Deer Creek Challenge
Posted on 19. Jul, 2010 in Events, Featured Events, Team Transplant
This year, the Foundation’s charity cycling team, Team Transplant, has been invited to participate in a special inaugural event, the Deer Creek Challenge on Sunday, August 29th!
The Deer Creek Challenge has three courses that start in Littleton, Colorado and wind through beautiful Deer Creek Canyon; there’s the 33-mile course, the Metric Century, and—for the truly fit—the Century. With more than 12,700 feet elevation gain, this is the toughest century in the United States!
You’ll like what you get at the Deer Creek Challenge! Benefits for all courses include:
- $10 off the registration price for Team Transplant members; (NEW! Use coupon code DCCTEAM10 to get the discount.)
- Fully loaded aid stations complete with bike racks every 10 to 14 miles;
- Limited vehicle traffic for safer cycling;
- Post-ride barbecue with free beer;
- Commemorative t-shirt; and
- A place to relax in the Team Transplant tent after your ride!
We hope you will take up the challenge and help us raise awareness for organ and tissue donation at this event! All fundraising is optional, though those who do raise money can earn the team cycling gear. (Raise $250 and you get a free jersey!)
If we recruit 50 riders, the American Transplant Foundation will become an official beneficiary of the event! Please join Team Transplant and recruit your friends to help us reach this goal!
Team Transplant Cycles the 2010 Subaru Elephant Rock
Posted on 16. Jul, 2010 in Events, Photos, Recent Events, Team Transplant
The second annual Team Transplant was an incredible success! On Sunday, June 6th, 171 Team Transplant members cycled in the 2010 Subaru Elephant Rock Ride to show their support of the American Transplant Foundation and organ and tissue donation. Our riders and sponsors raised an incredible $63,000 for the Foundation! Twenty-five transplant recipients and five living kidney donors particpated on this year’s team.
After finishing their 100, 62, 34, 25, or seven mile courses, Team Transplant members were invited back to the team tent where volunteers treated them to smoothies, milkshakes, and massages. Volunteers also staffed an informational table at the tent to inform the 7,000 other Elephant Rock riders and their families about the importance of organ and tissue donation.
Thank you to our 171 team members and dozens of volunteers for making this event such a success! Visit the links and watch the video below to learn more about the event.
Photos | Team Sponsors | Meet some of the team’s inspiring members
Fresenius Medical Care Sponsors American Transplant Foundation’s Cycling Team in the Subaru Elephant Rock Cycling Festival
Posted on 03. Jun, 2010 in News Releases, Team Transplant
Company Helps Raise Awareness of Organ and Tissue Donation for Kidney Disease Patients
WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The American Transplant Foundation’s (ATF) Team Transplant cycling team is riding in the 2010 Subaru Elephant Rock Cycling Festival to help raise awareness of organ and tissue donation for patients suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and other ailments that cause organ failure. Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA), operator of the nation’s leading network of dialysis facilities, is a “Podium Level” sponsor of the ATF cycling team and will co-host a booth at the event with information on CKD and available treatment options, including home-based dialysis.
Kidney donor and recipient to cycle with ‘Team Transplant’ to promote living organ donation
Posted on 20. May, 2010 in In The News, Team Transplant, Volunteering
May 19, 2010 – Alice Hughes, YourHub.com
“…’I encourage everyone to investigate and consider donation,’ says Chris [de Paola]. ‘We have the capability to save the lives of people who have families, children, and friends. People who may have stories like mine, stories that end with multiple lives being saved and others changed for the better.’
To celebrate their health, Chris will fly to Colorado to cycle 34 miles with Michelle at the Subaru Elephant Rock Ride on Sunday, June 6th in Castle Rock. They are riding with Team Transplant, a charity team formed by the Denver-based American Transplant Foundation to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation. Many other transplant recipients and living organ donors are riding to prove that it’s possible to lead a healthy, active lifestyle after a transplant…”
First to $1,000 Challenge
Posted on 23. Mar, 2010 in Contests, Team Transplant
Congratulations to Steve K, the winner of the First to $1,000 Challenge!
Steve, a kidney recipient, reached $1,000 in fundraising on Tuesday, March 23rd.
Don’t give up if you didn’t win! Everyone is still in the running to win top fund-raising prizes, including a Trek road bike worth $2,000!
Here’s what Steve won:
The first rider to reach $1,000 in fund raising will win a special prize!
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If you are the first Team Transplant member to raise $1,000* by Saturday, April 17th, you will win a three month personal training program with former pro road racer Tyler Hamilton at his new company, Tyler Hamilton Training!
