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Wow! What an ending as the DaVita Riders and KAT Walkers simultaneously finished their events at Team Music City. Hundreds, if not thousands, of walkers, riders, and supporters celebrated in the success of the Kidney TRUST. The DaVita Community spearheaded the drive to raise awareness and testing of chronic kidney disease with a whopping $700,000 in donations for the Tour DaVita, and KAT Walk conducted in 55 towns and cities throughout the United States.
We sincerely extend our thanks to our many contributors, consisting of family, friends, patients, and even total strangers who believed in our efforts to make a change in people’s lives. Special thanks also go out to the communities of Sheffield, AL; Collinwood, TN; Lawrenceburg, TN; Columbia, TN and Brentwood, TN, who welcomed us with open arms. In addition, the hundreds of DaVita team supports were truly amazing in their encouragement and support of the riders throughout our four day ride. Our helmet’s are off to Team DaVita, you are truly special!
Participating in Tour DaVita as a spouse was an exceptionally moving experience, no pun intended, as we completed over 240 miles or rode as far as we could possibly ride. On behalf of all the spouses who participated in Tour DaVita, I wish to extend my sincere appreciation to the leadership team of DaVita for including spouses in this event. Not only was this a “Ride of a Lifetime,” but it was an amazing event we could share with our spouses. We will always remember the “Spirit of the Ride” and the lives we touched and those who touched us.
Thanks a million, and we will do our part to recognize the First Annual Tour DaVita and KAT Walk are over, but the journey has just begun to promote chronic kidney disease awareness and support the Kidney TRUST. We extend a thousand kudos to Team DaVita!!
Sincerely,
Hunter and Diann Johnson
