TLC Quarterly Meeting at Harman Hall – 4/19/12
Posted on 24. Apr, 2012 in Events, Past Events, Photos, Recent Events, Transplant Leadership Council, Website Archive
On April 19th, 2012 the Transplant Leadership Council (TLC) had its quarterly meeting at historic Harman Hall in Denver’s Cherry Creek neighborhood.
At the meeting, members celebrated the TLC’s success at supporting transplant patients in need; had the opportunity to meet and network; heard updates about TLC’s recent and upcoming activities; and received an educational overview of the transplant process.
Special guests at the event included:
- Pat Hamill – Chairman and CEO, Oakwood Homes LLC. Mr. Hamill is the owner of historic Harman Hall where the meeting took place. Check out the event photos below to see some of the outstanding work Mr. Hamill did to modernize this historic building! (Note: features of the building are controlled wirelessly by iPad!)
- Phil Haag – CEO of The Monroe Group, American Transplant Foundation Board Member. Phil’s company is offering a generous challenge grant to match up to $25,000 raised or donated by the first 50 TLC Members. This will all go to supporting transplant patients in need.
- Tracey – living kidney donor assisted by the Patient Assistance Program. Tracey recently donated a kidney to her brother, and thanks to the Patient Assistance Program, Tracey had help during her recovery period when she was not able to work. (Click here to watch a video of Tracey and her brother Chris telling their story.)
- Steve Farber – Founder and Chairman of American Transplant Foundation; President and Founding Partner of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck.
Bowling For Life
Posted on 03. Apr, 2012 in Events, Past Events, Photos, Recent Events, Transplant Leadership Council, Website Archive
To kick off National Donate Life Month (April), on April 1st, Transplant Leadership Council (TLC) member Jessica Smith hosted Bowling For Life at Celebrity Lanes in Centennial, Colorado.
Jessica, a living donor who donated half of her liver to her father last year, raised over $2,000 for the Patient Assistance Program. Every dollar will provide direct support to help living donors give the gift of life or help transplant recipients afford their anti-rejection medications.
Guests at the event enjoyed awesome prize drawings, great company and, of course, bowling! Check out the pictures below.
Mardi Gras Miracles
Posted on 16. Mar, 2012 in Past Events, Photos, Recent Events, Transplant Leadership Council
On February 25th, 2012, the Transplant Leadership Council (TLC) hosted Mardi Gras Miracles at the penthouse floors of downtown Denver’s historic D&F Clocktower. Guests at the benefit event enjoyed Cajun hors d’oeuvres, music, dancing, great prizes, and spectacular views of the city, all to support a lifesaving cause.
Over $10,000 was raised for the Patient Assistance Program, which provides emergency assistance to living organ donors and transplant recipients across the country. Thirteen new members joined TLC to take advantage of networking opportunities, support transplant patients, and be involved in more great events.
For more information about the Transplant Leadership Council or to join, please contact us.
Watch the slideshow from the event!
TLC Holiday Event
Posted on 09. Dec, 2011 in Events, Past Events, Photos, Recent Events, Transplant Leadership Council, Website Archive
Group photo with Founding Members of the TLC (Transplant Leadership Council)
On Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 Founding Members of the TLC (Transplant Leadership Council) met at Founding Co-Chair Brad Farber’s house for a holiday meeting and social. 16 people were in attendance.
The group took the opportunity to celebrate how far TLC has come in such a short period of time, reflecting on the number of patient’s lives TLC will impact with grants awarded through the Patient Assistance Program.
The most exciting piece of news was the announcement of a challenge grant awarded by The Monroe Group that will match funds raised by the first fifty TLC members, up to $500 per member. This means that each TLC member will be able to help at least two patients in need of emergency financial assistance. TLC helps patients by eliminating financial barriers for those who wish to become living organ donors and helping transplant recipients afford anti-rejection medications.
TLC’s first big, public event will be on February 25th in Denver. Save the date to have some fun while helping save lives!
TLC Team Runs in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver Marathon
Posted on 14. Oct, 2011 in Events, Past Events, Photos, Transplant Leadership Council, Website Archive
Gavin Maitland - runner, double-lung recipient, TLC Founding Member
On Sunday, October 9, 2011, a team of 13 Transplant Leadership Council (TLC) Founding Members and supporters ran in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver Marathon. Members of the team participated in the full-marathon, half-marathon, and half-marathon relay.
With great weather, thousands of cheering fans, and live music every mile of the course, it was a fun way to celebrate the TLC’s success in helping transplant patients across the country through American Transplant Foundation’s Patient Assistance Program.
Honored members of the team were Gavin Maitland, a double-lung recipient who ran 7.8 miles in the half-marathon relay, and Dr. Jeff Stripling, a living kidney donor who ran the full-marathon. The two are living proof that you can still be a runner after giving or receiving an organ!
The team gathered for a social after the race at The Cheeky Monk Pub.
Local News Channels 4, 9, and 31 all gave coverage of the story. See our In the News section.
Click here for the full Press Release.
TLC Team Runs in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver Marathon
Posted on 14. Oct, 2011 in In The News, Transplant Leadership Council, Website Archive
On Sunday, October 9, 2011, a team of 13 Transplant Leadership Council (TLC) Founding Members and supporters ran in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver Marathon. Members of the team participated in the full-marathon, half-marathon, and half-marathon relay.
