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Welcome to the 2012 BC Kidney Walks!
We look forward to meeting you this August and September at the Kidney Foundation of Canada's Kidney Walks, which take place in communities across the province. Come walk, run, or perhaps even paddle to fight kidney disease and promote organ donation and have a great time doing it!
2011 Kidney Walk a Great Success!
$220,000 raised
In 19 BC Communities, walkers, runners and in some cases, paddlers, along with volunteers, organizers, supporters and sponsors made it all happen. $210,000. were raised. So were awareness about the need for more ogran donors, and the number of new organ donor registrations.
Thank you British Columbians. Your enthusiastic participation helped close the gap between the 85% of people who said they were in favour of organ donation and the 17% who have actually signed up. Your financial support will help The Kidney Foundation keep this lifesaving message in front of all people in BC to help the 200,000 British Columbians who have kidney disease.
Summary of Top 25 Fundraisers.
Top 25
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Participant Name
|
Walk Community
|
Amounts Raised
|
| 1 |
Maureen Kidd |
Prince George |
$5,000 |
| 2 |
Finderson Alves |
Tri-Cities |
$3,160 |
| 3 |
Paul and Indira Gill |
Vancouver |
$2,898 |
| 4 |
Kyle Sterling |
Kamloops |
$2,540 |
| 5 |
Annick Lim |
Penticton |
$2,540 |
| 6 |
Gurjit Cheema |
Fraser Valley |
$2,020 |
| 7 |
Darrell Rutledge |
Prince George |
$2,000 |
| 8 |
Doug Tyce |
Nanaimo |
$1,900 |
| 9 |
Haley Bowland |
Penticton |
$1,856 |
| 10 |
Joan Conklin |
Vancouver |
$1,800 |
| 11 |
Lizuarte Barcelos |
Terrace |
$1,575 |
| 12 |
Virginia Ashcroft |
Fraser Valley |
$1,550 |
| 13 |
Tilda Stewart |
Vancouver |
$1,470 |
| 14 |
Darcy Kray |
Vancouver |
$1,415 |
| 15 |
Trevor Bowland |
Penticton |
$1,395 |
| 16 |
Karen Fontaine |
Trail |
$1,295 |
| 17 |
Sami & Kecia Turunen |
Kamloops |
$1,285 |
| 18 |
Jasmin and Ravi Ghag |
Vancouver |
$1,250 |
| 19 |
Kay Saul |
Burns Lake |
$1,173 |
| 20 |
Adam Formanski |
Kamloops |
$1,150 |
| 21 |
Dennis McCann |
Vancouver |
$1,090 |
| 22 |
Robyn Demers |
Burns Lake |
$1,060 |
| 23 |
Wendy Collins |
Vancouver |
$1,040 |
| 24 |
M.Y. Lorraine Gerard |
Vancouver |
$1,025 |
| 25 |
Deb Palmer |
Victoria |
$1,090 |
To view how each Walk did, scroll down and click on the individual Walk websites.
Watch here for information about the 2012 Kidney Walk campaign.
2011 Kidney Walk Campaign
2.5K Walk, Paddle or 5K Fun Run
August and September in 19 B.C. Communities
Join the 2011 Kidney Walk:
A Walk to Close The Gap
Did you know…
That 85% of British Columbians surveyed were in favour of organ donation? But only 17% have registered to be organ donors?
This huge gap between “will do” and “did do” is threatening the lives of the 2,800 people in BC on kidney dialysis. They must wait up to 5 years for a new kidney. Some don’t last that long.
The Kidney Foundation is committed to
closing this gap
You can help.
You might win a prize. You WILL save a life.
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SPECIAL OFFER from Steve Nash Fitness World
Steve Nash Fitness World is offering all registered Kidney Walk participants FREE access to all 17 Steve Nash Fitness Clubs in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island from August 1st to September 25, 2011. PLUS, until Sept 15th all locations will offer a discount membership plan just for Kidney Walk participants! Click here to find out how. ___________________________________________________________
Click on the location below for full details about the Kidney Walk in your community.No Walk in your community? Contact Barb Valentine at barbarav@kidney.bc.ca to set one up OR join a "virtual walk" to support organ donation from the comfort of your home.
Since 2008, thousands of participants across BC have joined The Kidney Walk. Over $360,000 have been raised to increase organ donation, fund research, provide support for kidney patients and their families, and to educate the public about the importance of kidney health.
And not only that. They had fun doing it. There’s food, entertainment, silent auctions and more. Come on out. Lace up your shoes and join us in August and September at your town’s KIDNEY WALK. Don’t miss out.
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