Dear Friends and Family,
 
Happy Holidays from the PKD Foundation of Canada!
 
As 2013 draws to an end and we gather with those close to us to celebrate the holiday season, we here at the PKDFOC would like to express our heartfelt thanks to all of you, our donors, who have made this our strongest year to date! 
 
This year, we once again saw incredible growth in PKD awareness on a local and national level through our Chapter initiatives and volunteer-driven events in the community.  Additionally, the Walk for PKD -our signature fundraising campaign- reached record-setting levels; bringing out 850+ people to walk for a cure, and raising more than $173,000!
 
With your help, we continued our support of the University Health Network's Hereditary Kidney Disease Clinic by awarding a One-Year Translational Research Fellowship to Dr. Moumita Barua (Toronto General Hospital.) The funding of this Translational Research Fellowship and the work done within this clinic couples clinical care with research so that new knowledge for the benefit of PKD patients across Canada can be generated.  

Our accomplishments over 2013 are inspiring and would not have been possible without your help.  Looking ahead to 2014, we are excited to further fund leading Canadian research into a treatment and cure for PKD, but the amount of research we are able to support depends on the funds that are available.  
 
 Please make your tax-deductible gift today. Join us in the fight to END PKD! 
 
 
 
It has been an honor to work with you all this year and we look forward to celebrating even more successes in 2014! 
 
Wishing you and your family a happy & healthy New Year.  
 
Best Regards, 
 
 
Jeffrey D. Robertson
Executive Director
PKD Foundation of Canada
www.endpkd.ca