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Swampfoot 4 Mile is an all out foot race packed with over 20 obstacles! The race will be held at Rattle Run Farms, a 200 acre working farm in Saint Clair, Michigan. Swampfoot 4 Mile will be benefiting the Liberty Riders Handicapped Horseback riding program.

Swampfoot 4 Mile was created by John Cook and Kurt Brinker who wanted to produce a race like no other. The course created blends a cross-country foot race with obstacles similar to those found in military style confidence courses.

Rattle Run Farms hosts Liberty Riders, Inc. which is a non-profit therapeutic riding program dedicated to teach children and adults with disabilities how to ride horses and experience riding activities.

The Really Living Corporation is a charitable organization that helps those with terminal and debilitating illnesses, who are uninsured or under-insured. We provide free transportation to and from medical treatments, as well as serve as a resource center for emergency assistance and other living necessities not covered by insurance or benefits. Statistical data, tells us that forty percent of the three hundred million people in this country are uninsured or under insured. But we didn’t need the newspaper to tell us that. Each and every one of us has a loved one, friend or neighbor who’s having a medically related hardship. Our aim is to ameliorate some of these conditions. Through our resource center, we will assist these patients who require help paying for prescriptions, co-pays , food , bills and much more. The goal of our organization is to make life a little easier for those of us who are really suffering and could use a helping hand.

Our primary focus is giving immediate aid to those in need. But in the near future, we would like to offer some counseling and social work options. Really Living knows all too well how an unexpected diagnosis can be devastating both mentally and emotionally. We would like to provide those who need it, with someone to talk to.

We would also like to start providing some dietary and fitness information. Eating properly and exercise in any form, can drastically improve the quality of life.

Click the link below for a brochure of our upcoming Jazz Benefit Concert happening April 30, 2011:

• Jazz Benefit Concert - Brochure

Polycystic Kidney Disease Support Group (PKD)

WHEN:  Meets every third Tuesday of the month from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE:  Beaumont Hospital Administration Building, Dining Rooms A & B, Royal Oak, MI

IN SUPPORT OF:  Polycystic kidney disease

CONTACT:  Kathryn M. Glynn, Chapter Coordinator at (248) 761-9944111 or                                              email at: detroitchapter@pkdcure.org                     website:  http://www.pkdcure.org/tabid/490/Default.aspx

University of Michigan Transplant Support Groups

WHEN:  Meets on the first Friday of each month from 10 a.m.- noon

WHERE:  University Hospital, room UH2C108

IN SUPPORT OF:  Pre- and post-heart transplant patients and their families, as well as individuals                                considering or already placed on Left Ventricular Assist Devices

CONTACT:  Call facilitator Ruth Halben, M.S.W, C.S.W., for more information: 734-763-9788111

WHEN:  Meets the fourth Saturday of each month from 10 a.m.- noon

WHERE:  University Hospital, Room UH 2C224

IN SUPPORT OF:  Patients who may need to be listed for, are listed for or have had a lung                                transplant.  Also open to their families and support people

CONTACT:  Call facilitator Lisbeth Warner, LMSW: 734-615-5334 111

Beaumont Hospital Support Groups

WHEN:  Meets every 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

WHERE:  Beaumont Hospital ABW 1st Floor Private Dining Room, Royal Oak, MI

IN SUPPORT OF:  Beaumont Hospital Transplant Connection Support Group (Kidney, Liver,                                Pancreas, Intestines)

CONTACT:  Maria Munoz:  (248) 551-1201 (or)
                    Beaumont Transplant Clinic:  (248) 551-1033, option 3

Henry Ford Hospital's Transplant Support Groups

Bone Marrow:  Contact:  (313) 916-97541

Heart:  Meets first Wednesday, 1:30 - 2:30 PM, Education & Research Bldg., Room 2038C               Contact: Ginger St. John (313) 916-11541

Kidney/Pancreas:  Meets 3rd Thursday, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, Clinic Bldg., 16th Floor, Large                                    Conference Room. Contact: Patrick Williams (313) 916-12901

Liver:  Meets 2nd Thursday, 11:00 a.m. -12:00 PM, Clinic Bldg., 16th Floor, Large Conference              Room. Contact Maria Munoz (313) 916-13521

Lung:  Meets 3rd Wednesday, 1:00 - 2:30 PM, Clinic Bldg., 16th Floor, Large Conference Room.             Contact Anne Eshelman (313) 916-25231or (313) 916-76081

LVAD:  Meets 3rd Monday, 10:00 - 11:00 AM, Clinic Bldg., 14th Floor, Room B1402B. Contact              Ginger St. John (313) 916-11541

St. John Hospital Transplant Center Support Group Meeting Schedule for 2010

Donor Awarness Month (Call to Volunteer) on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 from 11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. @ Providence Hospital

Donor Awarness Month (Call to Volunteer) for the Month of April from 11:00 - 2:30 p.m. @ St. John Hospital

7th Annual Charity Golf Outing on Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 1:00 p.m. at Sycamore Hills Golf Course, Macomb, MI (Sponsored by: Andary, Andary, Davis & Andary, PC)

Golf Outing Flyer for St. John

Educational Lecture, "Strategies for Maintaining a Healthy Transplant" on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 @ St. John Hospital (Lower Level - Conference Room) from 6:00-8:30 p.m.

Holiday Party on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 @ St. John Hospital (Lower Level-Conference Room) at 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

For more information on any of these events or how you can volunteer, please call at:           (313) 343-30471