Steve Wilson, a Katonah, NY, resident and living kidney donor, will compete with Renal Warriors, a National Kidney Registry-sponsored team of nine living kidney donors and five kidney recipients in the August 2-3 Wild West Relay, a 200-mile, 36-leg race through the Rocky Mountains between Fort Collins, CO, and Steamboat Springs, CO.
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CT kidney donor to compete in 200-mile Wild West Relay after completing 2 Ironman races last year
Hilary Baude is set to take part in the 200-mile, 36-leg Wild West Relay in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado, from Aug. 2-3, according to a release on the website of the Donor Games, a Connecticut-based competition that showcases kidney donors and recipients.
Boston resident will run relay race to advocate for kidney donations
Boston resident and living kidney donor Teagan Walter is running a relay race to prove a point.
Living kidney donor from Utah participating in 200-mile relay race with other donors, recipients
An Orem woman who donated her kidney will be competing in a 200-mile relay race with a team consisting of other kidney donors and kidney recipients.
‘Gave somebody their life back’: kidney donor hiking length of PCT to encourage others makes a stop in C.O.
A Southern California kidney donor seeking in inspire and inform others is taking on the challenge of hiking 2,600 miles through three states, from the Mexican to Canadian borders on the Pacific Crest Trail.
Colorado kidney donor set to compete in her 12th Ironman competition
Liz Young has completed 11 Ironman competitions. This fall, she will compete in her sixth race with only one kidney.
Donor awareness event aims to educate about the need for kidney transplants
Standing in the Central Montcalm High School gym, surrounded by sweaty people doing sit-ups, pull-ups and lifting weights as rock music blared over the speakers, Nichole Read Peak sat in a chair with a peaceful smile on her face.
SoCal man raises awareness for kidney donation through hiking
April is National Donate Life Month, and one Southern California man is going above and beyond to help.
National Kidney Registry Donor Games to be held in Alameda
The National Kidney Registry is pleased to announce its first-ever Donor Games Regional competition to showcase the fitness of living kidney and liver donors and raise awareness about the need for living donors nationwide.
Rep. Katrina Shankland honored a Plover couple for their work in raising organ donation awareness
Mark and Lynn Scotch were presented with a Hometown Hero Award from the Wisconsin State Assembly during legislative session at the State Capitol.