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Donate Life and Done Vida Arizona
Monthly Volunteer Newsletter
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Congratulations, Transplant Team Arizona!
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Transplant Team Arizona competed in the Transplant Games of America from June 10-15 in Cleveland. They connected with other donation advocates and shared the message of hope and generosity. They also shone in the competition; 13 members of Transplant Team Arizona brought home a medal!
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| Ashley Siegel's Maternity Leave |
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shley Siegel, DNA's community relations coordinator, welcomed her son, Arthur Matthew Siegel, on June 10. He measured in at 8 pounds, 1 ounce and 19.25 inches long. Mom and baby are doing great!
Ashley Siegel will be out on maternity leave for 12 weeks. During that time, Ashley Espinoza, project coordinator, will be your contact. Ashley Espinoza has been with DNA for over two years and has worked with volunteers at many events. You will be in great hands!
Her contact information is below. Let us know if you have any questions!
Ashley Espinoza
Phone: 602-222-2481
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Volunteer Spotlight: Mark Larson
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Q: How long have you been a volunteer?
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I became a volunteer shortly after my second kidney transplant in 1996. I moved to PA in 1999, and started volunteering again after I returned to Arizona in 2006. In total, I have been a volunteer for more than 10 years.
Q: Where are you from, and when did you come to Arizona?
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As an Air Force brat I lived in many places growing up. I moved from Virginia to Arizona for graduate school in 1976.
Q: What is an interesting fact about you?
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This October 16 will be the 20th anniversary of my second renal transplant.
Q: Who is in your family?
A: My sister, Ellen, gave me a perfectly matched kidney in June 1985 to save my life. She's doing well and has never had a problem with her remaining kidney. I also have a brother, Jim, who lives in Charlotte, NC. He's always been a rock of support for me.
Q: What are your favorite vacation spots?
A: I just returned from my 13th trip to Costa Rica, so I suppose it qualifies as my favorite vacation destination. I started going there in 1998 to see toucans, parrots and other tropical species of birds. The people are so friendly that I enjoy visiting them as much as I enjoy seeing the wonderful birds.
Q: What books are on your nightstand?
A: "Oral History of the Yavapai" by Carolina Butler, ed. et al., "Rachel Carson and Her Sisters" by Robert Musil, "Annals of the Former World" by John McPhee and "Rosalie Edge: Hawks of Mercy" by Dyana Furmansky.
Q: Why are you passionate about organ, eye and tissue donation?
A: At 29 years old, I was an avid outdoorsman: birder, fly fisherman, backcountry hiker and backpacker. I was diagnosed with a severe kidney disease and given 18 months before I would need a transplant. Now, after two transplants, I have lived more than half my life that I would not have otherwise lived. I've done so many special things in those years and, I think, touched many people who may not have known the benefits of organ and tissue donation had they not heard my story. I am close to my second donor's family and they consider me part of their family. I have been blessed in so many ways as a result of organ donation that I can't help being passionate!
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We have several events coming up in July and early August in Tucson and Phoenix. Check out the list below, and log in to VicNet for more information or to sign up. We can't wait to see you there!
Phoenix
Saturday, July 9 - UnitedHealthCare Back to School event
Saturday, July 23 - 1st Annual Pendergast Family Fair
Tuesday, August 2 - International Cruise & Excursions Health Fair
Tucson
Saturday, July 23 - Kid'z Expo & Back to School event
Saturday, July 30 - Feria de la Lectura |
| Join Facebook Group for Donate Life Volunteers! |
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Do you have a Facebook account? If so, you can now connect with other volunteers in our Facebook group. Just search for "Donate Life & Done Vida Arizona Volunteers," or click
this link to go straight to the page. Once you're there, click "join," and you'll soon be added to the group.
This will be a place to share pictures from events, encourage one another and share information. I'll post information about upcoming events and things we have going on at DNA. It should be a lot of fun, and it's a great new way to get involved. Check it out!
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| Phoenix New Volunteer Training and Meeting |
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Phoenix and Tucson New Volunteer Trainings -
August 2 & September 22
Do you know of anyone who might be interested in volunteering for Donate Life Arizona? If so please share this information with them.
Phoenix New Volunteer Training
Date: Tuesday, August 2, 2016
Time: 6 - 8 p.m.
Location: DNA Phoenix office (201 W. Coolidge, Phoenix, AZ 85013)
Tucson New Volunteer Training
Date: Thursday, September 22, 2016
Time: 6:30 - 8 p.m.
Location: DNA Tucson office (
5151 E. Broadway,
Tucson, AZ 85711)
Volunteer Meetings - September 20 & 22
Join us at the next Donate Life Arizona Volunteer Meetings! The meetings are a great opportunity to meet other volunteers and learn more about Donor Network of Arizona.
Phoenix Volunteer Meeting
Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Time #1: 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Time #2: 5:30 - 7 p.m.
Location: DNA Phoenix office (201 W. Coolidge, Phoenix, AZ 85013)
Tucson Volunteer Meeting
Date: Thursday, September 22, 2016
Time #1:
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location:
DNA Tucson office (
5151 E. Broadway,
Tucson, AZ 85711)
RSVP to
[email protected]
or on
VicNet
if you plan to attend one of these meetings.
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Man lived 555 days without a heart before transplant
Stan Larkin had been living with an artificial heart device for more than a year and a half before a matching donor was found.
White House, private sector act to reduce organ transplant waiting list
The Pentagon is providing more than $160 million to support research efforts to reduce wait time for organ transplants.
Scientists trying to grow human organs in pigs to solve transplant shortage
Researchers have injected human stem cells into pig embryos to grow organs viable for transplant.
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Driven2SaveLives Indy 500 Campaign
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Donate Life participated in a campaign designed to promote organ donation around the Indianapolis 500 in May. Indiana resident Stefan Wilson competed in the 100th running of the Indy 500 in honor of his brother, IndyCar driver Justin Wilson.
Justin died in a crash last year and saved five lives as an organ donor. Stefan, now a registered donor, partnered with Indiana Donor Network to increase awareness about the amazing impact of donation.
Donate Life Arizona and other organ procurement organizations across the country shared donation statistics related to the Indy 500 on social media throughout the month of May and encouraged people to register as organ, eye and tissue donors on the campaign website.
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Thank you to the following Donate Life Arizona volunteers who helped out at events throughout June! Everyone at Donor Network of Arizona appreciates your hard work and giving spirit.
| Laurie Corbett |
| Rose Farabee |
| Susan Hebert |
| June Johnson |
| Mark Larson |
| Lisa Leger |
| Gloria Nieto-Johnson |
| Robert Scanlan |
| Janice Wallace |
| Rudy Wallace |
| Gail Zucker |
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