When the day begins in Greenville, Michigan on Sunday, September 20, Davita V.P. Bryan Parker will climb on his bike, along with 400 colleagues and friends, to begin Tour DaVita™ – a four-day, 250-mile bike ride that will raise funds for the Kidney TRUST’s kidney disease awareness and prevention programs.

For Bryan, who joined DaVita Inc. in February 2009 as Vice President of Special Projects, this is his first cycling event of this distance. A regular, but casual cycler in the past, Bryan put aside his mountain bike and purchased a new road bike when he heard about the ride this Spring, and has been attempting to train regularly in the months leading up to the Tour.

“It’s so inspiring to me to see so many of my teammates come together for such a worthy cause,” said Bryan. “As soon as I heard about the Tour, I knew I had to do it.”
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Chicago’s Jason Gill received a kidney transplant in February 2009 after more than four years on dialysis. Jason, a 32-year-old gymnastics coach and personal trainer, has made it his personal mission to raise awareness about kidney disease and offer his personal support to those on dialysis to help them better cope with kidney failure and live their lives to the fullest.

Jason will be speaking to participants at the kidney health fair that’s part of a DaVita Kidney Awareness Run/Walk™ that takes place in Chicago on September 20. With the goal of raising funds for The Kidney TRUST and educating communities about kidney disease, the 2009 5K run/walks will reach 10 target U.S. cities.
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The Kidney TRUST is proud to once again be the beneficiary of the DaVita Kidney Awareness Run/Walks™. With the goal of raising funds for The TRUST and educating communities about kidney disease, the 2009 5K run/walks will reach 10 target U.S. cities:

• Denver
• Chicago
• Cleveland
• Cincinnati
• St. Louis
• Sacramento
• Long Beach, CA
• Ft. Worth, TX
• Virginia Beach, VA
• Washington D.C.

DaVita Inc. is a leading provider of kidney care services for those diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Details about the walks are available at www.kidneyawarenesstime.org.
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