International Volunteer Day
The National Kidney Foundation formed the nexus of volunteers as it organises the International Volunteer Day on the 2nd of December 2012 from 930 am to 1230 am with the theme entitled "count on me".It entails enshrining the assiduous efforts of volunteers past to present.Also goodie bags would also be delivered to needy peritoneal dialysis patients at their homes.The activity would go some way in fulfilling its paramount purpose of providing basic necessities for the patients involved.
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