Fundraising Events

Join us for the Alport Syndrome 5K for Healthy Kidneys!


Show your support for the Alport Syndrome Foundation by taking part in the 2012
5K for Healthy Kidneys! These family-friendly run/walk events celebrate life, promote awareness and bring the community together for a great cause, all while raising vital funds for the Alport Syndrome Foundation. Proceeds from these events are used to support outreach, awareness, conferences and education.


Please help us make a difference in the lives of patients and families dealing with this genetic kidney disease by joining one of the 5Ks for Healthy Kidneys, you can:

*Register yourself to run or walk
*Register as a team (or family) to run or walk
*Create your personal fundraising page and raise funds
*Sponsor another fundraiser
*Donate.

 

The Arizona and New Hampshire 5Ks for Healthy Kidneys have raised $33,000 for the Alport Syndrome Foundation.

Tooele, Utah – August 2012 (Location TBD)

Wauconda, Illinois – Sunday, September 9th at Lakewood Forest Preserve

Registration: Click Here
Donate or Fundraise:  Click Here

Louisville, Kentucky – September 15, 2012 at the Lousiville Zoo

San Diego, California – Sunday, November 4th at Mission Bay Park De Anza Cove


The Arizona 5K raised 30,000 for the Alport Syndrome Foundation

If you are interested in planning a 5K for Healthy Kidneys in your community or have an idea for another fundraising event, please contact Meghan Doyle, our National Events Director.

 

Other Fundraisers Supporting ASF

 

Fat Ass 5K & Street Party for Charity
This year’s event will be held on May 12, 2012. If you plan on being in Historic Downtown Springfield, IL or want to volunteer or donate to the Fat Ass 5K, please go to their website. The Fat Ass 5K has donated over $21,000 to ASF!

 

Devil’s Tower Climb

Avid mountain climber Tom Denham is planning to climb Devil’s Tower this summer to raise funds and awareness for Alport Syndrome. His 12-year-old daughter, Rachel, has Alport Syndrome. Tom has been climbing mountains for more than 30 years and has climbed over 190 mountains including peaks in the Berkshires, Catskills, Cascades, Acadia National Park as well as in the Blue Ridge, White and Green Mountains. You can make a donation in honor of Tom’s climb on the ASF website.

Past Fundraising Events