Bid Now on Charitybuzz George Lopez Signed Chingon Metal Art by Mural Artist Tony Perez

We have something very special we’re auctioning - custom-made George Lopez Chingon Metal Art by Mural Artist Tony Perez! Take home this unique "CHINGON" metal stand autographed by @georgelopez. Makes the perfect gift and will be custom-made to stand 36" tall and 30" wide.

Click here to BID NOW on Charitybuzz and help support our kidney families hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic.

Special thank you to @madebytonyperez for your donation and continued support of George and our kidney kids!!

Here's What you Need to Know About the US COVID-19 Vaccination Program

The CDC has created a great resource to help you better understand what you need to know about the US COVID-19 Vaccination Program. Among the most important things to note: 2 doses are needed to protect you from getting COVID-19 and the CDC is recommending offering the vaccine to healthcare personnel and long-term care residents initially. Click here to read the full article.

While the safety of COVID-19 vaccines is CDC’s top priority, there is little information known about the vaccine candidates living with kidney disease or transplant recipients. As more information becomes available will be updating our stories with more information.

66th Anniversary of the First Successful Long-Term Kidney Transplant!

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.”

The George Lopez Foundation Is Raising Awareness for Kidney Health

We’re proud to partner with Mediaplanet on their recently published Journey of Transplantation campaign, out today! Featuring George Lopez. Click here to learn more.

95% of Americans support organ transplantation, but only 58% are signed up as donors.

This campaign aims to raise awareness around the necessity of organ donation, as well as highlight the various leaders, educational resources, donor networks, and research that are helping to enable transplants and organ donation to people of all backgrounds.

Join George Lopez for Camp-A-Thon in Support Kidney Disease and Transplant

Join George Lopez tomorrow at 5pm PST for an amazing Camp-A-Thon hosted by The Painted Turtle Camp in support of kidney disease and transplant camp. Help us bring awareness about kidney disease and join a virtual fundraising event on Giving Tuesday, December 1, 2020.

Click below to register for this FREE event!