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Events, Calendar & News!
Events
August 5 - 10, 2009
Kidney Camp For Kids
Camp ChiMer for kids with special kidney conditions can experience camp just like everybody else at Lake Doniphan in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. Contact the NKF's Division Program Manager, Holly Hagman at (913) 262-1551 or (800) 444-8113 x33
August 27, 2009
Life Flight 2009
Hosted by Gift of Life this benefit at JP's Wine Bar at One Nineteen is a benefit for the Life Mentors. The evening will honor the medical professionals and care givers who are nominated for the Lifeline award. Guests will enjoy flights of wine paired with appetizers to support the mentors who provide encouragement and support to transplant candidates, new recipients, living donors and their families. Tickets are $75 per person. For information, 913-851-1947.
August 22 - August 30, 2009
Summer World Transplant Games
Australia's Gold Coast will play host to up to 3,000 participants from more than 69 countries. For registration details call 800.622.9010 or download the registration packet from http://www.kidney.org/news/tgames/worldgames/team USA.cfm.
September, 2009
Flavors of Kansas City, American Liver Foundation
(Date TBA)
October 24, 2009
Kidney Walk
Contact the NKF's Division Special Events Assistant, Molly Kennedy at (913) 262-1551 or (800) 444-8113 x29.
October 2009
The Shirley Melton Patient of the Year Awards Banquet
Contact the NKF's Division Director Programs, Debbie Ulm at (913) 262-1551 or (800) 444-8113 x34 for details.
Calendar
Life Savers School Programs
The Life Savers classroom program is scheduled for the Kansas City area high schools listed below. To inquire about a program for your school or confirm details of a presentation, email kim@giftdonor.org or call 913-851-1947.
July 13 – California Trails, Olathe Drivers Ed
July 21 – Indian Trails, Drivers Ed
Sept. 21 – Olathe South
Oct. 2 – Blue Valley West
Oct. 20 – Life Savers Rally at Plaza Library
News
Life Savers
Life Savers Rally VII to honor Legacy of Bryan Barrow
 Heartfelt condolences were recently extended to the family of Gift of Life board member Anne Peterson and her husband Dr. Bruce Barrow when they lost their seventeen-year-old son, Bryan, in a car accident prior to spring break. Bryan was an organ donor and was able to save the lives of five people. Bryan had already discussed his decision to be an organ donor with his family. His obituary reflected a colorful, courageous and caring young man with many friends.
On Tuesday, October 20th, Bryan's legacy will be honored at the seventh annual Life Savers Rally at Kansas City's Plaza Library. His mother, former television anchor, Anne Peterson, will be the featured keynote speaker for this gathering of 250 selected high school students. The intention of Rally is to train student leaders to take the program back to their schools and to support the efforts of Gift of Life to build awareness of the critical need for organ and tissue donation.
Drivers Education Program
Include Organ and Tissue Donation Each summer the Olathe school district hosts a summer Drivers Education program for up to four hundred students. This year, they have invited Director of Education Kim Harbur, to deliver the Life Savers classroom education program to build awareness of the critical need for organ and tissue donation. The key message for students is to have a conversation with you loved ones, once you understand the importance and value of registering as an organ and tissue donor.
Thank You Life Saver Classroom Volunteers
Speakers for second semester included:
Pam Brandsted
Bob & Tonya Brown
Marshaun Butler
Jerri Carroll
Kris Drake
Phil Duncan
Morgan Ghosey
Lowell Ghosey
Luke Harbur
Michelle Jacobsen
Dave Jeter
Beulah Langford
Larry McMillin
Rose & Paula Naughtin
Mike Nolte
Glenn & Tricia Rosario
Emily Tuttle, Heartland Lions Eye Bank
Life Savers Schools*
Cass County
Archie Belton
Freshman Center
Harrisonville Heartland Christian School
Ray-Pec Freshman Center
Clay County
Kearney Liberty JHS
Liberty HS
North Kansas City
Oak Park
Staley
St. Pius X
Winnetonka
Douglas County
Eudora
Jackson County
Barstow
Don Bosco Charter
Central
Cristo Rey
Grain Valley
Grandview
Hickman Mills
Lee's Summit North
Manual Technical Center
Northeast
Ozanam
Paseo Academy
Pembroke Hill
Raytown Raytown South
St. Teresa's Academy
University Academy Chartered
Westport
Johnson County
Bishop Miege
Blue Valley
Blue Valley North
Blue Valley Northwest
Blue Valley West
Brighton Academy
DeSoto
Gardner-Edgerton
Mill Valley
Olathe East
Olathe North
Olathe Northwest
Olathe South
Shawnee Mission East
Shawnee Mission North
Shawnee Mission Northwest
Shawnee Mission South
Shawnee Mission West
St. Thomas Aquinas
Platte County
Park Hill South
Platte County
Shawnee County
Washburn Rural
Wyandotte County
Fairfax Campus
FL Schlagle
JC Harmon
Sumner Academy
Turner
Washington
Wyandotte
Life Mentors
2009 Life Mentors Announced
Life Mentors are transplant recipients and who offer encouragement and support to those waiting for a life-saving transplant and new transplant recipients or living donors. Life Champions are their spouses and partners who offer similar support to the families of new recipients and candidates. All of those listed have been trained by Gift of Life and accept the responsibility to meet the standards expected within the Life Mentors program.
