Katie Cicerchi returns to ATF to plan Team Transplant 2011
Posted on 23. Feb, 2011 in Announcements, Team Transplant, Volunteering
Katie near Leogane, Haiti
We are excited to announce that Katie Cicerchi, our former outreach and external affairs coordinator, has returned from Leogane, Haiti where she volunteered as an earthquake relief worker for two months last fall. She arrives just in time to help plan Team Transplant 2011, the Foundation’s charity cycling team riding in the Subaru Elephant Rock on Sunday, June 5th. Katie will work with the American Transplant Foundation until August 15th.
American Transplant Foundation to exhibit at the American Society of Nephrology’s Renal Week
Posted on 16. Nov, 2010 in News Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE ADVISORY/MEDIA RELEASE
November 16, 2010
THE AMERICAN TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION
WILL BE AN EXHIBITOR AT THIS YEAR’S AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY’S ANNUAL RENAL WEEK! IT WILL BE HELD AT THE COLORADO CONVENTION CENTER FROM NOVEMBER 16-20, 2010. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE AMERICAN TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION WILL BE EXHIBITING AT A MAJOR SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE. (more…)
2010 Volunteer Appreciation Party
Posted on 24. Sep, 2010 in Volunteering
Special thanks to everyone who joined us at the 2010 Volunteer Appreciation Party on September 23rd! Volunteers enjoyed food and drinks at Pizza Republica in Greenwood Village, Colorado as a small token of appreciation for their help during this year’s volunteer events.
2010 CJ Spiegel Memorial Golf Tournament
Posted on 07. Aug, 2010 in Events, Past Events
The American Transplant Foundation was the proud beneficiary of the Sixth Annual CJ Spiegel Memorial Gold Tournament on August 6, 2010! Eighty golfers gathered at the Gypsum Creek Golf Club in Gypsum, Colorado to remember CJ Spiegel, a young hero who gave the gift of life. Thanks to the event’s golfers, sponsors, and volunteers, this event raised more than $9,700 to support the Foundation.
You can learn more about the tournament’s namesake, CJ, and read other inspiring stories about transplant on our Transplant Stories page.
Eagles Concert
Posted on 25. May, 2010 in Events, Past Events, Photos
American Transplant Foundation held a special fundraiser at the Eagles concert on May 20th at Denver’s Pepsi Center!
More than 70 guests mixed and mingled at an intimate pre-concert cocktail party in the Tuaca Chill Zone and enjoyed premium seating for the concert. Thanks to our supporters, this event raised $35,000 for the Foundation.
“On the List” Signing, New York City
Posted on 15. Apr, 2010 in On the List
The Foundation hosted a special book signing and reading with Steve Farber and Harlan Abrahams, co-authors of On the List, on April 14 at the Hue-Man Bookstore in New York City.
Irv Brown Roast
Posted on 10. Apr, 2010 in Community Calendar
American Transplant Foundation is a proud to be among the beneficiaries of the Rotary Club of Denver Metro North’s event honoring, celebrating, and “roasting” Irv Brown on April 30th at 6 PM in Thornton, CO! Tickets are $75. For additional information, please visit www.rotarydmn.com or download the event flyer.
American Transplant Foundation and Donor Alliance Announce Video Contest
Posted on 18. Mar, 2010 in News Releases
NEWS RELEASE Download PDF
AMERICAN TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION and DONOR ALLIANCE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 18, 2010
Contacts:
| Heidi Heltzel
American Transplant Foundation 303.757.0959 amy@americantransplantfoundation.org |
Nicole Williams
Donor Alliance 303.329.4747 nwilliams@donoralliance.org |
Jennifer Nuhfer
The Bawmann Group 303.320.7790 jennifer@morethanpr.com |
AMERICAN TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION AND DONOR ALLIANCE ANNOUNCE VIDEO CONTEST TO PROMOTE DONATE LIFE COLORADO & SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATE
DENVER, CO-– The American Transplant Foundation and Donor Alliance have announced the Show Us Your Heart Video Contest—a contest to promote Donate Life Colorado, the state’s organ and tissue donor registry, and the new Donate Life license plate that is now available for purchase at Title and Registration Offices throughout Colorado.
The contest, which begins March 17 and will run through April 23, will coincide with April’s National Donate Life Month—a time set aside to raise national awareness of the need for organ, tissue, marrow, and blood donors. (more…)
“Show Us Your Heart” Video Contest
Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 in Contests, Website Archive
Show us why you support organ and tissue donation and you could win Colorado’s new Donate Life license plates for your car or a $100 Visa gift card!
American Transplant Foundation and Donate Life Colorado are proud to present the 2010 Show Us Your Heart Video Contest.
April is National Donate Life Month (and Donate Life Colorado Month) and we need your help to publicize the need for organ and tissue donation!
We are seeking creative and factual videos that convey the importance of organ and tissue donation and encourage people to register their choice to become organ and tissue donors.
We are looking for videos that:
- Convey the importance of saving lives through organ and tissue donation
- Include factual information about donation and/or transplantation
- Direct people to www.DonateLifeColorado.org to register to become organ and tissue donors
- Are less than five minutes long
How to Enter
- Film a short video that demonstrates the importance of saving lives through organ and tissue donation
- Upload your video as a video response to the Contest Announcement video at youtube.com/DonateLifeColorado before 11:59 p.m. (MST) on Friday, April 23rd
- Submit your personal information into the form below
- Once your video has been posted as an official video response, do everything you can to spread the word and get as many views as possible!
If your video is one of the ten most viewed as of 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 27, you will win a $50 check to purchase Colorado’s new Donate Life license plates for your car!
AND, if your video is selected as the Viewers’ Choice, the video with the highest viewer rating from the top 10, or the Judges’ Choice, the judges’ favorite video from the top 10, you will win a $100 Visa Gift Card!
Basic Rules
- Be creative
- Be respectful
- Keep your video under five minutes
- Mention or show the URL www.DonateLifeColorado.org and communicate in some way that one can register as a donor on that site
- Submit your personal information into the form below and agree to the Official Contest Rules
- You must be a legal resident of the United States
- You must be at least 18 years or older at the time of entry. (If you are under 18, have your parent or legal guardian enter the video for you.)
Please be sure that you read and understand the Official Contest Rules before entering.
We can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Rockies vs. Padres Baseball Game
Posted on 01. Mar, 2010 in Community Calendar
Team Rocky Mountain, from the National Kidney Foundation of Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming, is selling tickets to the Colorado Rockies vs. San Diego Padres game on Sunday, April 11th to raise money to compete in the U.S. Transplant Games! Tickets are $38 each, $20 of which will go to the team. Please download the event voucher and send it to Lynn Hellickson before March 9th!
