Our golf committee volunteers were very excited to present the University of Iowa Center for Advancement with a check for $32,665.00 from the proceeds of our 4th Annual Dragonfly Transplant Fund Golf Outing and Fundraiser this summer! Thank you to Alli Ingman from UICA for joining us for this special moment.

Create an engaged community of survivorship and re-birth from end-stage organ failure for pre-, peri and post-transplant patients and for their caregivers through philanthropy with:

• A short-term vision to provide amenities for patients and families during their transplant experience
  • Meals, coffee cards and other resources (as examples) for those in financial need
  • Short term housing at local motels for those in financial need
  • Tools for successful transition to home for monitoring and recording progress and success

• A longer-term vision in alignment with the UIHC master plan to create the Dragonfly Resource Center, a physical location for transplant recipients, caregivers and their families within the walls of UIHC to serve as a respite and a learning center
  • Long term fund growth earmarked for a physical space in the 10-year master plan for UIHC
  • Once complete, the Dragonfly Resource Center will provide a physical space to foster a community of support and survivorship for patients and their caregivers

• Aspirational vision to provide short and medium-term permanent housing for patients and families receiving life-saving abdominal transplant surgery at UIHC

Our team of volunteers cannot thank our sponsors, donors, and golfers enough for making our 4th Annual Golf Outing and Fundraiser a huge success again in 2021! We had beautiful August weather with over 100 golfers at Blue Top Ridge Golf Course. 

As always, we would like to share a special thank you to our volunteers, Mike and the team at Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Iowa Donor Network, the University of Iowa Center for Advancement, the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics Transplant Center, and the Iowa DNR. Thank you for supporting our mission every day and helping us work toward our vision for the Dragonfly Transplant Fund. We are very thankful for the organ donors who were in attendance and shared their stories with us and our golfers. 

We also want to thank Deb Brown for watching over this year's golf outing and keeping the sun shining on us. 

We look forward to seeing you at our 5th Annual Golf Outing at Blue Top Ridge Golf Course in Riverside, Iowa in 2022!! Stay tuned for the official date and registration information in the coming months.

We look forward to introducing everyone to our Kid Captain, Gavin, this year! Gavin will be handing out ball markers to all of our golfers this year. Thank you to AlphaGraphics North Liberty for designing and producing these special tokens for our event.

We also owe a special thank you to our Reception Sponsor, Ryan Fowler Insurance, and our Prize Cart Sponsor, The Achievement Group. We will host everyone on the patio near the golf shop at Riverside after the golf outing to award prizes and celebrate together. ​

We receive support from individuals, businesses, and organizations from all across the United States. We are very fortunate to have the support of these two ladies from Alpha Graphics in North Liberty. Alpha Graphics has been our first choice for all things graphics, displays, and giveaways since the inception of the Dragonfly Transplant Fund. Cynthia (left) and Michele have been a critical part of our success, and they took time out of their personal lives to craft these beautiful works of art for us to display at the upcoming golf outing.

Thank you to Cynthia and Michele from Alpha Graphics for sharing your talents with us at the Dragonfly Transplant Fund! We appreciate you and your continued support of our mission.

-Ed Brown

IMPORTANT!!
100% of the proceeds of this fundraising event, including sponsorships and registration fees, go to the Dragonfly Transplant Fund. 

Interested in sponsoring this year's golf outing? 
Check out our sponsorship opportunities.

"National Donate Life Month (NDLM) was established by Donate Life America and its partnering organizations in 2003. Observed in April each year, National Donate Life Month helps to encourage Americans to register as organ, eye and tissue donors and to honor those that have saved lives through the gift of donation." - https://www.donatelife.net/ndlm/

Important Organ Donation Awareness Days
NEW! Donate Life Living Donor Day
NEW! Blue & Green Spirit Week
National Donate Life Month Blue and Green Day is Friday, April 16, 2021.
National Pediatric Transplant Week is April 18-24, 2021.

Show Your Support on Facebook
You can help support the #DonateLife cause by adding a Facebook frame to your profile pic. Choose either a 2021 Donate Life Month garden theme or a Donate Life green band frame.
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To add the frame, you can go to www.facebook.com/profilepicframes or hover over your profile pic, click Update on your profile picture, click Add Frame, search for the frames by entering National Donate Life Month, choose the frame you want to use and click Use as Profile Picture. Thank you! #DonateLifeMonth

Tell Iowa Donor Network why you participate in the Green 5K and who you are running for! Use the special Virtual Green 5K signage to design an inspiring sign and possibly win a prize. 

For inspiration on videos, check out the creative videos submitted in 2020 HERE. Don't miss out on a chance to be a part of this special program! The deadline to submit content is April 15th.

As the staff at the UIHC Transplant Center continue to work hard every day, we would like to again extend our deepest gratitude and express our sincere appreciation for what they do to take care of all transplant patients and their families. Happy Valentine's Day from the Dragonfly Transplant Fund!