Dawn to Dusk for Kidney Kids NZ - 12 Hour Golf Relay

That is a marathon each day. 324 holes and approximately 1,600 hits per person to raise money for Kidney Kids New Zealand. For many, having kidney disease is a lifelong journey with no chance of remission, but a cycle of life-saving dialysis and possibly kidney transplantation. Kidneys are powerful chemical factories that perform many functions including:

Removing waste product from our bodies,
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alancing the fluid balance in the body,
Regulating blood pressure,
Activating vitamin D so it can be used (vitamin D promotes strong healthy bones and controls the production of red blood cells. Any deterioration of any of these functions has a wide-ranging impact on both the physical and mental well-being of anyone, but especially children. Kidney Kids NZ is a not-for-profit charitable organisation that supports children, their families and whanau to navigate kidney disease and end stage renal failure. The goal of Kidney Kids NZ is to ensure children who experience kidney disease have the best possible lives and are not disadvantaged as they progress through education and into employment as young adults, setting them up with the best possible tools to help them live with a chronic disease.