2009 Life Mentors:
Terrence Brown, Kidney Recipient
Cheryl Davis, Heart Recipient
Gail G. Dicus, Heart Recipient
Andy Donnelly, Liver Recipient
Dwight Douglas, Heart Recipient
Jeanne Glidewell, Kidney/Pancreas Recipient
Sheryl Granville, Liver Recipient
David Jeter, Heart Recipient
Jim Jones, Heart Recipient
Everett Johnson, Kidney Recipient
Gene Kern, Heart Recipient
Denise Koonse, Liver Recipient
Alexander McCallop, Kidney Recipient
Sue Mehl, Kidney Recipient
Mike Murrell, Liver Recipient
Josh Peters, Kidney Recipient
Nancy Post, Kidney Recipient
Craig Rettmer, Kidney Recipient
Christina Scholdberg, Heart Recipient
Andy Staley, Liver Recipient
Judy Smith, Heart Recipient
Jim Smith, Heart Recipient
Ramiro Zelada, Liver Recipient
Mele Zuel, Heart Recipient
Life Champions
Andy Heath
Lydia Jeter
Kevon McCarty
Diane Ravis
Glenda Root
Mary Lou Nash-Herrara
Debbie Peters
Kellee Hearst
Faculty members:
Nancy Abell, Mid-America Heart Institute, St. Luke's Hospital
Rev. Vern Barnet, Gift of Life Board of Directors
Andy Donnelly, Gift of Life Program Manager
Kim and Nate Harbur, Gift of Life Co-Founders
David Jeter, Heart Recipient and Gift of Life Board Member
Barbara Loots, Communication and Listening Skills
Peggy McGinnis, The Transplant Institute at Research Medical Center
Kathy St. Clair, Mid-America Heart Institute, St. Luke's Hospital
Brenda Starks, The University of Kansas Hosptial Liver Program
Tham Hoffman, The University of Kansas Hospital
Funding a Transplant?
Periodically Gift of Life receives requests from individuals challenged to meet the expense of a transplant. Do you have a success story or cautionary tale to share on this topic? The first line of action should be to make an appointment with your hospital social worker, but Gift of Life would like to support that effort with tips for local patients that need financial assistance during their transplant journey. Contact andyd@giftdonor.org or call 913 851-1947x13 to receive a copy of the information.
Volunteers Staff Chili
Team for DeSoto Rotary
Life Mentors formed the Gift of Life chili team to raise funds for the program in a competition hosted by Oklahoma Joe's and the DeSoto Rotary Club on May 30th. Team members included Cheryl Davis, Andy Staley, Wendy Peck, Andy Donnelly, David and Lydia Jeter and Keith Anderson. The annual event honored Libby Stone, a DeSoto resident who received a liver transplant nearly one year ago. Transplant surgeon Dr. Jameson Forster from the University of Kansas Medical Center provided the secret recipe for his peanut butter-based chili.
Life Supporters
Dan Lowe Makes Good on Auction Promise - Very Good!
 When Flip Short, Board Chair of ViraCor bought a "Day with Dan Lowe" at the recent GoSeeDoKC fundraising auction he had no idea what he bargained for. Lowe, CEO of RED Development arranged for Flip and other guests to fly on a private jet to tour Schussler Creative in Minneapolis. The infamous Steve Schussler, founder and CEO, developed the concepts for the Rainforest and T-Rex restaurants among other innovative concepts. Schussler and his creative team graciously showed their guest over eight restaurant concepts including fire and ice and ice vodka bar --- and the National Hotdog Hall of Fame designed for stadiums and family venues. The latest joint effort between Lowe and Schussler is Backfire Barbeque, an Orange County Choppers motorcycle theme that will open this summer at The Legends in Kansas City, Kansas.
Give to Live Mountain Bikers
 The Gift of Life web site touched lives in northern California when Tad Henderson, a recipient brother and mountain biker paid a visit. His mountain bike team, DebShred, participates in twelve to fifteen races in the Napa Valley and Marin County area around San Francisco to build awareness for good causes with a story to tell. Currently, their efforts promote The Brain Tumor Foundation and honor the late Deborah Parsons-Roth, nicknamed "DebShred", a mountain biker friend who died from a brain tumor at the age of 39. Attracted to the "Give to Live" artwork created by Draw the Line advertising for the Gift of Life web site, they will now feature the tag line and Gift of Life web address, www.giftdonor.org on their shirts to promote awareness of the critical need for organ and tissue donation. The races began this spring and we will be tracking our team on the web site.
