2023 St. Lous Walk for PKD

About this event

The 2023 St. Louis Walk for PKD is Sunday, October 8, 2023, from 9:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. at Tower Grove Park, Sons of Rest Pavilion.

To register and donate, visit: walkforpkd.org/stlouis/

If you need help, the PKD Foundation can register you online and collect your online donation: Please call  the...
a. PKD Foundation at (800) 753-2873 
b. Let them know you would like them to register you for the St. Louis Walk for PKD. 
c. Let them know you want to donate under your name.

DIRECTIONS: From I-44 or I 64

1. Go south on South Grand Blvd.
2. Pass Magnolia Avenue
3. Turn right into the Tower Grove Park Main Entrance (NOTE: If you see Arsenal Street,(you have gone 1/2 block too far from the entrance to the park)
4. Take the immediate left on Osborn Dr. (by the Christopher Columbus statue) to Sons of Rest Pavilion.
5. Look for Teal bows
6. Park on both sides of the street  

Walk Itinerary:

7:00-9:30 A.M. Set up
9:30 - 11:00 A.M. Registration
10:30 A.M. Penny Kids Dash
10:40 A.M. Opening Ceremony and drawing team name to cut the ribbon next year to start walking the route
11:00 A.M. Ribbon cutting and start walking the 1.5-mile flat terrain route
11:15 A.M. Frozen treats available after walking the route
12:00 P.M. Group Photo
12:30 P.M Event ends
12:30-1:00 P.M. Clean up

WATER/FOOD:
We will provide, for free, bottled water, variety of granola bars, Dad's Cookie Co. Original Scotch Oatmeal Cookies, Gold Fish Crackers, Graham Crackers, apples, bananas, and cuties. 

FOOD PREPARATION: 
All the cookies and fresh fruit followed sanitary handling practices such as wearing gloves, mask, and hat. The work surface was wiped down with bleach water or bleach wipes. New gloves were put on to handle the food. The fresh fruit is rinsed, soaked in vinegar water for 20 minutes, dried, and wrapped individually. 

ACTIVITIES: 
We will have music, Bubble machine, Hula Hoops, large Connect Four Game, Washers, bean bag toss, Trivia, Penny Kids Dash, opening ceremony, drawing team name for ribbon cutting next year, ribbon cutting to start the walk, walking the route, frozen treats after walking the route, and group picture.

SANITARY TABLE:
We will have hand wipes, hand gel, bleach wipes, and aerosol disinfectant spray at the sanitary table by the portable potties and hand washing station (sink). Hand gel and hand wipes will also be at food table, Penny Kids Dash, Registration, and Game table. Hand wipes will be at the Game table. 

WHY REGISTER AS A TEAM INSTEAD OF INDIVIDUALLY?

1. Your friends and family can join your team and help fundraise. 100% funds raised goes toward PKD research.
2. Your friends and family have the opportunity to earn a Walk t-shirt if they register, join your team, and personally raise $100 under their own name. Wearing Walk t-shirts help spread PKD Awareness. T-shirt redemption deadlines are September 24 and October 23. You will be sent an e-mail one or two days after the deadline. You will need to order your t-shirt with-in one week of the e-mail sent date.
3. Team names are entered in a drawing to cut the ribbon to start the St. Louis Walk next year. We cycle through the teams so every team will be able to cut the ribbon one time. Once all the teams have cut the ribbon, we will put all the team names back into the drawing and start over. 

"TEAM "KEEPIN IT RENAL" CUTS THE RIBBON FOR 2023 ST. LOUIS WALK FOR PKD!!! 

4. If you register a team by midnight on Friday before the St. Louis Walk, your team name will be on a sign located at the Finish Line. This is a great opportunity for a team photo. Grab your team name, and we can take a group photo at the Finish Line. 
5. There is a Team First Award where teams who raiser $5000 in or more in 2023 are recognized during opening ceremony.

**We fundraiser through December 31!! 

RECOGNITION:
1. Top Fundraiser Club: Individual fundraiser will be inducted into the elite Top Fundraisers Club when their fundraising reaches $1000. Members of this club receive:
     a. Exclusive digital badge delivered to you as soon as the milestone is reached. 
     b. Your name displayed proudly on the Walk for PKD website
     c. Recognition in the Community Fundraising Impact Report
     d. Top fundraiser sticker to wear at our Walk for PKD event
     e. Verbal recognition a the Start Line ceremony  2. TeamFirst Club

Team that raises $5,000 or more will be inducted into the TeamFirst Club.
    a. Team name displayed proudly on the Walk for PKD website
    b. Recognition in the Community Fundraising Impact Report  
    c. Verbal recognition at the Start Line ceremony at our Walk event.   

ADDITIOAL PRIZES:
Earn great prizes when you reach $400+, $700+, $1000+, $2,500+ in personal fundraising. The deadline is November 7, 2023 and all prizes must be redeemed by November 14. Please expect 4-5 weeks for processing and shipping. The PKD Foundation reserves the right to substitute or change Walk for PKD prizes any time.  See less

ABOUT PKD:

Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) is one of the most common, life-threatening genetic kidney diseases. PKD causes uncontrolled growth of fluid-filled cysts in both kidneys, often leading to kidney failure. Once a person has kidney failure, transplant or dialysis are the only options to treat the damage the disease has caused. PKD patients are in urgent need of treatments and a cure. 

 

There are two types of Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD): autosomal dominant PKD (ADPKD) and autosomal recessive PKD (ARPKD). 

 

1. ADPKD is more common and affects an estimated 600,000 Americans and 12.4 million people worldwide. Parents with ADPKD have a 50 percent chance of passing it on to each of their children. Approximately 10 percent of the people diagnosed with ADPKD have no family history of the disease, with PKD developing as a spontaneous (new) mutation. Once they have it, they have a 50 percent chance of passing it on to each of their children. 

2. The less common and rare form, ARPKD affects approximately 1 in 25,000 children WORLDWIDE. While ARPKD can causes death in the first month of life, almost 80% of ARPKD children survive the newborn period. One-third of those who survive will need dialysis or transplantation by the age 10.

 

ABOUT THE PKD FOUNDATION:

The PKD Foundation is the only organization in the United States SOLELY dedicated to finding treatments and a cure for PKD. It was founded on August 20, 1982. The national office is located in Kansas City, Missouri. The St. Louis PKD Community is part of over 50 PKD Communities across the United States. Visit pkdcure.org for more information about the PKD Foundation and the St. Louis PKD Community.

 

Our mission: WE GIVE HOPE. We fund research, advocate for patients, and build a community for all impacted by polycystic kidney disease (PKD).

 

Our vision is to #endPKD.

Venue: Tower Grove Park, Sons of Rest Pavilion

South East Drive, St. Louis, MO 63110 (Driving Directions)