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Palmer receives NephCure Service Award at Countdown To A Cure – Baltimore

photoHall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer saluted 10 year-old Lindsey Duquette and others suffering from the kidney disease FSGS and Nephrotic Syndrome while receiving The NephCure Foundation 2012 Public Service Award Sunday, June 24 at Countdown To A Cure – Baltimore at the Kettle Hill Restaurant.

The charity affair, attended by over 100 people, was the culmination of a series of events encompassing “NephCure Day” in the City of Baltimore. 

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The activities launched with a walk headquartered at Sliders Bar and Grill. NephCure walkers then walked around Camden Yards to generate awareness and attended the Orioles game against the Washington Nationals before converging at the Kettle Hill Restaurant for the dinner, which featured a host of former Orioles players, including Palmer, Rick Dempsey, Ron Hansen, Dave Johnson and others.  The dinner was hosted by Orioles TV broadcaster Tom Davis.

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