New National Donor Memorial Website Launched
The United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) now has an expanded National Donor Memorial Website (www.donormemorial.org). This tribute-driven site honors organ and tissue donors in this country, highlights the impact of their gift of life on the lives of so many others, and underscores the critical importance of increasing organ donation.
Volunteers Make Annual GoSeeDoKC Fundraiser Event Success for Gift of Life
Event chairs Diane Ravis and Tammy Heath led an army of volunteers, sponsors and auction contributors who were responsible for the record-breaking Gift of Life fundraiser, GoSeeDoKC. Including sponsorships, Community Partner support, auction and ticket sales, the event raised a net figure of $100,000. The full story is in the Joy of Life newsletter (Link on home page) Appreciation and thanks are extended to the many volunteers, sponsors and supporters who made GoSeeDoKC 2009 an event to remember.
Honorary Chairs
Michael& Barbie Nolte
Event Chairs
Tammy Heath
Diane Ravis
Presenting Sponsors $5000
Bear & Bear Associates
Lockton Benefits
ViraCor Laboratories
Contributing Sponsors $2500
John M. Bowen & Associates
Midwest Transplant Network
The Transplant Institute at Research Medical Center
Supporting Sponsors $1000
Andrew Thomas Adrian Memorial
Cereal Food Processors, Inc.
Drs. Bill Chase & Beste Gage
Children's Mercy Hospital & Clinics
CompResults Managed Care
Kris & Melody Drake
Fulfillment Plus
Jameson Forster, MD
Bill & Mary Lou Garton
Adele & Don Hall
Andy & Tammy Heath
Eric & Charlene Hughes
North Kansas City Hospital
Wendy Peck & Tom Rensenhouse
Polsinelli Shughart PC
Pulaski Bank Home Lending
Diane Ravis
Silverstein Eye Centers, PC
University of Kansas Hospital
Event Hosts $500
Mike & Lynne Brewer
Marshaun Butler
Durrie Vision
Christy Geraghty
Merton Hersh
Jeff & Cheryl Jernigan
Dr. Brad & Amanda Koffman
Larry & Peggy McMillin
Dr. Greg & Vicki Muehlebach
Mike & Teresa Murrell
Dr. Charlie & Cristy Roberts
David & Jackie Russell
Flip & Janet Short
Dan & Lisa Stalp
Ira & Kay Stolzer
Andy & Laurie Teich
Community Partners (Annual contributions of $5,000 or more)
John M. Bowen & Associates
Nate & Kim Harbur
Jim Kidwell Construction Co.
Dan & Peggy Lowe
Olathe Medical Center
RED Development, LLC
Union Bank
University of Kansas Hospital
ViraCor Laboratories
Special Thanks
Randy & Yuko Attwood
Dan Auman
Gena Bardwell
Terrence Brown
Marshaun Butler
Kevin Campbell
Mike Dempsey & Becky Renard
Tiffany Donnelly
The Donnelly Girls
Karen Douglas
Kris & Melody Drake
Ellie & Wil Dublin
Carole Dunn
Elizabeth Edwards
John Emley
Fiorella's Jack Stack BBQ
Lowell & Teresa Ghosey
Del & Leslie Goodyear
Chuck Gowans
James Grantham
Stacy Green
Carol Hamblen
Nate, Cole & Luke Harbur
Josh Hayes & Family
Sharon Henderson
Mert Hersh
Mike, Lisa & Katie Holleron
Charlene Hughes
Molly Hundley
The Jeter Family
Molly Kennedy & Matt Groebe
Norm Killmon
Marie Koffman
Beulah Langford
Bob & Beverly Lang
Phyllis Leach
Elizabeth Liddle
Dan Lowe
Steve Malloy
Terri Maloney
Gail McRorie
Steffney Messer
Metzler Bros. Insurance
Mike & Teresa Murrell
Jerry & Margaret Nerman
Vicki Norris
Jane Norton
Lindsey Rood
Kassie Sands
Dan Stalp
Karen Swope
ViraCor Employees
Jing Yu
Support & Services
Koji Attwood
Nell Bowen
Col. Kevin & Patricia Iseman
Col. Kent & Karen Jursch
ColorMark, Inc.
Draw the Line Advertising & Design
Todd & Susan Dublin
Rod Fleeman & the Beach Nuts
Underwritten by Wendy Peck
Landers' Visions
Lon Lane
Missouri Bank
Keith & Margi Pence
Postage underwritten by Michael Ravis Memorial Fund
Single Adults for Community Service
Support Kansas City
Thank You...GoSeeDo
Tours Koji Attwood, Bryson & Kathie Cloon
The Classic Cup Cellar
Original Juan's Specialty Foods
Jerry & Margaret Nerman
The Roasterie
The National WWI Museum
Fiorella's Jack Stack BBQ
KC Strings
KMBC-TV 9
...and to all who donated to the auction
We apologize for any omissions due to print deadline. Photographs by Bernard Concannon, byinvitationKC.com
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