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Ontario - The Kidney Foundation’s Chinese Renal Association will be live and on air on Sing Tao A1 Chinese Radio AM 1540 on Thursday, October 14th for the first Kidney Foundation Chinese radiothon. The all-day event invites listeners to hear unique stories from kidney patients, physicians, allied health professionals and volunteers and will help educate listeners about kidney health while raising funds to support crucial programs and services like short term financial assistance. 

“This is an important opportunity to share kidney health information with our Chinese community and support the Foundation’s short-term financial assistance program. This critical program is a last resort for our patients who need assistance,” said Alan Hui, Chair of The Chinese Renal Association. “After months of planning, we’re really excited to kick off the event on Thursday and raise important funds to ease the burden of kidney disease,” he added.

Kidney disease can often develop slowly, with little to no symptoms. There are a number of risk factors for kidney disease, some that can be controlled such as smoking, and others that you cannot. People with diabetes and high blood pressure or who have a family history of kidney disease are at increased risk. In addition, people of certain ethnicities, including Asian descent, are also at a higher risk. 

The donations generated from this event will provide support to expand our library of resources to ensure that reliable, trust-worthy information is accessible to help families navigate their kidney journey. In addition, we are raising funds for the Short-Term Financial Assistance program to help reduce the financial burden of kidney disease and provide support when it is needed most.

We would like to express our thanks to the many sponsors and donors who have already committed their support to this event. Thank you to Scarborough Nephrology Associates, iTalkBB, Ontario Print Factory, Greenfield Golf, East Asian Internal Support Network – Toronto Police Service and the Toronto Hong Kong Lion’s Club for their support. Learn more at www.kidney.ca/A1.