Thank you for being part of our Kidney Companions community.

Here we will provide updates, highlight the people within Kidney Companions, and share stories and actions you can take in a broader community.

As Kidney Companions grows, we find a sense of belonging. Some of our volunteers can be part of one important event and are always a part of this community. While we haven’t made an intense drive with a patient to downstate for potential life-changing transplant surgery in several months, we are deepening our relationships. This is likely due to our regular gatherings and additional scheduled time to be with Kidney Companions for their progress to transplant. Our twice weekly enriching walks in nature with a core group of Tuesday and Wednesday walkers have been going for nearly 5 months straight and we love to see the new and familiar people at the monthly socials (see below for this Thursday’s meet-up!). Each person involved is critical to the success of our group. We welcome more to join Kidney Companions!

More team updates:

• Another person is listed for transplant, making two in the Kidney Companions group on the transplant list

• Two folks are inching closer than ever to being listed for transplant after facilitating several key evaluations 

On the second Thursday of each month, we gather for all who are interested in learning about Kidney Companions. We will always have an existing volunteer there for you to ask questions and listen to their experience. This is a great time to explore your interest in becoming a volunteer or invite someone who you think would be interested.

Our next gathering will be:

Thursday, October 10th

Silver Spruce

439 E Eighth St, Traverse City, MI 49686

Looking ahead in 2024 tentative locations for Convos with Kidney Companions:

• Nov 14: Silver Spruce

• Dec 12: Silver Spruce

Check out our new “Walking with Kidney Companions” shirts

The team looks great and have already gotten a lot of notice. Come join our walking groups! Shirts are available in S, M, L.