Thursday, November 18, 2004

Yahoo! News - 24th Annual Kidney Ball Will Raise Over $1.1 Million to Fight Kidney Disease; "Rolling on the River" with Creedence Clearwater Revisited

Yahoo! News - 24th Annual Kidney Ball Will Raise Over $1.1 Million to Fight Kidney Disease; "Rolling on the River" with Creedence Clearwater Revisited: "Fernando Murias, Greater Washington Area Managing Partner for PricewaterhouseCoopers, successfully chaired this year's event, bringing with him great enthusiasm and new corporate involvement. A long-time supporter of philanthropic causes, Murias was named Outstanding Fundraising Volunteer by the Washington, DC Metro Area Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals on November 12, 2004. According to Murias, 'Business leaders have a social and moral responsibility to the communities they live in. We're all very busy and it's easy to get caught up in the day to day operations of our businesses, but we have to pause and remember there are other equally important things...helping others in need and building a stronger community"

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