Don Cherry Shows Support on World Kidney Day

Local2 Sault Ste. Marie
Don Cherry, hockey legend and longtime host of CBC's Coach's Corner, is donating his 1997 Yukon to The Kidney Foundation of Canada's Kidney Car program on World Kidney Day. The program benefits are far reaching - and anyone can take advantage of them.

The Kidney Foundation's Kidney Car program, which tows vehicles for free, provides a tax receipt to the donor and facilitates responsible vehicle recycling, resale or auction, raises nearly $2.5 million annually. The revenue from Kidney Car is invested in activities to help people living with kidney disease, such as peer support, innovative research and raising awareness of the importance of life-saving organ donation as a preferred treatment for kidney failure.

Organ donation is a cause particularly dear to Don Cherry's heart. On World Kidney Day, his message is particularly strong: "Hi Folks, I'll bet you are just like me when I coached the Boston Bruins, what's all this stuff about organ donations, it's nothing to do with me. I felt the same way till it hit home personally with me. My son Tim was healthy as all get out and then his kidneys failed and he immediately had to go on a dialysis machine. I'm like you, I thought what the heck is a dialysis machine. Tim was in dire straits let me tell you till my daughter Cindy came to the rescue and donated one of her kidneys and saved Tim's life and you know there are thousands like Tim waiting for an organ transplant to save their lives and we can help these people in many ways.

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