Now that’s a trick shot! Thank you Kelly for your continued support and helping us raise awareness about Kidney Health! Let’s see your golf trickshot and join George Lopez, Natera and our foundation and take part in #GLFTrickshot challenge. Record your best golf-style trick shot then challenge a friend to do it next. Share on social and tag a friend too!
Click here to learn more about #KidneyHealth and donate to kidney patients in need.
Today marks the 66th Anniversary of the first successful long-term kidney transplant! Click here to read the full story.
On Dec. 23, 1954, the first successful human kidney transplant took place at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston as a surgical team removed a kidney from 23-year-old Ronald Herrick and implanted it in Herrick’s twin brother, Richard.”
We are living through an extremely difficult time as we continue to face the COVID-19 pandemic and increasing socio-economic and health challenges. In response to the challenges we face, we are coming together to host a Holiday Drive and Online Auction to benefit kidney families in great need.
More patients are facing hardship this year due to the impacts of COVID-19 and are in need of assistance this holiday season and into 2021. We would like to ask for your help with fundraising for our patient emergency fund towards living essentials (e.g. food and medication).
By participating in our holiday drive and online auction, you will help improve the quality of life for so many children and adults who are desperately in need of our assistance and compassion. Please consider making a contribution to our patient programs or donating an item or gift certificate to be used in the online auction.
Wednseday Wisdom “Surround yourself with good people that show you love.” Inspiring video from kidney warrior Vivian Acosta talking about being diagnosed with a rare chronic kidney condition called C3 Glomerulonephritis in 2018 and a year later, she went into kidney failure. Please help support Vivian by sharing her story and following her on instagram @vivskidneyfunds or @thisbeviv and learn more about how you can help.
Phillip Boyd, leveling up with the #GLFTrickshot challenge. Join George Lopez, Natera and our foundation and take part in this challenge. Record your best golf-style trick shot then challenge a friend to do it next. Share on social and tag a friend too!
To learn more about #KidneyHealth and donate to kidney patients in need visit: glftrickshotnatera.com
Special thank you to Beer Pong Golf for making the sweet boards for the trick shot challenge! Everyone please go check them out!
Join George Lopez, Natera and our foundation and take part in the #GLFTrickshot Challenge. Record your best golf-style trick shot then challenge a friend to do it next. Share on social and tag a friend too!
To learn more about #KidneyHealth and donate to kidney patients in need visit: glftrickshotnatera.com
Special thank you to Beer Pong Golf for making the sweet boards for the trick shot challenge! Everyone please go check them out!
NEWS RELEASE
SAN CARLOS and LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 5, 2020 -- Natera, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRA), a global leader in cell-free DNA testing, today announced that it has teamed up with the George Lopez Foundation to create the #GLFTrickShot Challenge, a social media fundraising campaign for kidney patients in need that also aims to raise awareness around the prevalence and risks of kidney disease. The challenge involves getting a ball into a receptacle, golf style, and videos will be linked to the campaign page GLFTrickShotNatera.com, where donations can also be made. All proceeds will go toward living essentials, including food and medications, for kidney patients.
“As a 15-year transplant recipient, I appreciate Natera’s sponsorship of this challenge and value the opportunity to work together to raise money for kidney patients struggling in this pandemic,” said George Lopez, renowned actor, comedian, and co-founder and Director of the George Lopez Foundation. “About 96 percent of people with early-stage kidney disease don’t know they have it.1 The #GLFTrickShot Challenge is a fun and creative way to raise awareness, help those in need, and see just how good your friends really are behind the ball.”
Already, many celebrities have signed up to participate, including Scream actor David Arquette, Joe Mantegna from Criminal Minds, musician Jeffrey Osborne, singer Pat Monahan from the band Train, celebrity plastic surgeon Jason Diamond, and many others. In addition, key transplant opinion leaders, including Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, MPH, PhD, Chief, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation at UC Irvine School of Medicine, will also participate.
