Come and meet Mark.
Mark underwent a liver transplant in April 2025 and is now in need of a kidney. He will be speaking at the Rady JCC, 123 Doncaster St., in Winnipeg, on Tuesday, December 9, 7:30 p.m.
Along with Mark, speakers include:
• Rabbi Carnie Rose, Shaarey Zedek Synagague
• Rabbi Kliel Rose, Congregation Etz Chaim
• Esther Dick, Past kidney donor
• Penny Kravetsky, Renewal Canada.
Winnipeggers, please come and meet Mark. Click here to RSVP
https://form-can.keela.co/mark-needs-a-kidney-registration-form
Non-Winnipeggers may attend virtually by clicking here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81501483975
Mark and his family are working with Renewal Canada, a non-profit volunteer agency based in Toronto that helps people connect with living kidney donors, and guide donors with complete confidentiality, and at no financial cost. Renewal will be coming to Winnipeg to host this kidney donation awareness event and swab drive for Mark.
Mark is 67 and lives in Winnipeg, where he cares for his 88-year-old widowed mother. He spent 50 years in hospitality and has always been active. He enjoys swimming, traveling, going on long fast-paced walks, and cooking large, memorable feasts for family and friends. He speaks about how his family supported him through his life-altering liver illness, and how the liver transplant gave him hope to regain the strength and abilities he lost. The resultant failure of his kidneys was another emotional blow, making full recovery more challenging. Together with his family, he begins the search for a kidney donor, hoping to reclaim the life he loves.
Anyone over 18 and in good health can apply. You don’t need to be a relative or have the same blood type.
• Kidneys from living donors last longer than those from deceased donors
• Recipients live longer, healthier lives than on dialysis.
Learn more about Mark at:
www.MarkNeedsAKidney.ca
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564998881098
To apply or learn more about becoming a donor:
WEB: www.renewalcanada.org/markkagan
EMAIL:
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TEL: 1-888-283-5008
Many donor expenses (travel, meals, accommodation, and income loss) are reimbursed through the Living Organ Donor Reimbursement Program (LODRP):
https://share.google/DoKvh40jheNstiCV2
Any additional expenses not covered by LODRP will be covered by Renewal Canada.
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