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DONOR SABBATH NOV 12, 2023, WE PRESENTED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS REGARDING CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AND A VIDEO OR AN ORAL PRESENTATION ABOUT DONOR NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES. WE PRESENTED AT 16 PRIMARILY BLACK CHURCHES IN JEFFERSON CITY, COLUMBIA AND MARSHALL, REACHING 600 PEOPLE IN THE SEAT PLUS 5 OF THE CHURCHES OFFERED ONLINE SERVICES. WE VISITED 2 WOMEN'S SHELTER, ONE IN JEFFERSON CITY AND ONE IN COLUMBIA. WE PROVIDED MULTIPLE TOILETRIES GIFT WRAPPED FOR EACH LADY. IN JANUARY 2024 WE PROVIDED 529 RESOURCE BAGS TO DIALYSIS PATIENTS AT CLINICS IN COLUMBIA, MOBERLY, MEXICO, MARSHALL AND JEFFERSON CITY. THE BAGS FOR EACH PERSON (529) CONTAINED WRITTEN DIETARY AND OTHER WRITTEN INFORMATION FOR DIABETES, TOILETRIES, SOCKS, NECK PILLOWS AND BACKPACKS. WE PROVIDED AN ONLINE WEBINAR WITH 3 PROFESSIONAL SPEAKERS, A NEPHROLOGIST, DIETITIAN, AND A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT. WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 50 PARTICIPANTS ON LINE. WE DID TABLING AT A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS, PROVIDING CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE INFORMATION. WE RECEIVED A $5,801 GRANT FROM BAXTER. WITH A $1,000 GRANT FROM THE COLUMBIA KIWANIS, WE PROVIDED ORAL HYGIENE EDUCATION AND TOOLS FOR YOUTH AT A LOW TO MODERATE INCOME SUBSIDIZED AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM OF APPROXIMATELY 18 YOUTH OF VARYING AGES. WE HELD 4 SESSIONS AND EACH SESSION WE PROVIDED A HEALTHY SNACK AND ORAL EDUCATION. AT THE LAST SESSION WE PROVIDED A PROGRAM FOR PARENTS, FOOD AND ORAL EQUIPMENT FOR THE CHILDREN TO HAVE AT HOME.