On November 21, 2019, Erin, Chris and Piper Lee were proud to donate $50,000 to the A.I. duPont Hospital for Children on behalf of Piper’s Kidney Beans Foundation. $15,000 of their gift will go to the continued enhancements to the genetic testing panel and further research of the use of genetic testing in treating nephrotic […]
Friends! The Fourth Annual Piper’s Kidney Beans Foundation’s BEANefit will by Thursday, April 11, 2019 at Harry’s Savoy Grill and Ballroom. The event begins at 6:00 p.m., and as usual, will feature a cocktail hour, open bar, full dinner, silent auction and more! Last year we raised a tremendous amount of money and were able […]
I would like to use this post as an opportunity to talk about a few of the reasons I am a grateful man today. First, last week we were honored to donate $45,000 to Nemours to bring our three year total to $115,000. With that money, A.I. duPont Hospital for Children has been able to […]
Today we received the 2017 Nemours Fund for Children’s Health Annual Report to Donors. We want our supporters to know their donations are going to a great cause and once again, we are recognized in the $25,000 to $49,999 category. In 2018, we are hoping to break into the $50,000+ category!!! 2017 Annual Report 2017 […]
Now that we’ve left FY 2017 behind, I’d like to share some details about our financial performance. In 2017, we received $61,951.90 in donation revenue. We donated $40,000.00 to A.I. duPont Hospital for Children for the expansion of their nephrotic genetic testing panel. We spent $14,895.22 on operational expenses. The large majority of that was […]
On November 27, 2017, Chris, Erin and Piper Lee presented A.I. duPont Hospital for Children with a check for $40,000 to be used for the further development of the genetic testing laboratory at the hospital. To date, Piper’s Kidney Beans Foundation has donated $70,000 to A.I. to support this cause. Many thanks to all of […]
It was a cold, rainy and windy day as Hurricane Matthew blew through the region and even though we didn’t actually walk in the event, we were there proudly supporting A.I. duPont Hospital for Children’s “Bean Team” at the 2016 Wilmington National Kidney Foundation Kidney Walk. Our great friend and fundraising extraordinaire, Desiree Headley, ran […]
On Monday, October 3, 2016, Piper’s Kidney Beans Foundation made its first donation to A.I. duPont Hospital for Children. Erin Lee along with her daughters Piper, Harper and Sophia, presented the hospital with a check for $30,000 to be used for the expansion of A.I.’s newly created nephrotic genetic testing laboratory. This donation comes as […]
Hello All, It’s been a while since I’ve updated the blog and just wanted to take an opportunity to let you know how well Piper is doing. She just had her blood tested on Monday and it looks very good. She and her sister Harper just got brand new “big girl beds” and it feels […]
We owe Kid Shelleen’s and Harry’s Hospitality Group a huge thank you for supporting our foundation with their “Oh My Darlin’” specialty drink! The drink raised some great money for the foundation’s goals and also raised awareness for genetic kidney disease. If you live in Wilmington and haven’t been to Kid Shelleen’s, then you’re missing […]