SAVE THE DATE!
Lucky Kidney Run™ 2024 WILL BE ON ST. PATRICK’S DAY
SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2024!
2023 Lucky Kidney Run,™ a part of Knox Shamrock Fest™
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The annual Lucky Kidney Run™ was Sunday, March 19, 2023 with over 250 runners/walkers! The chilly temps didn’t keep them away and afterwards they joined hundreds of Knox Shamrock Festival goers and enjoyed live music, delicious food from our food trucks, beverages, Irish dancing, and more!
Check out the race results here: https://runsignup.com/Race/Results/26681#resultSetId-370945;perpage:100
Why Lucky “Kidney” Run?
Did you know that 1 in 7 Americans has kidney disease? That’s 30 million people! However, 96% of those with early kidney disease (stages 1 and 2) don’t even know they have CKD. And of those with severely reduced kidney function, (stage 4) but not on dialysis, 48%, are not aware of having the disease.* That’s why we at the East Tennessee Kidney Foundation host the annual Lucky Kidney Run™ and Knox Shamrock Fest™, to bring awareness of this “silent” disease and educate the community about its risk factors, symptoms, and prevention. *Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017
Fundraising
The Lucky Kidney Run™ is a large fundraiser for the East Tennessee Kidney Foundation, Inc™. ETKF asks for your help in making this a strong and successful fundraising event. No donation or fundraising goal is too small! Please support our local mission of improving the lives of East Tennesseans suffering from kidney disease; 100% of funds raised stay right here in East Tennessee!
RunSignUp’s personalized fundraiser pages with options to load pictures, social media sharing, scrolling list of donors and other new features make is easy and fun to contribute to ETKF’s mission. Create a unique team name so friends and family can easily locate and attribute their donations to your fundraising goal. Some companies offer matching donations by simply completing a form with HR; ask your company to support your fundraiser, or to sponsor a team!
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