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Runners took to Walt Disney World Jan. 8-9 to join the fight to stop PKD. Overall, the event was a success, with participants raising more than $14,000 for PKD programs and research.

In the spirit of Halloween, Dan Larson, president and CEO of the PKD Foundation, joined  residents in his home state of Wisconsin to help raise awareness and donations for PKD at the annual Mill Road Pumpkin Fest.

At age 40 and living with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), Vicki Shaver is riding her bicycle 1,850 miles – from Seattle to the National Convention on PKD in San Diego – to raise awareness and funds for PKD.

Angel MedFlight, a worldwide ambulance company, recently made a donation to the PKD Foundation after flying a daughter and her mother from Texas to New York so the daughter could receive a liver and kidney transplant.

The Utah Technology Council (UTC) and the PKD Foundation recently announced that Richard Nelson, president and CEO of UTC, has been named to the PKD Foundation’s national Board of Trustees. Members of the PKD Foundation Board, the organization’s governing body, serve three-year terms on a volunteer basis.

Gregory G. Germino, M.D., an expert in inherited kidney disease who has served on the PKD Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Committee, spoken at PKD National Conventions and received an international award for excellence in PKD research, was named Deputy Director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) in May.

The PKD Foundation, the world’s leader in catalyzing research and new therapies for those suffering from PKD, is once again teaming up with the International Society of Nephrology to honor three world renowned nephrologists with the 2009 Lillian Jean Kaplan International Prize for Advancement in the Understanding of Polycystic Kidney Disease.

Votes cast for comedian Rodney Carrington in the 2008 CMT Awards will now help fund research for one of the most common, life-threatening genetic diseases. Carrington won the award for “Best Supporting Character in a Video.” This year, along with the coveted award, the network agreed to make a donation to a charity of choice on each winner’s behalf. CMT had originally designated $2,500 for each charity, but executives with the network decided to double that amount to $5,000 for each winner.

Marking National Kidney Month, Wisconsin Senator Herbert Kohl was awarded the PKD Foundation’s Congressional Leadership Award, for his efforts on behalf of polycystic kidney disease (PKD) patients and their families.

Cast a vote for Comedian Rodney Carrington in the 2008 CMT Awards, and you could help fund research for one of the most common, life-threatening genetic diseases. Carrington is nominated as a finalist in the “Best Supporting Character in a Video” category. This year, along with the coveted award, CMT will donate $2,500 to a charity of choice on each winner’s behalf.