More than 130 people took a stroll through Henderson Lake Park on Saturday in the 13th annual Kidney Walk.
The Kidney Foundation of Canada said $18,531 was collected this year.
Southern Albertans have been spurred to donate and participate in the walk following the story of four-year-old Kaidyn Fortin.
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He contracted an extreme strain of E. coli, which morphed into a life-threatening disease that attacked his kidneys – but his mother Elicia stepped up and donated her kidney.
The foundation is set up to help families with expenses for a transplant – which can be a financial burden.
— With files from Quinn Campbell, Global News
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