Week 1
March 1: Get educated! Our website offers great educational resources. Learn everything you need to know about polycystic kidney disease at pkdcure.org/learn.
March 2: Use our special Kidney Month photos as your Facebook and Twitter cover photos and profile pictures. Bonus: Keep it as your profile picture all month long to raise PKD awareness!
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Week 2
March 3: Sign up for our monthly e-newsletter, PKDnews. It’s filled with PKD research updates, patient stories, education resources and much more! Sign up today at pkdcure.org/pkdnews.
March 4: People with PKD are encouraged to drink lots of water - at least 64 ounces a day! Challenge yourself to drink the full 64 ounces today.
March 5: If you’re on Twitter, tweet about PKD today and help us make it a trending topic! Don’t forget to use #endPKD in your tweets.
March 6: Find someone who has never heard of PKD and educate them today. It could be a family member, friend or a stranger in line with you at the grocery store. Direct them to pkdcure.org/hope. Bonus: Share your PKD story!
March 7: One organ donor can save up to eight lives. Go to donatelife.net and become an organ donor today!
March 8: Calling all runners! Sign up for our Run for PKD: Your Local Race program at pkdcure.org/runforpkd today. Bonus: Why do you run for PKD? Share your story with us!
March 9: Learn about ARPKD, the recessive form of PKD. It affects boys and girls equally and can cause death in the first month of life. For the children that survive the newborn period, one-third will need dialysis or transplantation by the age of 10. Learn more about ARPKD at pkdcure.org/learn/arpkd.
Week 3
March 10: Make a kidney-healthy recipe! You can find a variety of delicious recipes on our health blog, pkdhealthnotes.org. While you’re there, make sure to subscribe to the blog written by Renal Dietician Kelly Welsh!
March 11: Go to your local drug store or grocery store and get your blood pressure checked! A PKD patient’s blood pressure goal is a reading of less than 130/80.
March 12: Did you know that you could be a part of finding a treatment for PKD? Consider participating in our Accelerating Clinical Trials (ACT) Alert program. Learn more about the program and the critical role you play in the process at pkdcure.org/clinical-trials.
March 13: Has it been a while since you had a check-up with your doctor? Make an appointment today!
March 14: Happy World Kidney Day! If you have one, wear a PKD t-shirt today. People may ask about it. What a perfect opportunity to teach someone about PKD.
March 15: Our biggest fundraising event, the Walk for PKD, will be here before we know it! So start building your team today. Registration for the Walk opens May 1.
March 16: Do your friends know that an average kidney is the size of a human fist, but the average polycystic kidney can get as big as a NFL football and can weigh between 20 to 30 pounds? Share this photo with them to help spread awareness!
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Week 4
March 17: Have a friend who’s looking to get rid of a car? Let them know they can donate it and proceeds will go to the PKD Foundation! Learn more at pkdcure.org/vdac.
March 18: Tweet your favorite celebrity and ask for their support for PKD and kidney donation. Bonus: It would make our day if we can get a RT from @Oprah or @justinbieber. Who wants to try?
March 19: Join the 2013 Kidney Month Campaign! You can take action and make a meaningful difference in the lives of people living with PKD and their loved ones. Make your gift at pkdcure.org/donate-kidney-month.
March 20: It’s recommended that PKD patients greatly limit their caffeine intake. Try to go caffeine-free for the day!
March 21: Visit our PKD Will Not Beat Me blog, written by PKD patient and advocate Valen Cover Keefer. She blogs weekly – sharing stories about her personal life and how she stays positive while living with PKD. Read her latest post and subscribe at pkdwillnotbeatme.com.
March 22: Check out the latest issue of our PKD Progress magazine. In this special issue, we celebrate 30 years of advancing PKD research. Read it online today at pkdcure.org/pkd-progress.
March 23: Connect with people in your community who share your passion to end PKD by joining your local PKD Chapter today! Chapters are groups of volunteers – PKD patients, family members and friends just like you – who want to learn, connect and act in the fight against PKD. Find a Chapter near you at pkdcure.org/connect.
Week 5
March 24: Visit our YouTube page and watch one of our educational videos. We have almost 200 videos on a variety of PKD-related topics. youtube.com/pkdfoundation.
March 25: Support our mission-critical work of finding treatments and a cure for PKD by giving $10 through our text-to-donate program. All you have to do is text PKDCURE to 20222. Easy as that! The charge will appear on your next phone bill. Bonus: Tell your friends and help us reach our goal of $310 today!
March 26: Write to your local congressman and ask for their support of PKD! You can find tips on contacting your congressman at pkdcure.org/advocate/advocacy-toolbox. Bonus: Become a PKD Champion and join us at our 6th Annual United on the Hill. Learn more at pkdcure.org/united-on-the-hill.
March 27: Learn about our Accelerating Treatments to Patients (ATP) initiative, aimed at speeding up development of treatments that could slow or stop progression of PKD. Get the details at pkdcure.org/research/accelerating-treatments-to-patients.
March 28: Double or even triple the impact of your gift to the PKD Foundation! Find out if your employer sponsors an employee matching gift program. Learn more at pkdcure.org/matching-gifts.
March 29: Do you or someone you know have an upcoming kidney transplant? Visit kidneylink.org to learn the basics of kidney transplantation and the kidney donation process.
March 30: We’re celebrating our 30th anniversary this year! Who else is celebrating a 30th? Whether it’s a birthday, wedding or transplant anniversary - share your milestone with us!
Week 6
March 31: Update your status on Facebook and Twitter to let your friends and followers know you just completed 31 Days of PKD Challenges for National Kidney Month! Thank you for helping us raise PKD awareness!