The Ruth Gottscho Kidney Foundation

50 years of helping kidney patients

35 years of helping kidney kids go to camp

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Ruth Carole Gottscho

1945 -1960

 

The Ruth Gottscho Kidney Foundation is a nonprofit group founded by Ira and Eva Gottscho after their daughter Ruth’s death from renal failure in 1960. The Foundation was established in honor of Ruth's bravery and acceptance of a devastating disease. Gottscho Foundation operates strictly through volunteers and provides temporary funding for patients needing emergency transportation and medication.

Frost Valley YMCA Camp – The Foundation established a dialysis unit at the camp in 1975. The camp itself allows children with renal failure to enjoy a sleep-away camping experience.

In loving memory of

Eva Gottscho (1913—2009)

Eva Gottscho with "kidney camper" KK Lawrence in the new Ruth Gottscho Dialysis Center.

 

The RGKF supports an on-site comprehensive dialysis center staffed by a pediatric nephrologist and other kidney specialists so dialysis, and pre- and post transplant children can be mainstreamed into the whole sleepaway camp experience. Children with kidney disorders gain an independence and confidence that lasts a lifetime. Camp time also gives their parents and siblings a much-needed break.

RGKF offers camperships, so families who can’t shoulder even more costs, can offer these children some of the most memorable experiences of their lives. It costs thousands of dollars to run the dialysis center and provide camperships, and every penny is worth it when a child smiles while scrambling up a hiking trail or laughs with his or her bunkmates.

The magic of summer camp. Click here for a quick tour.

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