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EL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In an effort to raise awareness and education of kidney disease during National Kidney Month, DaVita Inc., the nation's largest independent provider of kidney care, together with The Kidney TRUST(TM) -- a nonprofit organization focused on fighting kidney disease -- announced today a series of events around the United States during the month of March to bring much needed awareness to a silent epidemic effecting millions of Americans.

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National Kidney Month events:

    March 6: Kidney Education and Testing at the DaVita(R) Corporate Office in
    Lakewood, CO
    March 7: Kidney Education and Testing during the American Diabetes
    Association Annual Expo
          Time: Open to the public from 9am-4pm
          Location: 700 14th Street, Denver, CO
    March 12: World Kidney Day
          Kidney Education and Testing at the National Courts' Employee Health
          Fair in Washington, DC
          Kidney Education and Testing in Sacramento, CA (Location TBD)
          Announcement of 10 Host Cities for the 2009 Kidney Awareness
          Time(TM) 5k Run/Walks
    March 17: Kidney Education and Testing at the ASD Healthcare Event in
    Frisco, TX
    March 19: Kidney Education and Testing at the Department of Education in
    Washington, DC
    March 24: Kidney Education and Testing during the Fifty and Fabulous
    Community Wellness Event
          Time: Open to the public from 2:00p-6:30p
          Location: The Waterford at Fair Oaks; 12025 Lee Jackson Memorial
          Highway, Fairfax, VA  22033
    March 25: Kidney Education and Testing at the National Credit Union
    Association in Washington, DC

Barbara Lawson, President of The Kidney TRUST sai
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