YOU HAVE THE POWER TO SAVE LIVES. PLEDGE AND REGISTER TODAY

Follow us to learn more about organ donation and our national efforts to raise awareness about the critical need for donated organs. We are finding inspiration in unexpected places.

BECAUSE ORGAN & TISSUE DONATION MATTERS

There are over 113,000 Americans waiting for a life-saving transplant. Registering takes only a few minutes. Please encourage your family, friends and colleagues to pledge the "gift of life" by signing up at your State's donor registry. Click HERE to learn how. Californians, please visit Donate Life California.

Our Pledge Life Memorial, "Celebrate Life...Remembrance". We are pledging to HONOR, remember and celebrate the lives of donors, transplant recipients, donation and transplant community members. Will you PLEDGE with us to do the same?
DL Life Logo April 27,2012 - - - - 113,953 AMERICANS ARE CANDIDATES ON THE UNOS TRANSPLANT WAIT LIST DL Life Logo 91,996 waiting for a kidney DL Life Logo 16,098 waiting for a liver DL Life Logo 1,269 waiting for a pancreasDL Life Logo 2,153 waiting for a Kidney-PancreasDL Life Logo 3,172 waiting for a heartDL Life Logo 1,632 waiting for a lungDL Life Logo 52 waiting for a heart-lungDL Life Logo 278 waiting for small bowelDL Life Logo One organ donor has the opportunity to save up to 8 lives DL Life Logo One tissue donor has the opportunity to save and -or enhance the lives of 50 or more individuals DL Life Logo You have the power to SAVE Lives by becoming an organ, eye and tissue donor, so what are you waiting for? To learn how to register click HEREDL Life Logo

Friday, September 16, 2011

Courtenay Kidney Walk, Canada

Courtenay Kidney Walk


Welcome to the COURTENAY KIDNEY WALK. You’ve taken the first step to becoming a Kidney Hero

Date:                      NOTE - NEW DATE Sunday October 2,  2011 Still lots of time to register                Location:                Simms Park
Registration Time: 10:00 AM
Walk Start:             11:00 AM
Route:                     2.5K Walk
                               5K Fun Run
                               (view map)

Event Details:
Don't miss out there's lots of fun to be had including food, entertainment, silent auctions and more. So lace up your shoes and come on out to join the 2011 COURTENAY KIDNEY WALK!

 You might win a prize. You WILL save a life. 

Entertainment  - details to come
Great Food:Silent Auction                with prizes you won't want to miss
Did you know … 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 and YOU CAN HELP.
SIGNUP either as an individual or a team to walk or run!
                        
Now, once you've signed up you can collect donations by online and/or use the printable pledge sheet
Sponsor an Individual or TeamBy clicking one of the buttons below you can search for an individual or team that is taking part in the Kidney Walk
            
The average walker raises over $200 in pledges.  What’s your fundraising goal?
A minimum $50 in pledges gets you an official WALK t-shirt!
Don't forget to check out our DOCUMENTS for help with fundraising, team building, incentives and more.
Are you a walker and wish to record your offline donations (cash and cheques)? 
No problem! 
Simply visit your fundraising page, 
click the "Sponsor Me" button, then enter the donation. 
Just remember to change the Payment Method to "Offline Payment".
Find the COURTENAY KIDNEY WALK on Facebook! Help us spread the word by clicking Attending: visit our Facebook Event Page.

Can't make the COURTENAY KIDNEY WALK? No problem You can still be a Kidney Hero.· Join our VIRTUAL KIDNEY WALK and save lives any place during August in your pajamas even 

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