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Williams Lake Kidney Walk participants raise thousands

Hutchings took part in the walk alongside his fiancé Chelsey Auger and her cousin, Jazlyn Termul

The rain held off just long enough for participants in this year’s annual Williams lake Kidney Walk to show their support to those throughout B.C. battling kidney disease.

In Williams Lake, Kidney Walk volunteer team lead Dan Hutchings, who is currently undergoing kidney dialysis treatment and awaiting his second kidney transplant, walked 15.2 kilometres throughout the city — stretching from Eleventh Avenue, down to Scout Island, and back.

Hutchings took part in the walk alongside his fiancé Chelsey Auger and her cousin, Jazlyn Termul.

“It was a beautiful afternoon walk around Williams Lake,” he said, thanking all of the sponsors and those who donated and showed their support for the Kidney Foundation of Canada.

Other teams, like Team Nash (Nash Overton and his family), and Kay Bibby and her family, also took part in the event — each walking separately due to COVID-19 restrictions.

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“Fingers crossed that we can have a bigger event next year,” Hutchings said.

By press deadline, three teams — Cool Beans - $1,620, Team Nash - $5,000 and Team Short and Friends - $470 — had combined to raise just shy of $7,000. Throughout B.C. and Yukon, $236,000 was raised.

Anyone still wishing to make a donation can do so by visiting www.kidneywalk.ca.


 


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Greg Sabatino graduated from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops with a Bachelor of Journalism degree in 2008.
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