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Kidney Alley, the brainchild of Skully White of Lullys Food Experience, has been erected just beside the gourmet-hotdog stand on the walls between sections 107 and 108 inside the AC.
The wall will showcase local people in need of a kidney transplant and share the success stories of those who have been matched.
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Local kidney donators will be highlighted on the wall outside section 107 and 108.
Skully White has been a longtime advocate for kidney awareness
White began his kidney awareness journey back in 2019 when he learned that a loyal Lullys customer was in desperate need of a kidney. When White realized he was a match for that man he donated his kidney to him in December 2020.
In the years that followed, White has launched campaigns to match up other donors and recipients. He has also promised free hotdogs for life for anyone who donates a kidney. White was the subject of a documentary film funded by Telus last year.
White said working with kidney donors and recipients has allowed him to meet some amazing people and heB次元官网网址檚 thrilled to be able to bring more awareness through Kidney Alley.
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Tuesday also marked the addition of three Abbotsford locals to Kidney Alley. White hung posters for Parvinder Sidhu, Frank Pongracz and Ariel, all three of whom need someone to step up to save their lives. Kidney Alley also displays several local success stories, including Miranda and Enrique Perez B次元官网网址� both cases in which White helped find a match.
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White urged his friends to share the posters of those up in the AC to help find a match. He said Kidney Alley was a way to bring more awareness to kidney donation. He said the Abbotsford Canucks were very open to its creation.
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He added that while he focuses mostly on matching those in the eastern Fraser Valley, he has connections to kidney organizations all throughout western Canada. Anyone interested in donating can contact him.
Tuesday was also special because the AC was also the site for WhiteB次元官网网址檚 appearance on the Bush Wreck Rescue television show. White received a special vehicle for all of his work related to kidney awareness from the show and it was officially unveiled in front of his friends and family outside his hotdog stand.
Bush Wreck Rescue is a docuseries that follows motorheads in B.C. and Alberta obsessed with turning old, abandoned trucks, specialty vehicles, and heavy equipment into custom gems.
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Kidney Alley will be available for the public to view starting with this FridayB次元官网网址檚 (Feb. 2) Abbotsford Canucks game.
