Failure is not an option
Walk the farthest you have ever walked and raise the most you have ever raised to fight kidney disease and boost organ donation. 3.5 Million Canadians have chronic kidney disease or are at risk. Most people don’t even know until it’s too late. Join us at Kidney March.
THANK YOU MARCHERS & CREW!
YOU raised just over $1.4 Million Dollars (and counting) at Kidney March 2019 for kidney disease and organ donation. “We are thrilled to have incredible support from our community. It is truly inspiring,” says Joyce Van Deurzen, Executive Director of the Kidney Foundation of Canada, Southern Alberta. “Kidney March asks Marchers and Crew to do the most they can do for kidney disease and organ donation, and they certainly have. Calgary is an absolute worldwide centre of excellence on kidney research so this money makes a huge difference, it’s going to change lives, there’s no question about that," says Van Deurzen.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Kidney March Alumni Reunion October 19, 2019
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| Goal | $1,000,000.00 CAD |
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| Achieved | $1,396,818.99 CAD |
Did you know The Kidney Foundation of Canada hosts interesting and informative webinars by noted kidney disease experts and patients?
Well We Do!
Here are the upcoming webinars:
• Treatment Modalities with Dr. Joanne Kappel and Peggy Gillespie - Oct. 23, 2019 - 4:30 pm EDT
• Self-Management with Dr. Brenda Hemmelgarn - Nov. 19, 2019 - 3:00 pm EST
• CKD and Mental Health with Dr. Gavril Herzc - Dec. 11, 2019 - 3:00 pm EST
Visit kidney.ca/webinars for registration information and to watch past webinars.
Happy Thanksgiving weekend to our wonderful Kidney community! We're thankful for you - our Marchers, Crew, volunteers, supporters, donors, family members, patients, friends, medical staff, researchers, sponsors and everyone in our Kidney March family. Have an amazing day!
#KidneyMarch #Thanksgiving
In the News: Against All Odds - Penticton resident looks back at receiving three kidneys in 32 years, his last through the paired exchange program. There was about a one per cent chance of finding a match for Folstad his third time around. “I never gave up hope because my family saw the one per cent chance as ‘Yay, one per cent!’ because it wasn’t zero,” said Folstad.
It's Not Too Late to Be Heard!
The Federal Election is fast approaching. The Kidney Foundation of Canada has prepared an easy-to-use toolkit for anyone who wants to make sure the issues most important to those affected by kidney disease are a priority for the next federal government. Issues such as equitable access to treatment options for Canadians with kidney disease.
Visit The Kidney Foundation’s 2019 Election Centre to download your 2019 Election Toolkit and to find out more.
www.kidney.ca/2019election
KFOC-2019 Election - The Kidney Foundation of Canada | La Fondation canadienne du rein
2019 federal election centre to advocate for equitable Access to Treatment Options for Canadians with Kidney DiseaseWith 1 in 10 Canadians living with kidney disease, there are many that feel both the physical and mental effects.
Research shows that depression is 3 times higher in adults with kidney disease than the regular population.
You’re not alone. Reach out to someone who understands through Kidney Connect, volunteers are here for you: www.kidney.ca/peer-support
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #WorldMentalHealthDay #KidneyDisease #KidneyCommunityWith 1 in 10 Canadians living with kidney disease, there are many of us that feel both the physical and mental effects.
Research shows that depression is 3 times higher in adults with kidney disease than the regular population.
You’re not alone. Reach out to someone who understands. Kidney Connect volunteers are here for you: www.kidney.ca/peer-support
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #WorldMentalHealthDay #KidneyDisease #KidneyCommunity