Hello Team Wisconsin and Friends,
My name is Emily Rohloff and I am a volunteer with the 2010 National Kidney Foundation U.S. Transplant GamesR. I am going to be blogging from now through the event, bringing you stories of inspiration, perseverance and triumph from donor family members, living donors, transplant recipients, volunteers and friends all touched by these life-saving gifts. I am very excited to get started and hope that no matter where you are or what you're up to in these last eight weeks before the Games, you'll take some time out of your busy schedule to join me in sharing this experience.
As you may or may not know, there will be a Legacy Tour throughout Wisconsin, starting today, June 8th, leading up to the Games. We'll be traveling to various cities throughout the state showcasing panels of Patches of Love: The National Donor Quilt. In each city on our tour we'll hear from donor family members and recipients. They'll share their stories and we'll pay tribute to the one or more Wisconsin donors represented on the quilt panel.
Now, since we can't all make it to each stop on the statewide tour, I'll be keeping everyone updated on the events. Think of me as your online tour guide for the Legacy Tour. I'll keep us all in the loop on who spoke at the event, share a little of their story, as well as links to media coverage.
You'll be able to find my blog on the National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin's site (link below). Along with my blog, I'll be adding inspirational quotes from our speakers to Team Wisconsin's Twitter account, @teamwi.
Feel free to share my blog with your family and friends, the more people we can spread the word to about the Games and the importance of organ, tissue and eye donation the better. Also, let's have fun with it. If you have a story to share you can leave a comment on this blog or on our Facebook page (link below).
Another thing to keep in mind: If you want to get involved in the Games there's still time to join the 5K Run/Walk for Organ, Tissue and Eye Donation that will be held on Saturday, July 31 at 9:00 am. The entire community is invited! Go to www.YesIWillWisconsin.com and click on the run/walk dot.
Together let's help end the wait for the 107,000 men, women and children in the U.S. who are waiting to receive a life-saving organ transplant.
LINKS:
National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin
Team Wisconsin Facebook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=60991476210
Follow Team Wisconsin on Twitter @teamwi
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