“Natera is thrilled to be working with the George Lopez Foundation on this important initiative and we’re looking forward to seeing some entertaining and creative videos from the challenge,” said Phil Gauthier, MD, Medical Director of Organ Health at Natera. “Here in the U.S., one in three adults is at risk of kidney disease,1 but with advanced technology and increased awareness, we can help improve the management of kidney disease and ensure continued quality of life for kidney patients.”
The mission of the George Lopez Foundation is to increase community awareness about kidney disease and organ donation, as well as create positive, permanent change for underprivileged children, adults, and military families confronting challenges in education and health.
Natera is a global leader in cell-free DNA testing. The mission of the company is to change the management of disease worldwide with a focus on reproductive health, oncology, and organ transplantation. Natera operates an ISO 13485-certified and CAP-accredited laboratory certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) in San Carlos, Calif. It offers proprietary genetic testing services to inform obstetricians, transplant physicians, oncologists, and cancer researchers, including biopharmaceutical companies, and genetic laboratories through its cloud-based software platform. For more information, visit natera.com. Follow Natera on LinkedIn.
Forward-Looking Statements All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release are forward-looking statements and are not a representation that Natera's plans, estimates, or expectations will be achieved. These forward-looking statements represent Natera's expectations as of the date of this press release, and Natera disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including with respect to our efforts to develop and commercialize new product offerings, our ability to successfully increase demand for and grow revenues for our product offerings, whether the results of clinical studies will support the use of our product offerings, our expectations of the reliability, accuracy and performance of our screening tests, or of the benefits of our screening tests and product offerings to patients, providers and payers. Additional risks and uncertainties are discussed in greater detail in "Risk Factors" in Natera's recent filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q and in other filings Natera makes with the SEC from time to time. These documents are available at www.natera.com/investors and www.sec.gov.
Investor Relations: Mike Brophy, CFO, Natera, Inc., 650-249-9090 Media: Paul Greenland, VP of Corporate Marketing, Natera, Inc., pr@natera.com
One in Seven American Adults Estimated to Have Chronic Kidney Disease. National Kidney Foundation. June 6, 2017. Accessed Oct. 1, 2020. https://www.kidney.org/news/one-seven-american-adults-estimated-to-have-chronic-kidney-disease
At age seven, Micah was diagnosed with FSGS, a rare, chronic kidney disease with no cure. He has been battling for nine years through countless doctor appointments, hospitalizations, regular labs and blood draws, multiple experimental treatments, restrictive diets, nightly shots, and a daily cocktail of medications. Through it all, Micah has stayed positive. His parents have watched him fight and persevere to be a normal kid. He refuses to allow this disease to hold him back, even though it has not been easy.
So often, Micah has felt under the weather, experiencing headaches, body pains, and low energy; at times, it is difficult for him to get out of bed, yet Micah never complains. With a compromised immune system, a common cold knocks him out for a couple of weeks. Micah never asks to skip a class, miss a practice, or take it lightly, and he never asks for special treatment. He always works hard in school, maintains straight-As, and participates in extracurricular activities.
Since COVID-19 he’s been trying hard to stay healthy and finish his school semester from home. Amid all this chaos and right before finals, Micah’s doctors said he is not going to make it through high school; Micah’s current kidney function is at 30 percent and dropping rapidly. This news is disappointing and discouraging. PLEASE consider being a donor or share this information with your friends and family to help his wonderful family find a suitable donor. For more information on how you can help visit : https://4micah.com 💚💙💚💙
As a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, we’ve have decided to postpone the 13th Annual George Lopez Celebrity Golf Classic. We’re looking forward to getting back on the course in late fall to raise money for our kidney families! Enjoy this extra long trip down memory lane. Featuring George Lopez, Eva Longoria, Adam Levine, Sarah Hyland, Aimee Garcia, Constsance Marie, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Anderson, DL Hughley, Yasiel Puig, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Garcia, Caitlyn Jenner, Tim Allen, Wilmer Valderrama, Joe Pesci, Joe Mategna, Don Cheadle, Richard Karn, Patrick Monahan, Michael Pena, Stacey and Larry Kohl, Sugar Ray Leonard and so many more wonderful supporters! ⛳️🏌️♀️⛳️
