300 participants attended this year’s event, helping the Foundation to raise over $85,000 for Alabama’s kidney patients in need! Congratulations to all individual and team walkers, team captains, Board of Managers and committee members, volunteers and everyone else who worked so hard to make this year’s Walk a success! Every journey starts with a single step and you have truly helped “Make a Difference…One Step at a Time”!

Top Online Fundraiser

  1. Rodney Zeigler, Omega Psi Phi

Top Walk Teams

  1. FMC, Margaret Murdock- $8,315.72
  2. Omega Psi Phi, Rodney Zeigler- $6,901.23
  3. Jackson Thornton, Laura Gourley- $5,531.05
  4. Alabama Power, Jamie Melton- $5,193.00
  5. Team Jesus, Angela Underwood and Ruth Crenshaw- $4,209.00
  6. Team Sankey, Denise Sankey- $3,062.90
  7. DCI, Liz Jorden- $3,108.40
  8. Hyundai, Dorothy Webster- $2,204.00
  9. Life Changers, Vickie Jones- $1,931.51
  10. 187th Fighter Wing, Norma Dove and Betty Findley- $1,511.16

Top Overall Producers

  1. Ed Sauls, Jackson Thornton- $4,040.53
  2. Denise Sankey, Team Sankey- $3,062.90
  3. Rodney Zeigler, Omega Psi Phi- $2,478.00
  4. Angela Underwood, Team Jesus- $2,382.00
  5. Margaret Murdock, FMC- $1,573.00
  6. Betty Woolfolk, Waugh Community- $1,260.00
  7. Vickie Jones, Life Changers- $1,158.09
  8. Alley Buttram/Caprise Buttram)- $1,004.39
  9. Meg Pattillo, DCI- $1,001.00
  10. Roberta Collins, Team Collins- $780.00

Special Thanks

2011 Food and Beverage Sponsors:

Publix Supermarkets; Blue Bell Ice Cream; Golden Flake; Segall Produce; Wright’s Produce; Blue Ridge Mountain Water; Hardees; Costco; Krispy Kreme Doughnuts; Pentec; Starbucks; PepperTree Steaks & Wine

Special Thanks

2011 Prize Sponsors:

Ace Bowling; Ms. Amy Sheffield; Alabama Shakespeare Festival; Alabama State University; Auburn University; Bama Lanes; Barking Lot; Biscuits Baseball; Boardwalk Burgers; Brunswich Woodmere Lanes; Capital City Club; Carrabba’s Italian Grill; Doug’s 2 Salon & Spa; Down the Street Café; Dreamland BBQ; Eastside Grill; Fairfield Inn & Suites; Fit-4-Christ; Firehouse Subs; Ms. Ginger Chandler; Governor’s Mansion; Ms. Gwen Pollard; Hamburger King; La Jolla; Mamma Nem’s; Ms. Maggie Ross; Marriott Inn & Suites; Metro Fitness; Midas Muffler; PepperTree Steaks & Wine; Piccadilly; Rave Motion Pictures; Sinclair’s; Subway; Super Suppers; Tallapoosa Golf Course; University of Alabama; WindCreek Casion & Hotel; Wintzell’s

Thank You to the following for their participation and support of the event:

DJ @ Large; Fit-4-Christ; Montgomery Sheriff’s Department; Chick-fil-A; “Gizzy the Clown”; Ms. Harriett Craig; Ms. Amy Sheffield; Ms. Phyllis Gleason; Jackson Thornton; Costco; Amedysis; Mr. Charles Jinright; Welding Supply & Equipment Company; Dynamite Magic & Balloons; The Space Walker; Booster, Inc.; CARE Ambulance; Haynes Ambulance; Nancy’s Italian Ice; Rev. Charles Thomas; Alabama Peanut Producers; Hyundai Motor Manufacturing of Alabama; Virginia College Therapy Massage Program; Walgreens; FMC; Alabama Organ Center; Chi Eta Phi Sorority; Omega Psi Phi Fraternity; DCI, Wells Fargo; The Continentals; Kohl’s Department Store; Huntingdon College; Gamma Sigma Sigma Sorority; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; Eastmont Baptist Church

and a Special Thank You to:

Baptist Health and Mr. Ed Sauls, 2011 Honorary Walk Chair

ALL the hard working and fabulous volunteers!

Special Thanks to the following Corporate Walk Sponsors:

Corporate Supporters

  • Representative Greg Wren- $10,000.00
  • Renal Associates of Montgomery- $2,500.00
  • Hyundai Motor Manufacturing of Alabama- $2,500.00
  • Fresenius Medical Care- $2,500.00
  • ServisFirst Bank- $1,000.00
  • Central Alabama Kidney & Hypertension Center, P.C.- $1,000.00
  • Dialysis Clinic Inc.- $1,000.00
  • Baptist Health- $1,000.00
  • Montgomery Radiology Associates- $1,000.00
  • Sullivan & Wills Real Estate- $1,000.00
  • Amedisys- $750.00
  • Whitfield Foods- $500.00
  • Beasley Allen Crow- $500.00
  • Bennett & Lumpkin- $500.00
  • Adams Drug- $500.00
  • Alabama Gas Corporation- $500.00
  • Government Affairs- $500.00
  • Jackson Thornton- $500.00
  • Hillview Terrace- $500.00
  • Walgreens- $500.00
  • Granville Home Furnishings- $500.00
  • Alabama Artificial Limb & Orthopedic Services, Inc.- $500.00
  • Montgomery Kidney Specialists- $500.00
  • MAX Federal Credit Union- $250.00
  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., Alpha Rho Zeta Chapter- $250.00
  • City Drug- $250.00