This is a big moment for KDA! We have an official Board of Directors!! We had more than 50 people express interest and eventually narrowed the pool down to 7 people that make up the inaugural Kidney Donor Athletes Board of Directors. I am sincerely grateful for all the people that applied, voiced their hopes … Continue reading Time to Meet the Kidney Donor Athlete Board of Directors!
Hey all you Kidney Donor Athletes, here’s an opportunity you might have some interest in. Our very own Patty Graham started a One Kidney Club in Colorado, a group of kidney donors who meet roughly once a month for a fun social happy hour gathering. Word spread from Denver, and One Kidney Clubs have … Continue reading One Kidney Clubs! Do You Want to Start One?
The time has come! KDA has grown to the point that we need a working Board of Directors! If you are interested in serving in a Board position and have the capacity to do up to 5 hours of work each month, please email us at tracey@kidneydonorathlete.org by midnight on January 19th, 2020. On January … Continue reading KDA is Forming a Board of Directors!
Hello KDA community! We are happy to announce that we have a web store open until midnight, December 6th! That is THIS Friday! We briefly had a web store open in July and it was SO fun to hear stories from the people that ordered merchandise. The clothing became a great conversation starter about donation! … Continue reading KDA Web Store is OPEN!
Hello KDA community! This year we successfully hosted our first Kidney Donor Athlete weekend back in July. We had a great turnout, made new connections, and had a lot of fun! And after much deliberation, we have an announcement for next year... KDA will be attending the 2020 Transplant Games of America in Meadowlands, New … Continue reading Update for 2020 – Save the Date!
Hello KDA community! We are very happy to let everyone know that our very first Kidney Donor Athlete Conversations video is live on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKJldx42rCk&t=20s The KDA founder (Tracey Hulick) has had a vision of adding a video component to Kidney Donor Athletes in the hope of spreading this inspiring content even further. This … Continue reading Kidney Donor Athlete Conversations! (The First Video is Up!!)
Hello everyone! If you are a regular website visitor, you may think that the main thing Kidney Donor Athletes does is share stories of other athlete donors. But that is not the only thing we do! Last year we began a mentoring program. The goal of that program was to match someone going through the … Continue reading Mentoring Program Update – We are up to 40 States and 5 Countries!
I have great news! The first ever Kidney Donor Athletes web store is open for business! ... Until July 1st at midnight! https://www.lockscreenprinting.com/kda My hope is that by wearing KDA gear, people will ask about it. And the more people that ask about it means more people are learning about kidney donation! Check out the … Continue reading KDA’s Web Store is OPEN!
I feel fortunate that so many people reach out to me through Kidney Donor Athletes. I hear a lot from donors that appreciate the platform and community I have created, and I hear even more from potential donors. Now that I have been at this for a few months, I have noticed some commonalities. There … Continue reading The Often Lonely Road of Becoming a Donor
Hi Kidney Community! Are you a kidney donor that would like to meet other donors? Kidney Donor Athletes is hosting a kidney donor weekend here in Denver on July 20th and 21st! Saturday will be a hike on top of Mount Falcon, and then a casual group dinner that night. The weekend’s events will culminate … Continue reading Kidney Donor Weekend is July 20th -21st. Are You Coming??
