The National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin is proud to join partners across the country in recognizing March as National Kidney Month. Each year, National Kidney Foundation (nationally) prepares a toolkit you can use to raise awareness about current issues in kidney health and transplant. Ideas include messgaing for social media, requesting a local proclamation from your mayor or county, and more tools to raise awareness. Check it out at the link below or reach out to your local team at National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin at info@kidneywi.org.
National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin is proud to join HD Community Enterprises as a vendor at the Community Blood Drive to be held at The MM Cooper Plaza (8700 W Brown Deer Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53224) on Wednesday, April 2. Stop by and say hello at this family friendly event.
The National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin is proud to join Medical College of Wisconsin for the 2025 Solid Organ Transplant Symposium on April 5, 2025 as an exhibitor. The target audience for this event is gastroenterologists, nephrologists, advanced practice providers, nurses, social workers, dietitians, and dialysis technicians. For more information please contact the event organizers.
Learn more: 2025 SOT Symposium Brochure
Did you know that you don’t have to be a direct match to become a living donor? You don’t even have to wait until your loved one with kidney disease needs a transplant to protect them in the future. Join NKFW’s Living Donors Together April meeting for a special presentation on how paired exchange, donor chains, and non-directed living organ donation can help help save multiple lives and ensure transplant recipients get the best possible match. Stick around after the presentation for an open forum discussion about living organ donation and connect with others navigating this journey.
LIVING DONORS TOGETHER is a program of the National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin. This virtual community of living donors or anyone interested in living donation to learn, network and find support. Caregivers, healthcare professionals or patients interested in living donation are encouraged to participate in this informal conversation.
Meeting Topic: Understanding Living Donation and Updates to the Voucher Program
As always, participation is free, but registration is required to receive the meeting link.
Register Here
Thank you to UW Health Transplant Center for supporting this educational session!
National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin is proud to partner with the West Bend Community Memorial Library at their Spring Resource Fair. Stop by National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin’s display to chat with NKFW volunteer and living kidney donor, Laura Jones, about kidney health, transplant needs and upcoming events and programs. Come say hi!
West Bend Community Memorial Library
630 Poplar St, West Bend, WI 53095
National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin is proud to once again host our annual kidney screening event at West Bend Community Memorial Library. This FREE event will include a review of participants’ health history, basic vital signs, urine testing for participants with an elevated risk of kidney disease, and discussion with a medical provider. No pre-registration is necessary and no medical insurance is required. Results are processed while you wait.
Prior to the screening, you are invited to join Dr. Anna Gaddy of Froedtert & the MCW for a discussion on Chronic Kidney Disease at 10:00 AM on the first floor of the Library. This discussion is part of the West Bend Community Memorial Library’s Free Coffee Fridays Series. It is free and open to the public.
Interested in volunteering? Fill out our volunteer form
ABUNDANT
NKFW Movie Screening
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Matinee – Timing TBD
AMC Theater (Mayfair Mall) – 2500 N Mayfair Rd Suite M186, Wauwatosa, WI 53226
Save the Date! Join NKFW for a matinee screening of the movie “ABUNDANT”.
“ABUNDANT is a documentary film that follows the unbelievable events that occurred when a cast of kidney donors came together to create a live staged storytelling show.
ABUNDANT enters the world of extreme altruism: non-directed kidney donation where people donate kidneys to complete strangers. Through touching personal stories and illuminating interviews with nationally-acclaimed experts, ABUNDANT explores how our culture struggles with abundance and what we can do to become more altruistic as a community.”
Learn more about the movie: https://abundantmovie.com/
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
2019 Fisher St, Madison, WI 53713
National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin is proud to host a kidney screening event at Mt Zion Baptist Church in Madison. This FREE event will include a review of participants’ health history, basic vital signs, urine testing for participants with an elevated risk of kidney disease, and discussion with a medical provider. No pre-registration is necessary and no medical insurance is required. Results are processed while you wait!
Interested in volunteering? Fill out our volunteer form
Welcome to The Walk It Out Fashion & Hair Show “The Final Walk”! Join us for a night of glamour and style at the Peck Welcome Center as we spread awareness and importance of kidney disease with National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin. Get ready to witness the latest trends in Milwaukee fashion, style and hair on the runway. This event is not just a show, it’s an experience. Don’t miss out on “The Final Walk” – it’s going to be unforgettable!
A portion of the proceeds will benefit The National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin
