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Latest Tour DaVita raises $1.1 million for Bridge of Life
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DaVita Inc. announced in a press release that this year’s Tour DaVita, an annual event to increase awareness of kidney disease, raised $1.1 million for Bridge of Life, a nonprofit founded by DaVita that supports medical missions in the United States and abroad.
“One of the things that made this ride so special was that many of the riders had a personal connection to the purpose of Tour DaVita,” Dave Hoerman, chief wisdom officer for DaVita Kidney Care, said in the release. “Whether a rider cares for patients in a center, they have a loved one with kidney disease or they were patients themselves, each participant rode for a bigger cause.”
Riders each met a fundraising goal and had pay for their own travel expenses to participate in the event. The $1.1 million raised for Bridge of Life includes donations from individual fundraising and corporate sponsorships.
According to the release, Tour DaVita sponsors this year included Amgen, ASD Healthcare, Henry Schein Inc., Wells Fargo, Baxter, ADI Construction of Virginia LLC, Dell Technologies, NxStage Medical, Meridian, MUFG and Tata Consultancy Services.
The latest Tour DaVita took place during 3 days in Virginia and the 571 participants rode a total of 94,015 miles. Thus far, Tour DaVita has raised more than $11 million for nonprofits that raise awareness of kidney disease.
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