Fund Raising Activities
The National Kidney Foundation organised a carnival with the name of "Lighting Up Lives" on 16 September 2012 at the Marina Barrage,spanning a total of twelve hours from 9am to 9pm.. This is a munificent gesture meant to raise funds for its artificial kidneys for its patients.The carnival managed to raise $400000.
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