National Capital Area & Virginia
Come out and Celebrate Life!
The National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Walk presents an occasion for dialysis patients, organ transplant recipients, donor families, living donors, the medical communities, and the general public to celebrate LIFE and support the NKF mission.
April 21, 2013 - Northern Virginia Kidney Walk
May 11, 2013 - National Capital Area Kidney Walk
- Washington, DC
May 18, 2013 - Hampton Roads Kidney Walk
- Virginia Beach, VA
September 15, 2013 - Southwest Virginia Kidney Walk
- Roanoke, VA
October 26, 2013 - Central Virginia Kidney Walk
- Richmond, VA
NKF Cadillac Golf Classic
The NKF Cadillac Golf Classic is the nation's premier amateur golf event for charity. Each qualified winning team and the second and third finishers from every local tournament are invited to compete for the National Championship held at the famed Pebble Beach Resorts.
June 3, 2013 - Belle Haven Country Club
- Alexandria, VA
June 10, 2013 - Richmond Country Club
- Richmond, VA
June 17, 2013 - Whiskey Creek Golf Course
- Frederick, MD
Early Detection & Prevention
Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP)
NKF's Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP®) offers free screenings for those at risk. Through three simple tests that determine kidney function, the KEEP program is finding kidney disease at the earliest stage possible.
Doc Walker ProView Golf Tournament Benefiting the National Kidney Foundation
The National Kidney Foundation Serving the National Capital Area teamed up with Doc Walker and ProView to host the first annual Doc Walker ProView Golf Tournament benefiting the National Kidney Foundation on Monday, May 6 at the picturesque River Creek Club. The tournament was a success raising over $60,000 and attracting many local celebrities for a spectacular event. To view pictures and read more click here.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Washington metro area and Virginia fellows, residents and basic scientists will present their current research projects in clinical and basic sciences. More Information
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Every single day, the Kidney Car program receives over 100 car donations. In fact, our car donation program is one of the oldest and largest used charity car programs in the country. Kidney Cars has been in operation since 1983, and during that time over 685,000 people have donated their car, truck or boat to the National Kidney Foundation's vehicle donation program. Help save lives by donating today.
The National Kidney Foundation hosted its 32nd Annual Kidney Ball on November 17 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC and raised more than $800,000 to support its programs in research, prevention, professional and public education, and organ donation awareness. More information.
A Dance and Kidney Awareness Event to Benefit the NKF
Saturday, January 26, 2013 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center. Our goal is to raise over $5,000 for the fight against kidney disease. Working together, we can raise awareness of kidney disease. More information.
NKF has many volunteer opportunities available for those who would like to get involved and lend a hand. For the National Capital Area, call (202) 244-7900 or email dcvolunteer@kidney.org.
For Virginia call (804) 288-8342 or email liz.king@kidney.org.
Register on our VolunteerMatch websites:
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