RentABalloonRace - Virtual balloon race

A virtual balloon race for PKD Charity

Getting Started

  1. Start by creating an account here.
  2. Add balloon(s) to your cart and pay with your debit or credit card. Your balloon purchase(s) will be confirmed to you by email. If you purchased a balloon offline, you will be sent a unique ‘Balloon Activation code’ by email, which you can enter to give you access to your balloon account.
  3. You're now ready to decorate and customise your balloon!

About PKD

Polycystic kidney disease (or PKD) is a range of inherited, incurable and often serious renal conditions that also affect the liver, brain and other organs. There are two forms of PKD: the more common Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) affects up to 70,000 adults and children in the UK, while the rarer Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD) is usually diagnosed in babies and young children, and affects about 600-1000 (20-40 births per year). Find out more about PKD here.

Buy your #PKDballoons to help fund PKD research

On Monday 6 December, after the year we've had, let’s spread #PKDPositivity by sending a virtual PKD balloon from Mount Snowdon, the highest peak in the British Isles!
Buy your virtual #PKDballoons today and let’s come together as a community to celebrate the brighter times ahead whilst raising money for our charity.

Your #PKDballoons will buy

Help us to raise funds for essential medical research and provide support services for people with PKD. We give grants to researchers working on the causes of PKD and identifying treatments. We raise awareness about the burden of PKD. We help patients and families to cope with their difficult journey, providing them with access to information about PKD, putting them in touch with others in a similar position, and offering a friendly and reassuring ear when they feel helpless or overcome with emotion.

Your #PKDballoons will enable us to continue this vital work.