TRIO National 
Member E-News  
November 2019
Inspiring transplant news for :
 
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"And as a transplant recipient, having received the gift of life  anonymously or from a living donor, and as families of those gifted recipients, we have so much to be thankful for again this year, yes?
Remember to offer that donor and their family special thanks when gathered around your Thanksgiving dinner table, reminding everyone gathered to register as an organ donor!"
 
for as Snoopy reminds us all:
"Live your day fully, everyday!" 
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Important reminder:  
As announced in the Oct 16th E-News . . . 
 TRIO's national office has moved with new contact information
(as repeated at the bottom of this E-News and our TRIO web site pages), staffed by Executive Director, Gary Green: 
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Sincerely,  
TRIO president
      GleasonJim@aol.com
(609) 877-4493
Celebrated my 25th anniversary October 19th  
with a VERY successful heart transplant 
thanks to Roberto Cuebas,  
my heart donor:
"TRIO thanks CareDx for their years of supporting TRIO
both locally and at the national level
and
for their pioneering work for the transplant patient"

Click above to learn more . . .
This story could change health care:
"First African American to Receive a Face Transplant"


just click above to read Time's full article . . .

From the article: Chelsea could recognize that the surgery came with a higher purpose: providing a positive example of how transplantation can change lives, especially for black Americans. "We are a lot more hesitant to be a donor," he says. "It causes us to lose out when we need a kidney or a liver or a lung."

US Transplant Games: July 17-22, 2020
"TRIO will be there.  Will you ?"

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More than 15,000 people are expected at next year's Transplant Games of America July 17-22 at the Meadowlands in northern  New Jersey.  
 
The Transplant Games are open to transplant recipients and living donors, and for the first time in 2020 donor families can participate in four events! We're told hotel room blocks will open soon, and the search is on to fill 4,000 four-hour volunteer shifts. TGA is signing up volunteers now.  
 
TRIO will be in New Jersey and hosting educational opportunities and "meet and greets" for TRIO members and new member sign-ups. Stop by for your special gift!

National Donor Sabbath 2019:  
"What are you doing to spread the word in your local faith communities this year?"

 
National Donor Sabbath is observed annually two weekends before Thanksgiving, from Friday through Sunday. This three-day observance seeks to include the days of worship for major religions practiced in the United States. During National Donor Sabbath, faith leaders from many religions, donor families, transplant recipients, and donation and transplantation professionals participate in services and programs to educate the public about the need for the lifesaving and healing gifts passed to others through transplantation, while also encouraging people to register their decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor.
 
Why not offer your personal story as testimony at one of those many services?  It is always received as a very welcome message resulting in more registering as organ donors that will save more lives.

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