If you win, you will get to work directly with Tyler Hamilton for three months to reach your cycling goals.
This three-month training program includes:
- Goal Identification and Planning
- Hand Built Training Schedule for Optimum Performance
- Online Data Base Training Calendar
- Weekly Review of Heart Rate and/or Power Files
- One Phone Conversation with Tyler per Week
- One Email Exchange with Tyler per Week
- Discounts on THT Gear
- THT T- Shirt
Value of program: $900
Tyler Hamilton Training is based out of Boulder, Colorado.
*Rules:
- To win this training program, you must be the first person to raise $1,000 for the Foundation before 11:59 p.m. MST on 4-17-10. (This is not the same as committing to raise $1,000. The money must be in the door.)
- You may collect pledges through the fundraising website and/or through checks, but only pledges received by the Foundation by 11:59 p.m. MST on 4-17-10 will count toward the prize. (Aunt Mary’s $50 donation won’t count if it’s in the mail.)
- To be fair to all team members, only riders who do actual fundraising from their network of family and friends are eligible to win this prize. (For example, you cannot win by donating the $1,000 yourself.)
Good luck! And thanks for raising money to support the American Transplant Foundation’s lifesaving programs!
Get started by visiting the Fundraising Toolkit!
Team Transplant Kick-Off and Registration Party
Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 in Events, Photos, Recent Events, Team Transplant
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eam Transplant, the American Transplant Foundation’s second annual charity cycling team for the Subaru Elephant Rock Ride, kicked things off in style at a registration party on February 18th! Tyler Hamilton was there to meet team members and to speak about his experience as a professional road racer. Wheat Ridge Cyclery generously hosted the party, providing raffle prizes and a special discount for all registered team members. Spicy Pickle donated delicious food, and Applejack Wine and Spirits provided beer and wine.
About Tyler Hamilton
Posted on 05. Feb, 2010 in Team Transplant
Olympic Gold Medalist and Former Professional Road Racer
We’re pleased to announce that Tyler Hamilton will be our special guest and speaker at the 2010 Team Transplant Kick Off on February 18th!
During his career as a professional road racer, Tyler competed in the Tour de France eight times, riding alongside Lance Armstrong as one of his primary lieutenants during the 1999, 2000, and 2001 Tours de France.
Some of Tyler’s major wins include one stage of the Tour de France (2003), one stage of the Giro d’Italia (2002), and first overall in the Liège-Bastogne-Liège (2003), the Tour de Romandie (2003, 2004), and the Dauphiné Libéré (2000). In the 2003 Tour de France, Tyler finished fourth overall despite having a cracked collarbone! And in 2004, Tyler won gold in the Men’s Time Trial at the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
You can learn more about Tyler Hamilton, including his career highlights, here.
2009 Gold Leaf Awards
Posted on 23. Oct, 2009 in Events, Photos, Recent Events, Team Transplant
On October 22, 2009, the Colorado Healthcare Communicators honored the American Transplant Foundation with a Gold Leaf Award, the highest award possible, for our special event, Team Transplant 2009! The Gold Leaf Awards is an annual dinner and awards ceremony recognizing excellence in the field of healthcare communications. Team Transplant was the only winner under the category Ongoing Community Relations. This special event was held at The University Club in downtown Denver, Colorado.
Inaugural Team Transplant Cycles the Elephant Rock Ride
Posted on 08. Jun, 2009 in Events, Recent Events, Team Transplant
On Sunday, June 7th, 182 members of Team Transplant, the American Transplant Foundation’s inaugural charity cycling team, cycled the 2009 Subaru Elephant Rock Ride in Castle Rock, Colorado to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation. Team Transplant was the largest team at Elephant Rock, collectively cycling over 9,300 miles and raising more than $35,000 to support organ and tissue donation! Thirteen transplant recipients and six living organ donors participated on the team to prove that it’s possible to lead a healthy, active lifestyle even after receiving or giving the Gift of Life.
After finishing their 100, 62, 32, 25, or seven mile course, Team Transplant members were invited back to the team tent where volunteers treated them to smoothies, milkshakes and massages. Volunteers also staffed an informational table at the tent to inform the 7,000 other Elephant Rock riders and their families about the importance of organ and tissue donation.
Thank you to our 182 team members and dozens of volunteers for making this inaugural event such a success!
Interview on Comcast Newsmakers
Posted on 11. May, 2009 in In The News, Team Transplant
May 2009 – Comcast Newsmakers
Heidi Heltzel is interviewed about Team Transplant by Beverly Weaver at Comcast Newsmakers.
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