The Heavy Murph 2024 Open, with took place April 4–10, delivered another thrilling competition, with neck-and-neck races in both donor categories that went right down to the wire. The top spot in the men’s donor category was hotly contested. Garet Hil established an early lead, but on the last full day of the competition, Thomas … Read More
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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.
National Kidney Registry Announces Donor Games Western Regional Competition for Living Donors
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. The Donor Games Regional competitions are the latest in the Donor Games family of events, which include Donor Games Open remote … Read More
National Kidney Registry Announces Donor Games Midwest Regional Competition for Living Donors
The National Kidney Registry is pleased to announce its second Donor Games Regional competition to showcase the fitness of living kidney and liver donors and raise awareness about the need for living donors nationwide. The Donor Games Regional competitions are the latest in the Donor Games family of events, which include Donor Games Open remote … Read More
Fran Workout 2024 Open Recap
Our second-ever Fran Workout event, which took place February 6–12, went down to the wire, with amazing performances by Donor Games veterans and new faces alike, including a photo finish in the women’s donor category and two new Donor Games records. Thomas Sullivan is proving himself a force to be reckoned with in the Donor … Read More
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.
NKR-Sponsored Kidney Donor Hilary Baude Completes 1K12M Challenge: 12 Marathons in One Year
Hilary Baude, a living kidney donor athlete sponsored by the National Kidney Registry, has completed the 1K12M (One Kidney, 12 Marathons) challenge. Baude, along with fellow NKR-sponsored kidney donor athlete Matt Cavanaugh, tackled the 1K12M challenge to shatter the misperception that kidney donation imposes physical limits on donors by completing 12 marathons within one year. Read More
NKR-Sponsored Kidney Donor Matt Cavanaugh Completes 1K12M Challenge: 12 Marathons in One Year
On December 10, Matt Cavanaugh, a living kidney donor athlete sponsored by the National Kidney Registry, completed the Honolulu Marathon, the final marathon in the 1K12M (One Kidney, 12 Marathons) challenge. In early 2023, Cavanaugh set out to shatter the misperception that kidney donation imposes physical limits on donors by completing 12 sub-3-hour marathons within … Read More