Transplant Games Of America

The Transplant Games of America is a festival-style event dedicated to promoting organ, eye, and tissue donation.The Transplant Games of America is a festival-style event mixed with competitions and special events for both athletes and non-athletes who have undergone life-saving transplant surgeries along with living donors. Competition is open to anyone who has received a solid organ transplant, bone marrow donation and a limited number of corneal transplant and tissue recipients. More than just an athletic event, the Transplant Games of America highlights the critical importance of organ, eye, and tissue donation, while celebrating the lives of donors and recipients.

Transplant Games of America, Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Transplant Games of America is a festival-style event dedicated to promoting organ, eye, and tissue donation. The Transplant Games of America is a festival-style event dedicated to promoting organ, eye, and tissue donation. The Transplant Games of America is a festival-style event mixed with competitions and special events for both athletes and non-athletes who have undergone life-saving transplant surgeries along with living donors.

We highly recommend attending this webinar brought to you by CareDx, Inc. And National Kidney FoundationCareDx and National Kidney Foundation are joining forces to host the online panel “The Transplant Patient in a New COVID-19 World” this Friday, April 10 at 11 a.m. Vineeta Kumar, Transplant Nephrologist and Medical Director, UAB, and a transplant patient panel as they share experiences, best practices and ideas for living in a new COVID-19 world.

#DonateLifeMonthEach Wednesday during the month of April #DonateLifeMonth, we will be highlighting a donation/transplantation story from TransplantNATION magazine. These stories will touch on all aspects of the donation and transplantation community showing the importance of organ, eye and tissue donation.

#ConnectingTheCommunityFurthermore, we will be running a #DonateLifeMonth magazine special on TransplantNATION for all of April. Subscribe to TransplantNATION magazine in April and receive your subscription 50% off the regular rate!1 year subscription regular $36.00 = $18.00.2 year subscription regular $60.00 = $30.00.3 year subscription regular $75.00 = $37.50.Subscribe by following the link:Now to the story. Our first #DonateLifeMonth story features Lisa Barker. Read her full story here.

Transplant Life FoundationTransplant Games Announcement:The past couple of weeks have brought uncertainty and great concern. The COVID-19 virus has tremendously altered our nation, relationships and lives.

Please know that you are animportant part of our family and have been in our thoughts during these trying times.Our community includes recipients, donor families, living donors, caregivers, donation and transplant professionals and many others. Each day, the Transplant Life Foundation works to further our mission of serving the donation and transplant community with educational materials, programs, and events that enhance and improve lives.The Transplant Games is the cornerstone activity of our mission and one that allows us to come together to demonstrate the amazing gift of life, the miracle of transplantation, and to focus the nation on the need for more organs. Our entire transplant family, working together,gives hope and encouragement and saves lives.

We are so much more than an athletic competition.Since the spread of the virus, we have closely followed the experts as they have reviewed data on patients, and the progression of the disease. Despite some positive news on increased testing and possible existing drug therapies, there is a growing concern that conducting our event in July would not be in the best interest of our community.Our number one priority is your health and well-being, and with that objective in mind, we have decided to postpone the 2020 Transplant Games scheduled for July 17-22, 2020. This was a heart-breaking decision for our team, but we can promise you that once the COVID-19 health crisis subsides, we will announce a new set of dates for the New Jersey Games. Rescheduling is a massive undertaking and we will collaborate closely with our incredible partners and sponsors and are committed to bringing you the biggest and best Games ever.We understand that many of you will have questions, and our intent is to get you the answers that you need. However, we ask that you please be patient as we work through the enormous number of details while under government restrictions.Bill Ryan.

Transplant Games Update:The health and well-being of our donation and transplant family is our number one priority at the Transplant Life Foundation.We continue to monitor the information provided by the CDC, the WHO, federal and state agencies, as well as our own medical teams. There is a well-thought out timeline for a review of the impact of the virus and the first two-week segment ends this week. As expected, the numbers are sobering as large-scale testing has begun.Our community is acutely aware of the situation and we appreciate your care and concern in communicating your thoughts. We are continuing to review both the available data and the recommendations of the medical community. Any changes to the 2020 Transplant Games will be discussed with the Team Managers, and announced via our social media pages and direct email distribution.Let me reiterate that your safety is paramount, and all decisions will be made with careful and thoughtful consideration.Thank you for your patience.Bill Ryan. Transplant Life FoundationMeet Josh Sweedyk, Director of Competitions and Multimedia Strategies.“Working for the Transplant Life Foundation and in the transplant and donation community has been an amazing experience.

