KidneyCAN Spring Advocacy Days - March 13-14

Please join us on March 13th and 14th for our first 2023 advocacy event, Spring Kidney Cancer Advocacy Days! Andy Derr Foundation is partnering with several organizations to rally delegates from all over the United States to advocate for kidney cancer research funding. We need delegates–patients, caregivers, doctors, researchers, anyone who is affected by kidney cancer–to tell Congress about the impact of the disease and the need for research funding. Every year, Congress allots a specific amount of money for the Kidney Cancer Research Program (KCRP), which is part of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). That money is then awarded to kidney cancer researchers through grants. This money isn’t a given. We’ve had to fight for it, year after year. In fact, in 2016, the amount of money Congress specifically appropriated for kidney cancer research was ZERO dollars. For 2022, it was $50 million. This kind of change is the result of relentless advocacy from our grassroots army. Spring Advocacy Days will be a two-day hybrid event, including both in-person meetings in Washington, DC, on March 13th, and virtual meetings conducted via Zoom on March 14th. We’d love to have you for Advocacy Days and hope you’ll register to be a delegate. You don’t need any prior experience or special skills. Delegates are provided with training and a toolkit so that you can share your story with Congressional representatives in small meetings. You’ll help them understand the impact of kidney cancer on people’s lives and the urgent need for a cure.

If interested in joining this cause - please email Joann at joann@andyderrfoundation.org