Councillor C.J. Rhodes signed a proclamation on Monday declaring the week of Sept. 29 to Oct. 4 to be known as "Osoyoos Share Your Spare Kidney Donation Awareness Week." Joining him were members of the Share Your Spare group that is encouraging people to consider becoming a live kidney donor. From left are: Julie Wolter, who received a kidney from her father in 1978, but is going to need a new one; Brian Rawlings, who has offered to donate one of his kidneys in a paired exchange program; Terry Craig, who donated a kidney to his wife Laura; Judy Sloan, who is still waiting for a suitable kidney under the paired exchange that Rawlings will donate to; and Lynn Cunningham, who has seen her quality of life greatly improved since receiving a kidney in June from a cadaver donor. (Richard McGuire photo)

Councillor C.J. Rhodes signed a proclamation on Monday declaring the week of Sept. 29 to Oct. 4 to be known as “Osoyoos Share Your Spare Kidney Donation Awareness Week.” Joining him were members of the Share Your Spare group that is encouraging people to consider becoming a live kidney donor. From left are: Julie Wolter, who received a kidney from her father in 1978, but is going to need a new one; Brian Rawlings, who has offered to donate one of his kidneys in a paired exchange program; Terry Craig, who donated a kidney to his wife Laura; Judy Sloan, who is still waiting for a suitable kidney under the paired exchange that Rawlings will donate to; and Lynn Cunningham, who has seen her quality of life greatly improved since receiving a kidney in June from a cadaver donor. (Richard McGuire photo)

Councillor C.J. Rhodes signed a proclamation on Monday declaring the week of Sept. 29 to Oct. 4 to be known as “Osoyoos Share Your Spare Kidney Donation Awareness Week.”

Joining him were members of the Osoyoos Share Your Spare group that is encouraging people to consider becoming a live kidney donor.

From left are: Julie Wolter, who received a kidney from her father in 1978, but is going to need a new one; Brian Rawlings, who has offered to donate one of his kidneys in a paired exchange program; Terry Craig, who donated a kidney to his wife Laura; Judy Sloan, who is still waiting for a suitable kidney under the paired exchange that Rawlings will donate to; and Lynn Cunningham, who has seen her quality of life greatly improved since receiving a kidney in June from a cadaver donor.

(Richard McGuire photo)