MARCH 2007

The 2007 Fall KAT Walks will take place in over 50 locations throughout the country. Save the Date!

Weekend of
September 15th and 16th, 2007

You don’t have to wait to volunteer, register for the walk or start fundraising — visit kidneyawarenesstime.org to find out how.

Barbara B. Lawson became the first president of The Kidney TRUST in February 2007. She was most recently Chief Operating Officer and Senior Project Director at Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation in San Francisco. Barbara, who has an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, previously held senior leadership positions at California State University at Monterey Bay, Marin Community Foundation, and the Pacific Stock Exchange.

As part of our continuing program to raise awareness and help prevent CKD, the trust recently expanded its web resources for patients and people interested in learning more about kidney disease. New features include:

• Kidney diagnosis guide
• Chronic Kidney Disease risk quiz
• How to talk to your doctor
• How to protect your kidneys

In honor of World Kidney Day, March 8, 2007, DaVita, Inc. has launched a new campaign titled “Seed of Awareness” benefiting The Kidney TRUST. This campaign directs people to a website where a visitor can plant a virtual seed which produces a virtual flower. For each seed planted, DaVita will donate $1 to the TRUST.