News release
Date:(Insert date of issue)
(Insert name of local area) man/woman completes (Insert snappy description of event) for Kidney Research UK
(Insert participant name, age) from (home town) has succeeded in (Insert brief description of event) in (insert place where event took place) for charity kidney Research UK – the UK’s leading funder of research into the treatment and prevention of kidney disease.
(Insert name) has raised more than (amount) by (details of fundraising activity).
(Name) said: “I decided to take on this challenge for Kidney Research UK because (insert details of why supporting the Charity in this way is important to you, for example a personal connection with kidney disease).
“It was an amazing experience and I’m so glad I decided to take it on. It’s wonderful to think the money I’ve raised is going to fund research that will benefit millions of people in the UK affected by kidney disease.”
Sandra Currie, Chief Executive of Kidney Research UK, said: “We are incredibly grateful to (name) forallhis/her (delete as appropriate)hard work and support.
“Kidney disease can affect anyone at any age and without warning. It can’t currently be cured and is responsible for thousands of deaths every year – many of which could be prevented with better diagnosis and improved treatments.”
Although (name)has successfully completedhis/her (delete as appropriate) you can still make a donation by calling (enter appropriate contact details) or visiting(enter website address for fundraising page).
For more information about kidney disease and the work being carried out by Kidney Research UK, please visit:
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Notes to Editors:
About Kidney Research UK:
The charity Kidney Research UK was founded in 1961 and is the largest funder dedicated to life-saving research into kidney disease in the UK.
Kidney disease is a silent killer and every year more than 53,000 people are treated for end stage kidney failure, 3,000 people die on dialysis, while 350 die waiting for a kidney transplant. Kidney Research UK is dedicated to substantially reducing these numbers through funding life-saving research into kidney disease and by generating public awareness of kidney health.
90 per cent of people on the transplant list are waiting for a kidney, which is approximately 6,000 patients. Even though cases of kidney failure are increasing by five per cent every year, Kidney Research UK must turn down four out of every five research proposals it receives due to a lack of funding - proposals which are aimed at enhancing treatments and ultimately finding a cure for kidney disease.