Kidney Foundation
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Former NHL goalie David Ayres in Kelowna raises money for kidney foundationThe foundation is something Ayres holds close to his heart, after he needed a kidney transplant at the age of 27.SportsJul 9, 2023
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Looking back at landmark Calgary kidney transplant 10 years laterIt's been 10 years since Calgary's first anonymous living kidney donor recipient. Since then, donors have come forward to save strangers' lives.HealthJun 7, 2021
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Calgarians join Canada-wide Kidney March to raise money to battle diseaseThe 11th annual Kidney March has participants walk 100 kilometres to raise money for research and organ donation.CanadaSep 12, 2020
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Emergency goalie David Ayres coming to SaskatoonDavid Ayres will be at the Saskatoon Blades game on March 6 when they take on the Regina Pats.SportsFeb 27, 2020
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Hamilton Kidney Walk participant says the cause is ‘near and dear’ to his heartHamilton's Craig Kerr is one of those who will be participating in the annual event at the park's Willow Cove Pavilion.Sep 21, 2019
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Alberta toddler walking 100 km to support loved ones with kidney diseaseSam McKail is walking 100 kilometres in 100 days to support his many family members who either have kidney disease or are kidney donors.HealthSep 6, 2017
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Penticton dad donates kidney to save his sonThe father and son duo who operate a long-time Penticton poutine truck are using the family business to champion a cause that hits very close to home. Tim Treadway manages Jeffers Fryzz, a business that has been the source of poutine in the city for more than 30 years. But last winter, the athletic 24-year-old’s...CanadaSep 22, 2016
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Okanagan employers encourage organ donationThe initiative will encourage companies to make it standard practise to offer employees a chance to register for organ donation.Oct 23, 2015
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More than 100 take part in Penticton Kidney WalkThe goal of the local walk is to raise $30,000; provincially, organizers hope to raise $450,000 for the Kidney Foundation.CanadaSep 27, 2015
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