Gavin Maitland, a double-lung recipient who ran with the team, was interviewed by NBC 9 News and CBS Channel 4.
KDVR Channel 31 posted the story online.
Watch the news clip from CBS Channel 4 below:
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Watch the news clip from NBC 9 News below, or click here for the full story.
Click here for the press release.
Double-lung recipient runs with marathon team to support other transplant patients
Posted on 12. Oct, 2011 in News Releases, Transplant Leadership Council, Website Archive
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 9, 2011
Contact: Anastasia Darwish, Executive Director American Transplant Foundation anastasia@americantransplantfoundation.org (303) 757-0959Double-lung recipient runs with marathon team to support other transplant patients
Runs in Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver Marathon with Transplant Leadership Council team, proving lung recipients can still be athletes
(DENVER, CO) – Everyone agrees that running requires a healthy set of lungs. Today, double-lung transplant recipient Gavin Maitland proved that they do not have to be the lungs you were born with.
Maitland and twelve teammates of the Transplant Leadership Council (TLC) charity team ran the half-marathon relay, half-marathon, or full-marathon of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver event today. All are raising funds to provide emergency financial assistance to other transplant patients across the country through the TLC. Maitland ran the first leg – 7.8 miles – of the half-marathon relay. (more…)
TLC Team for the Denver Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon
Posted on 04. Oct, 2011 in Events, Transplant Leadership Council, Website Archive
Living kidney donor Dr. Jeff Stripling, who will run 26.2 miles for the Transplant Leadership Council.
On Sunday, October 9th, a charity team for the Transplant Leadership Council (TLC) will participate in the Denver Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon. The team, consisting of TLC Founding Members and supporters, will have runners in the full-marathon, half-marathon, and half-marathon relay.
Honored participants include Dr. Jeff Stripling, a living kidney donor running the full-marathon, and Gavin Maitland, a double-lung recipient running in the half-marathon relay. Both are living proof that a person can lead an active, healthy lifestyle after a transplant.
Funds raised for TLC will go 100% to American Transplant Foundation’s Patient Assistance Program, providing emergency financial assistance to transplant patients in need across the country.
For supporters, cheering squad, and participants, there will be a social afterward at The Cheeky Monk Pub, starting at 12:00 p.m. For more information, contact kyle@americantransplantfoundation.org.
TLC is a dynamic group of emerging young leaders who assist the American Transplant Foundation in the mission to reduce the growing list of men, women and children who are awaiting a lifesaving transplant. We are currently seeking new Founding Members. To learn about the benefits of becoming a Founding Member and how to join, click here.
Transplant Leadership Council Founding Members Reception
Posted on 18. Aug, 2011 in Events, Past Events, Photos, Transplant Leadership Council, Website Archive
The Transplant Leadership Council (TLC) young professionals group gathered on August 10th for its first Founding Members Reception. The event was hosted by American Transplant Foundation’s founder Steve Farber and his wife, Cindy, at their beautiful Denver residence. The founding members took the opportunity to network, discuss plans to meet their goals, and celebrate the Council’s early successes in raising money to directly aid transplant patients in need. (100% of the Council’s funds raised go to grants for American Transplant Foundation’s Patient Assistance Program.)
Founding Co-Chairs Brad Farber and Susan Fakharzadeh and Volunteer Committee Chairs Matt Weiss and Jeanni Barnthouse all spoke. Steve Farber gave the opening remarks.
Since the Transplant Leadership Council’s Kickoff at the Jet Hotel in late June, under Brad and Susan’s energetic leadership, the group has grown to 27 Founding Members. TLC is a unique young professionals organization in which Members review all grant applications and decide exactly how their financial gifts are used to directly aid transplant patients. American Transplant Foundation is thrilled to have these talented people dedicated to supporting our lifesaving mission!
Now is the perfect time to get involved as we finalize our volunteer committees. Learn more about the Transplant Leadership Council and how you can join this young professionals group.
One worry, lifted
Posted on 27. Jul, 2011 in Connections: A Blog about Life!, Transplant Leadership Council
When you make a donation in honor or in memory of friends and loved ones, your money goes directly to transplant patients in order to help them with medical expenses and transplant-related costs. Through the Patient Assistance Program, the American Transplant Foundation is giving hope to transplant patients in need.
We recently received the following messages from two individuals who were involved in Patient Assistance Grants made this year. We’d like to share them with you so that you can see the impact your donations have on patients’ lives.
From the wife of a transplant recipient:
“Thank you for your support. You kindness will never be forgotten…Foundations like yours and people like you serve as a beacon of light in times of darkness for those like us who truly need help.”
-MH, June 5, 2011
From a social worker assisting a kidney recipient:
“I can’t thank the American Transplant Foundation enough for their recent assistance. As a social worker, I have many different resources to pull from when a patient has a crisis and my job is to utilize those resources and work with the patient to come up with a plan to solve whatever problem has arisen. However, recently I had a patient that was not eligible for any of the programs that I usually turn to and was very close to losing his kidney transplant. (more…)
