Calgary Eye Opener with Angela Knight
We had the privilege of disussing the Photos for Kidneys Portrait Porject with Angela Knnight of the CBC on August 8, 2022
World Summer Transplant Games - Perth
April 15 - April 21, 2023
We are pleased to announce that Perth, Australia will host the 23rd World Transplant Games from 15th – 21st April 2023. This will be the third time the Games have been staged in Australia with previous Games in Sydney in 1997 and the Gold Coast in 2009.
With its modern sporting facilities, excellent health care services and great climate, Perth was unanimously voted as the host city by the WTGF Board of Trustees. It promises to be a games like no other bringing the transplant community back together when we need it most.
The Games are open to those who have received, heart, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas, stem cells and bone marrow transplants, and will bring up to 3 000 transplant athletes, their families and supporters together for a week celebrating the ultimate gift – the gift of life.
Start training, start planning and most of all, start dreaming!
Kidney March - 3 Days - 100 km - K-Country to Calgary
We are proud to launch Kidney March 2022 - September 9, 10, 11. Walk three days, 100-kilometres. Raise $2,200 in the fight against kidney disease and for organ donation. Kidney March means doing the most you can do. No matter where we are across the globe, and no matter what comes our way, our team is excited to once again bring you Kidney March. Our commitment to our kidney community remains stronger than ever. Whether you are marching the 100km or supporting as Crew, you will meet some of the most inspiring people on the planet and make the biggest difference you’ve ever made in your life. Kidney March is more than an event. It is a movement. It is a community of people rallying as one united front in support of each other. It is an experience that will take you beyond your limits but reward you for pushing those limits in more ways than you ever thought it would.
We are excited to make Kidney March 2022 another amazing experience, so be sure to join us! Register now!
Kidney March - 3 Days - 100km - K-Country to Calgary
We are proud to launch Kidney March 2021 - September 10-12. Walk three days, 100 kilometres, from the foothills of the Canadian Rockies to Calgary. Raise $2,200 in the fight against kidney disease and for organ donation. Whether you are marching the 100 km or supporting as crew, you will meet some of the most inspiring people on the planet and make the biggest difference you’ve ever made in your life. Kidney March is more than an event. It is a movement. It is a community of people rallying in support of each other. It is an experience that will take you beyond your limits but reward you for pushing those limits in more ways than you ever thought it would.
We start off on Friday in Millarville, Alberta, our gateway to Kananaskis Country. We head into Kananaskis, a place where people from around the world come to enjoy the stunning scenery and fresh mountain air. The grandeur of the Rocky Mountains ever insight, we make our way north along the Foothills, also known for their majestic beauty.
Our closing ceremony takes place three days later in Calgary at Canada Olympic Park. It’s the perfect spot to celebrate your achievement – a fitting place to complete the Kidney March as one united front in the battle against kidney disease.
Kidney March - 3 Days - 100km - K-Country to Calgary
Walk the farthest you have ever walked and raise the most you have ever raised to fight kidney disease and boost organ donation. 3.5 Million Canadians have chronic kidney disease or are at risk. Most people don’t even know until it’s too late. Join us at Kidney March.
We start off on Friday in Millarville, Alberta, our gateway to Kananaskis Country. We head into Kananaskis, a place where people from around the world come to enjoy the stunning scenery and fresh mountain air. The grandeur of the Rocky Mountains ever insight, we make our way north along the Foothills, also known for their majestic beauty.
Our closing ceremony takes place three days later in Calgary at Canada Olympic Park. It’s the perfect spot to celebrate your achievement – a fitting place to complete the Kidney March as one united front in the battle against kidney disease.
Canadian Transplant Games 2020
The Games will be hosted by the City of Winnipeg and Tourism Winnipeg along with the Local Organizing Committee of the CTA.
Athletes can look forward to world class facilities located in the centre of Canada. For more information on the CTA and previous Games visit the CTA website at www.canadiantransplant.com or contact Brenda Brown, President, Canadian Transplant Association at 604-807-8282 or bbrown@txworks.ca.
Special Announcement: After discussions with the Local Organizing Committee in Winnipeg and the Canadian Transplant Association Board of Directors we have come to the disappointing but necessary decision to cancel the 2020 Canadian Transplant Games due to the ongoing challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
8th Annual Kidney Gala
We will rendezvous at the JW Marriot Parq Vancouver along with community stakeholders, business leaders, media/sports personalities, experts in the medical/research industry and those impacted by kidney disease. With our 1920's Glitz and Glam Gatsby Style theme and Speakeasy After-Party to follow, the Kidney Gala is sure to keep you shimmying all night long!
Become A Kidney Donor
If you want to become a kidney donor in Canada, go to the Canadian Transplant Association website canadiantransplant.com where you can find links to your provincial organ donor organization and get more information.