The stories, memories and accomplishments are something I cherish everyday. Though I have not personally been affected by donation or transplantation, I still feel a part of this incredible community.

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Thank you for letting me be a part of your journey over the last four years.”. Transplant Life FoundationFor the past 25 years, during the first weekend in May, runners and walkers have journeyed from the vineyards of Napa Valley, through Sonoma and Petaluma, across the Golden Gate Bridge to the beach in Santa Cruz to increase awareness of the 125,000 Americans waiting for organs. In the newly named Rotary Golden Gate Relay (RGGR), the transfer of the baton from runner to runner symbolizes the transfer of an organ from donor to recipient. Join this journey across the Golden Gate Bridge on May 2-3, 2020. Participants must register by March 31. To register or find out more about this event please visit.

Transplant Life FoundationTo the Donation and Transplant CommunityThe COVID-19 Virus is a global health concern that has gained everyone’s attention and our transplant community is particularly sensitive to the media reports and the information that have been forthcoming. We understand your concerns and, on a daily basis, are monitoring state and federal agencies, along with guidance from our own medical experts to stay informed on the situation.As is always the case, the health and well-being of our donation and transplant family is our number one priority, and decisions that could impact that will be made with careful and thoughtful consideration. Based on current information, there are no plans to cancel or suspend the 2020 Transplant Games, which are scheduled for July 17-22, 2020.We are a unique community. Many of us have faced life and death issues and some face real and long-lasting health problems.

We are not prone to panic and if there was ever a situation that called for calm and sound thinking, this is one of them. Take care of yourself and your loved ones.

Follow the advice of your physicians and we’ll all get through this.See you in July!Bill Ryan. Meet our 2020 Donate Life Transplant Games Lyrics for Life competitors!

Singing for gold in New Jersey! #TGA2020NJWe would like to give a big congratulations to the participants who have been chosen to compete in the Lyrics for Life competition at the 2020 Donate Life Transplant Games! We look forward to hearing your amazing voices in July!Ryan Roby and Jeff Richards - Team PhiladelphiaLisa McIntosh - Team PhiladelphiaDiana Awad - Team PhiladelphiaKristin Christensen - Team NebraskaGreg Dove - Team FloridaWayne Taake - Team Transplant St. LouisJason Didner - Team LibertyCarolyn Darmiento - Team LibertyPatrick Wilkerson - Team TexasOmar Garriot - Team VirginiaJameka Crooks - Team South CarolinaMallory Wells - Team IowaSteve Baum - Team Tennessee Donor ServicesJacqui Scolaro - Team OhioValerie Fons. #ThrowbackThursday#WomensHistoryMonth#ThorwbackThursday to the Track and Field event at the 2018 Transplant Games.

Also #WomensHistoryMonth. We get to experience first hand the fearless, resiliency of women in the transplant and donation world with our event.

We are proud to have these women involved in spreading the message about organ, eye and tissue donation. Through March, we will be highlighting other important women figures who have helped shape the transplant world we live in today.

General informationAnyone can participate in the games REGARDLESS of where you live. This means international participants can participate if they wish. If you are both a transplant recipient and team leader you are welcome to participate as well!

To participate as an athlete you must meet the following. requirements:- Have received a life saving transplant (regardless if you are taking anti-rejection medication or not) or you are a living donor, bone marrow recipient, cornea recipient or tissue recipient.- Transplant has occurred at least 9 months prior to the start of the Games Opening Ceremony.- You are in healthy condition.- Your doctor has signed a medical waiver allowing you to participate.- You have signed a form stating that you meet all the above requirements. Participation terms subject to change. Last updated 11/15/19. The Elsie Mahe StoryToday is the day! Elsie Mahe and her family were able to give back in a time of despair. You too can help give back to a community filled with love and compassion.

Please consider making a donation to the Transplant Life Foundation so we too can give back and assist this wonderful community. The Donation and Transplant Community is unlike any other and we need your help keeping it strong. #BeTheChange #MakeTheConnection #GivingTuesday Visit the link below to provide your charitable gift!