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Former commissioner urges county support for 'End the Wait' kidney-donation awareness campaign
Summary
Randy Simpkins, a former Carroll County commissioner and living kidney donor, briefed the board on a nonprofit and film project called End the Wait that promotes kidney donation and requested county partnership for National Kidney Month outreach.
Carrollton, Ga. — Randy Simpkins, a former Carroll County commissioner and recent living kidney donor, presented to the Board of Commissioners on Feb. 27 about National Kidney Month and a nonprofit campaign, End the Wait, that aims to raise awareness about kidney disease and living donation.
Simpkins described his own donation experience, the long transplant wait times, and his work with filmmakers and actors to produce a movie intended to educate the…
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