San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
of
Transplant Recipients International Organization
TRIO SF BAY AREA
IS PROUD TO BE THE FISCAL SPONSOR OF
TEAM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
OF THE 2012 TRANSPLANT GAMES OF AMERICA
Team Northern California of the 2012 Transplant Games of America is a comprised of approximately 50 fun and exciting transplant recipients, donor families, and family and friends who will head to Grand Rapids , Michigan this summer from July 28-31, 2012 to compete in the biannual Transplant Games of America, sponsored by the West Michigan Sports Commission. “Team NorCal” historically has been one of the strongest teams in the Nation, bringing home over 30 medals in 2010 in over 12 sports including track and field, swimming, golf, tennis, bowling, basketball, table tennis, biking and volleyball. The purpose of the Transplant Games of
America is to celebrate the gift of life through fitness, show the world the life restoring success of transplantation, and honor and remember our donor families. With the support of SF Bay Area TRIO, Team NorCal aspires to recruit new team members for this adventure of a lifetime, and to fundraise to help bring donor families to the Games at minimal cost.
PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING TEAM NORCAL TODAY!
For information on joining Team NorCal, click here: www.teamnorcal.org
To Make a Tax-Deductible Donation to Team NorCal at the Transplant Games of America, visit:
http://www.teamnorcal.org/online-donations
Your Generosity Will Benefit Donor Families and Transplant Recipients Immensely! Thank you!
TRIO Bay Area's Mission
Promote Awareness of organ and tissue donation as an important social responsibility. Develop and support mechanisms to improve the availability of organs and tissue on an equitable basis to meet the needs of transplant recipients.
Provide Support to transplant candidates, recipients, and their families to help alleviate the stress and problems associated with the transplant process.
Promote Education of transplant candidates, recipients, their families, and donors families as well as provide current information on developments in organ and tissue donation, transplantation, medications, social issues, and finances. Inform transplant candiates, recipients, and their families, and donor families on initiatives in the transplantation field by federal, state, and local governmental bodies.
Provide Advocacy for the concerns and needs that affect the welfare of transplant candidates, recipients, and their families and donor families and make those needs known to federal, state and local governmental bodies. Effectively communicate the views of transplant candidates, recipients and their families, and donor families on issues in the field of transplantation and organ and tissue donation to the general public.
Steve Hummer - Webmaster
Bay Area TRIO