Theron Hayes has gone above and beyond to make a life-changing difference. He donated a kidney in 2023, hiked the Pacific Crest Trail to raise awareness for living kidney donation with sponsorship from the National Kidney Registry, and is now preparing to donate a portion of his liver to a stranger. Hayes’ kidney donation journey …
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The National Kidney Registry Sponsors 4 Kidney Donors on 444-Mile Bike Ride
On September 27, 2024, four women completed a four-day, 444-mile bicycle ride to raise awareness for living kidney donation. The four women, all living kidney donors, were sponsored by the National Kidney Registry. The bicycle ride began in Nashville, Tennessee, and traveled along the Natchez Trace Parkway, a 444-mile recreational road and scenic drive through …
National Kidney Registry-Sponsored Athlete Earns Guinness World Record for 50 Summits Effort
David Ashley, a living kidney and liver donor, has just been acknowledged by Guinness World Records for achieving the “fastest time to climb the highest points in all 50 US states.” His accomplishment, which was sponsored by the National Kidney Registry, saw him summit the highest point in all 50 US states in 41 days, …
National Kidney Registry to Sponsor Kidney Donor Steve Wilson in Ironman World Championship
The National Kidney Registry is thrilled to announce its latest kidney donor athlete sponsorship: Steve Wilson, a living kidney donor who will be competing in the Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, October 6-8, 2022. Steve donated a kidney through the National Kidney Registry’s Family Voucher Program in February 2020 after seeing a Facebook post …
20 Living Kidney Donors Make it to the Top of Africa’s Tallest Mountain on World Kidney Day
Twenty kidney donors reached the top of Mount Kilimanjaro on March 10, World Kidney Day, demonstrating that donating a kidney has no negative impact on a donor’s health and fitness. The story was featured on Good Morning America. To watch the feature, click here. Only 50% of the 30,000 people per year who attempt to …
Twenty-Two Living Kidney Donors Climb Africa’s Tallest Mountain
Twenty-two living kidney donors will reach the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro (altitude 19,341 feet) on March 10—World Kidney Day—and demonstrate that donating a kidney does not negatively affect the health or fitness of living kidney donors. The 22 donors represent the Kidney Donor Athletes (KDA) organization and are supported by the National Kidney Registry (NKR) …