I'm participating in The Kidney Foundation of Canada's
Give the Gift of Life Walk Ontario 2009

Why do I walk?

Please support my campaign to help Canadians living with kidney disease by donating today! Your contribution will benefit The Kidney Foundation of Canada, the national volunteer organization committed to reducing the burden of kidney disease.

An estimated 2 million Canadians have kidney disease or are at risk while each day an average of 14 Canadians learn that their kidneys have failed.

In 2008…
• There were 4330 people on the waiting list for an organ transplant.
• 215 people died while waiting for an organ transplant.
• 303 people withdrew from the waiting list.
  (People are withdrawn from the waiting list when they become too sick to receive a transplant, opt out of the surgery, or their health improves.)
• 2083 trasplants took place.  1541 of those transplants were made possible because of deceased donors.

Secure online donations can be made with VISA, MasterCard and American Express. An electronic tax receipt will be sent to you by email within minutes of making your pledge.

Since its creation in 1964, The Kidney Foundation has helped millions of Canadians suffering from kidney failure and related disorders such as hypertension, diabetes, urinary tract infections and kidney stones.

Today, the Foundation continues its focus on strategies to improve the organ donor rate in Canada. It is also exploring preventive approaches to detect chronic renal insufficiency at an early stage, delay its progression and prevent complications associated with the disease.

Please help Canadians living with kidney disease - donate now by clicking here: http://my.e2rm.com/personalPage.aspx?SID=2254627

Thank you for your generous support!

Angie Essery

Want to register yourself to walk?

More info on how to register yourself here!

and if you are in Windsor and want to walk with me this is the walk I will be walking: