26 Days of Kawasaki Disease Awareness: Day 20

To commemorate the 4th annual National Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day on January 26, 2014, I will be posting 26 ideas on how you can spread KD awareness in your own community and beyond - one idea per day until the 26th.  

Here are the past days:

Day 1: Help make 'National Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day' officially recognized at the local, state, and national levels.
Day 2: Create an email signature to promote Kawasaki Disease awareness.
Day 3: Organize an art contest.
Day 4: Pass out KD awareness posters.

Day 5: Write about your Kawasaki Disease experience.

Day 6: Contact news outlets about running a KD story.
Day 7: Decorate your home and car windows with KD awareness.
Day 8: Participate in a KD Clinical Study
Day 9: Share Kawasaki Disease themed infographics and memes.
Day 10: Organize a 5K run for Kawasaki Disease.
Day 11: Get your community involved in KD awareness.
Day 12: Hand out heart lollipops with KD information.
Day 13: Start or join a Kawasaki Disease support group.
Day 14: Buy, make, and wear KD awareness.
Day 15: Organize a charity golf or mini-golf tournament for KD.
Day 16: Organize a local blood drive for KD and donate blood.
Day 17: Get your child's school involved.
Day 18: Make a KD inspired float for a local parade.
Day 19: Organize a charity sporting event for KD.

Now let's get to today's idea:

Day 20: Donate $26 on January 26th and urge others to do the same.

It's less than dinner for two at Applebee's; it's less than a movie including popcorn and a drink; it's less than most tanks of gas.  $26 won't make a huge dent in your wallet, but if enough people donate, it could make a significant difference in the lives of every Kawasaki Disease sufferer.  

Top 10 Reasons to Why We Give to Charity by TogetherWeDonate.org

There are many different kinds of KD research going on around the world right now.  Some of the most important research happening at the moment has to do with developing a diagnostic test.  Much of this research depends on donations from the general public.  Here are just some of the places you can look into to see if you might want to donate money to their cause.  

Foundations:
Kawasaki Disease Foundation
Kawasaki Disease Foundation - Australia
Kawasaki Disease Foundation - India
Kawasaki Kids Foundation
Busey Foundation
The Vasculitis Foundation
Vasculitis Foundation Canada

Crowdrise Fundraisers:
Sarah Chalke for Kawasaki Disease Foundation
Brandon Watson for the Busey Foundation

Hospitals:
Kawasaki Disease Program and Clinic at Rady's Children's Hospital, San Diego
Kawasaki Disease Program Seattle Children's Hospital
Kawasaki Disease Program Boston Children's Hospital
Kawasaki Disease Program at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus
Kawasaki Disease Program Children's Hospital, Denver
LaBatt Family Heart Centre, SickKids Hospital, Toronto
Kawasaki Disease Program at Children's Hospital of Chicago

You can, of course, check out your local hospital (or the hospital that treated your child for KD) to see if anyone there is conducting research on KD.  Have you donated to KD research? Where? Come back tomorrow for day 21 of 26 days of Kawasaki Disease.