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Phi Kappa Psi fraternity will host its second annual charity breakfast to fight polycystic kidney disease tomorrow morning at the fraternity house.
A full breakfast menu will be offered for $5. The doors will open at 8 a.m. and the last meal will be served at noon. The fraternity is located on March Field off Sullivan Lane.
“Last year, the event took in over $400 in charitable donations,” says fraternity member Tim Bragdon ’04, a double major in physics and philosophy. “This year we hope to double our contribution.”
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is the most common genetic, life-threatening disease, affecting more than 600,000 Americans and an estimated 12.5 million people worldwide, according to the PKD Foundation. It affects more people than cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy, hemophilia, Down syndrome and sickle cell anemia combined. Victims have multiple cysts on each kidney that grow and multiply over time, also causing the mass of the kidney to increase. Ultimately, the diseased kidney shuts down, causing end-stage renal disease for which dialysis and transplantation are the only forms of treatment.
“Come support research by enjoying a full breakfast to ensure that hopefully, no one will have to suffer the full effects of PKD in the future,” says Bragdon.
For more information about the breakfast or to donate, contact geology major Daniel Latham ’04 (Islip Terrace, N.Y.) at 610-330-4159 or email mailto:lathamd@lafayette.edu.