Raffle Ticket Winner

WTG Kay Whitesell of Westfield, NY on winning the $100.00 worth of New York state scratch off Lottery tickets.

Happy Scratching!!!


Thanks to everyone who supported this fundraiser.


Next fundraiser will be Oct 25th at the Tap room in Westfield NY

All day of music fun and food. Will post more on the event as it grows closer

Thanks for listening :)

Raffle Tickets & Hot Dog sale

Well the Raffle ticket drawing for $100.00 worth of NY State Scratch offs are going pretty well we think. This past wkend we were set up at the towns Farmers Market from 8-1 but not many were out due to rain. So hoping this wkend is better. :)

We will be selling tickets till the drawing Sept. 26th.

Also we are still doing the Hot Dog sales at Quality Markets in Westfield, NY. from 10 to whenever the people stop coming. This we will be doing till people are sick of eating Hot Dogs from us. (haha)

Hoping this weekend it don't rain ( the last 2 wkends were UGH in the rain)

We are now also getting together door prizes and raffle prizes for the Benefit with all day bands at the Tap Room in Westfield for Sat. Oct. 25th. Wish us luck on that.

If anyone has idea please let me know

Thanks for listening to me ramble on

Dana has made the paper

Dana's story has made the paper thanks to our fundraising coordinator Gloria click the link to read :) ( Westfield Republican)

Happy Reading

Dana has made the LIST

Dana received a call from Jac at the Cleveland Clinic and was told he is now on the UNOS ( United Network for Organ Sharing) list. which means if a cadaver kidney becomes available and is a match he will get a call for us to rush to Cleveland for his transplant.

Wish us luck ..

JR has his appointment

Jr has gotten his call for final testing appointments at Cleveland Clinic. His appt will be Oct 13th & 14th. We wish him all the luck !!

One step closer

Well we found out today that James aka Jr got his phone call telling him that his blood work has made him a match for Dana and he is now able to continue on and come to Cleveland Clinic for further testing to make sure that he is a match and that there are no other medical issues. WEEEEEEE . Will keep ya posted ..

Who is Dana Brown?

Dana's family has chosen to open a trust fund with the Westfield Kiwanis Club in part because this organization provides both tax-deductibility and fiscal accountability to his contributors, as well as, allowing Dana’s trust to utilize 100% of the contributions. Many national organizations charge a % of the donations to manage the trust fund. This is an unfortunate situation when every dollar donated is so desperately needed by the families.

“All about Dana”

*Born January 6, 1966 in Erie, PA
*Attended Wattsburg Schools and graduated from Seneca High School in 1985
*Diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 18
*Worked at Better Baked Foods in the pasta department at the North East facility where he met Lynn from Westfield
*After marrying Lynn in 1988, they settled in Westfield and had two children, Sheila and Neale
*Coached youth soccer in Westfield and enjoys hunting and fishing
*Dana has been employed at the Westfield School since 1990
*His long battle with diabetes caused kidney disease which was first diagnosed in 1991
*Finally in March 2008 his kidneys could no longer function and he was diagnosed with End Stage Renal Disease and was placed on home dialysis
*Currently Dana is in the process of finding a kidney donor and being placed on the transplant list through the Cleveland Clinic
*In the near future Dana will need to be evaluated by another transplant hospital to increase his chance for a kidney thus creating more uncovered expenses.

"Don't take your organs to heaven; heaven knows we need them here!"

Interested in Donating?

If you are interested in making a monetary donations the information is below. Any help is greatly appreciated. These donations are to assist us with the unforeseen medical cost that the insurance does not cover. The money does not come directly to us, it is put into a trust fund and paper work must be filled out each time money is needed. So this is not a blind donation to be spent on just anything.

Donation Information

Please make check payable to:

Kiwanis Club of Westfield, NY

Print in memo section of check:

Dana Brown Benefit Fund #2404

Please send to:

Westfield Kiwanis Club
35 Main Street
Westfield, New York 14787

This Trust is Administered by the Westfield Kiwanis Club Trust.

Getting Started

Hi All

Well this is our first time at doing anything like this, I hope you all take patience with us.
Expect to see more to come.