The Northside Rotary Kidney Walkathon is a non-competitive event focusing on educating the public about kidney disease and organ donation. 50% of the proceeds from this event will benefit the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Kidney Program. Additionally, funds will be used to continue programs of public education, research, kidney camp for kids, and grants for children and adults battling kidney disease in Northwest Arkansas and throughout the state.

Why Walk?

• -Help Arkansas Children’s Hospital kidney patients
• -Support finding a cure
• -Raise organ donation awareness
• -Assist those fighting kidney disease

Interested in Volunteering?

We need people like you to donate time, energy, and experience in a variety of areas, including finding sponsors, administration, volunteering walk day, and more. Find out how you can get involved and make a difference in someone’s life.

For More Information, Contact:

Stephanie Eiland | 479-444-0200

info@kidneywalkathon.org

Thankful Parents

Linda (Mother of a 6-year-old kidney patient):

Thank you so very much for helping me with my telephone bill. It seems so simple and inadequate to say just “Thank you.” Your generosity in my time of need was so timely. I was devastated – my best efforts had accomplished nothing. I was feeling totally helpless because I depend on the phone service for David’s care. I felt so uneasy – what if something went wrong. It was a lonely place. Your generosity gave me back my calm and peace so I can concentrate on David and his care. You earned your angel wings. The world needs more people like you. You will be in my prayers. From the bottom of my heart and my soul – Thank you! and God bless all of you and your endeavors.

Melissa (Mother of a kidney patient):

My son attended the Arkansas Children’s Hospital kidney camp funded by the Northside Rotary Kidney Walkathon. He had a PHENOMENAL experience! He loved everything they did and made two good friends, both with arthritis. He talked about it all for days and is still wearing his bracelet. He said he’s going to wear it until camp next summer or until it falls off. J At any rate, it was a great experience for him to be around kids with medical conditions, many of them much worse than his. He has gotten tearful a few times because he misses his friends, but I hope that, more than anything, he feels validated in the sense that his disease is real, confident in himself to do well in new situations where he doesn’t know anyone, and grateful that, at least for now, his condition is not as limiting as many others are for other kids.

Thank You, Sponsors!