Why We Walk

The ANNA NephroGuardians are nurses and other healthcare professionals who work every day to care and advocate for nephrology patients.  We see our role as fighting alongside our patients Guardian style and we ask that you join us in the fight!  

The STL Metro Chapter of the American Nephrology Nurses Association leads and advocates using education and innovative strategies to promote wellness for individuals living with kidney disease.  Our mission is to improve the profession of nephrology nursing through education, advocacy, networking, and science.

For more information, visit our website at www.stlmetroanna.org. 

This year, our team has joined others throughout the country to fight against kidney disease. On March 23, 2025 we’ll walk for our loved ones, colleagues or friends who cope with this devastating chronic illness each day – and for those who lost their fight too soon.

Together, we walk to support the lifechanging work of the National Kidney Foundation:
     - To ensure that families will have a place to turn when they need answers.
     - To keep up the fight for policy changes to protect kidney patients and living donors.
     - To drive innovation in transplantation and get more loved ones off the kidney transplant waitlist.

Will you join us?

Walk with us and fundraise -or- support our efforts with a generous donation to improve the lives of kidney patients in our community and across the country.