Promote PKD During National Kidney Month
Every March, PKD families from around the world come together to celebrate National Kidney Month and World Kidney Day (March 8). Now, you and your family can take part in this exciting opportunity to raise awareness of PKD and the need for additional research funding!
Learn how you can help raise awareness of PKD with these 25 tips (PDF) from our Marketing & PR Team!
You can also read a news release we've sent to the media in hopes of securing more attention for PKD! To order PKD educational materials mentioned in the "25 Ways You Can Promote PKD" (PDF) article, contact your chapter coordinator or fill out this quick and easy order form. We'll mail your order out within the week - at no cost to you.
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Please note: Because of the high costs of shipping, the PKD Foundation cannot send educational materials to countries other than the United States, Canada and Mexico. To request an electronic copy of these materials, please email Allison Bogart at allisonb@pkdcure.org. For PKD information in other languages, click here.
March will also be busy for PKD Foundation staff and volunteers who plan to raise awareness of PKD in the following ways:
In 65 Cities Across the Country:
- PKD Foundation Chapter members will blanket their communities with PKD posters
- PKD Foundation Chapters will hold a meeting, educational seminar or event to promote PKD
In 20 "Media Target Cities" Across the Country:
- Internet ads will run on popular websites to coincide with National Kidney Month
- PKD bracelets were sent to TV meteorologists. They’ve been asked to wear these during newscasts and mention PKD and National Kidney Month as often as possible.
- Cookie Bouquets featuring the PKD Foundation logo and World Kidney Day logo will be delivered to TV morning newscasts on March 8 (World Kidney Day) along with information on PKD. They’re asked to show these cookies on-air and share the PKD Foundation website for more information.
- PKD Foundation President & CEO Dan Larson will visit target cities throughout the year to help raise public awareness of PKD in these communities. His schedule for March includes:
March 8: Las Vegas
March 10: Salt Lake City
March 12: Phoenix
March 23 & 24: Atlanta
March 29 & 30: Washington, DC
- The PKD Foundation was featured in a Radio Media Tour March 6 in cities across the country. PKD patient and Tulsa Chapter Coordinator Terri Carrington shared her personal experience with radio listeners. Dr. Ronald Perrone, PKD Foundation Scientific Advisory Committee Chair, joined Terri for these interviews to answer medical questions about PKD, the impact on patients and current PKD research. Here's a list of radio stations that participated in the tour and when the interviews will air:
Kansas City, MO, KCWJ- AM, Paul Van Sickle, (LIVE 6:20-6:30 Central Time Zone)
Kansas City, MO, KSIS- AM, Danny Hampton, (taped, will air at 7:50 or 8:50 a.m. March 7))
Kansas City, MO, KSDL-FM, Danny Hampton, (taped)
Atlanta, GA, WAOK-AM, Atlanta's Best News, Reagan Smith, (taped, will air at 6:50 a.m. March 7)
Orlando, FL, WFLF-AM, Reagan Smith, (taped, will air the morning of March 8)
Tampa, FL, WFLA-AM, Reagan Smith, (taped)
Miami, FL, WIOD-AM, Reagan Smith, (taped)
Indianapolis, IN, Metro Networks, John Mayer, (postponed due to breaking news)
Chicago, IL, WBBM-FM, Greg Murray, (taped, will air at 6 a.m. March 10)
Dallas, TX, KNON-FM, Tunde Obazee, (taped, will air between 7 and 9 a.m. March 12)
Albany, NY, WHUD-FM, Richard Flaherty, (taped)
Albany, NY, WSPK-FM, Richard Flaherty, (taped)
Albany, NY, WBNR-AM, Richard Flaherty, (taped)
Albany, NY, WLNA-AM, Richard Flaherty, (taped)
Pittsburgh, PA, WOHI, Jim Martin Today Show, (Live from 9:40-9:50 EST)
Tulsa, OK, KRMG-AM, Angela Rosecrans, (taped, will air segments in 3 programs beginning morning of March 10)
Cincinnati, WAKW-FM, Barbara, Joe & Rob, (taped, will air the morning of March 13)
Birmingham, WZNJ-FM, Larry Carr, (postponed due to breaking news)
- A television interview with President & CEO Dan Larson also aired Sunday, March 4 at noon on KSMO- TV 62 in Kansas City.
Thank you for your help promoting PKD during National Kidney Month. Your support makes a difference in the lives of 12.5 million people worldwide.