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
Wishing Dr. Mohammad H. Malekzadeh, MD a happy birthday! We thank you for your significant contributions to the children’s kidney camp over the years and your immense knowledge in helping children with end stage renal disease and kidney transplantation. There are not enough words! Hoping your birthday was filled with joy & laughter. 🎉🎊
George Lopez Brewing Co. teamed up with George Lopez to create authentic Mexican-style beers that are truly “LOCO!” Lopez, along with our Brewmaster have carefully developed recipes that will appeal to a wide range of palettes and are extremely flavorful. These outrageous brews will only be released when George says they are “Ta LOCO!”
Enjoy my Naranja Crema (Orange Cream Ale), Paloma IPA (West Coast Grapefruit IPA), Li'l Mexi (Mexican Style Lager), or Agria Y Fresca (Hibiscus Sour Ale) from the comforts of home thanks to Door Dash!
We have something special we’re auctioning off just for you! BID NOW on Diversity 5 - print on canvas (24"x30”) signed by Metin Bereketli - Primetime Emmy Awards Honored Artist/Philanthropist. One of Bereketli's most popular original paintings, broadcast on "Central Perk Coffee Shop" NBC’s Hit Series Friends The show recently celebrated 20 years with a Central Perk pop-up shop a this is a must for any fan of the show! BID NOW on Charitybuzz and help support our kidney families through the COVID-19 pandemic. Special thank you to Metin Bereketli for your continued support of George and our kidney kids!
Something exciting is coming George Lopez Brewing Company and The Brew Hall! Available in stores in October!
Thank you for blessing us Kobe Bryant! From Nike taught us to be better. A better scorer, better mentor, better father, better champion. Today, on his birthday, we continue his endless pursuit of better.
Wishing a Happy Birthday to @anthonyanderson and congratulations on your Hollywood Star! “Today was a GREAT day! Dreams do come true! Those dreams are made possible thru faith, hard work, patience and sacrifice! I want to thank everyone that’s been a part of my journey thus far. Tighten your seatbelts cause we are about to take a wild ride! Thank you to my family, friends and fans for this is just as much yours as it is mine,” said Anthony Anderson.
It’s National Minority Donor Awareness Month (NMDAM). Join Donate Life America in their outreach to:
Provide education about organ, eye and tissue donation and transplantation
Encourage donor registration & family conversations about donation
Promote healthy living and disease prevention to decrease the need for transplantation.
“A collaborative initiative of the National Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation Multicultural Action Group to save and improve the quality of life of diverse communities by creating a positive culture for organ, eye and tissue donation,” according to National Minority Donor Awareness Month.
To learn more visit: https://www.donatelife.net/nmdam/
