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Celebration of Life Open House in Memory of Deb Brown Scheduled for 8/21/21

6/21/2021

 
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The Celebration of Life Open House in Memory of Deb Brown has been scheduled for Saturday, August 21st, 2021 from 3:30pm to 5:30pm at the Cedar Memorial Family Center in Cedar Rapids. 

In the midst of a pandemic, we didn't feel there was an appropriate time to truly celebrate her life. We will be gathering to share some of our favorite memories, our stories, to laugh, to cry, and remember Deb. 

This event was previously scheduled for September 2020 and has been rescheduled in 2021. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact our team of volunteers.

What is Deb Brown’s Legacy?

5/9/2021

 
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Photo and Graphic Design by Read Photography in Cedar Rapids, IA
A legacy is a powerful approach to make a lasting difference. It is a way of creating the future you will not see but believe can be.
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"Ultimately, how we live our life defines our legacy. For Deb, she was a great cook and baker who loved to entertain guests. She loved all animals. She was an avid reader (especially cookbooks and magazines). She spent so much time in her gardens. She had many good friends and she had a way of making the people she was with the center of attention.

As I write this today, April 12th, 2021, it is our 41st wedding anniversary. We spent many beautiful years together that were filled with all kinds of memories of family, traveling, and just simply enjoying our home. She left us physically last year on May 10th, Mother’s Day. She left so many good things behind for us. Now that I have had a year to stand back and reflect, one quality of Deb’s stands out to me. Her courage and tenacity was a quality that speaks best for her. Fifteen years ago, Deb took on breast cancer and, from there, she moved forward. Four years ago, she struggled through the process of a successful liver transplant, and she moved forward again. She was a fighter! Through all of the challenges that she faced, she showed courage through each challenge - time and time again.

Together, we hoped The Dragonfly Transplant Fund that we established would help transplant patients, families, and caregivers. It is our way of saying thank you to organ donors - past, present, and future - and also a way to thank the whole medical staff that guided us through the transplant process. This fund is our legacy, what we wanted to give back for all that we received, and how we both want to be remembered. Most importantly, it is a way of creating the future...Deb’s legacy, my legacy, and our legacy together."

- Ed Brown, Co-Founder of The Dragonfly Transplant Fund

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REGISTER NOW: 4th Annual Golf Outing & Fundraiser

4/15/2021

 
It's time!

​We're excited to announce that registration for the 4th Annual Dragonfly Transplant Fund Golf Outing & Fundraiser scheduled for Friday, August 20th, 2021 at Blue Top Ridge Golf Course is
NOW OPEN! 
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Did you miss last year's golf outing? Here's what you missed...

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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.

April is Donate Life Month

4/1/2021

 
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A month to care. A month to give. 

"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/
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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

REMINDER: Join Our Team!! 

​Iowa Donor Network invites you to join us for the 14th annual Green 5K on Saturday, May 8th! 

​The Green 5K is a fun, family-friendly event that commemorates the lives of donors, celebrates the lives of recipients, and recognizes those who continue to wait for a lifesaving transplant. 
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​Register by April 8th to guarantee the special 2021 Virtual Green 5K race swag. Registration includes a cooling neck gaiter/headwrap, a finisher medal, and printable race bib (excluding the I Care, But I'm Not Getting Off the Couch registration type). Race packets will be mailed directly to your house prior to race day.
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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.
Submit Your Video

Join Our Team!

3/20/2021

 
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We are just $220 away from our $500 goal to support Iowa Donor Network's 2021 Virtual Green 5K! Join our virtual team, make a donation, OR share with your friends via the links below. 
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A Special Valentine's Day Surprise

2/15/2021

 
On Monday, February 15th, two of our volunteers with the Dragonfly Transplant Fund, Ed Brown and Jack Blong, visited the UIHC Transplant Center to share a special Valentine's Day brunch with the employees. As a thank you and a celebration of their hard work in 2020, Ed Brown donated a boxed brunch to 50 staff members on behalf of the Dragonfly Transplant Fund. 

Of course, due to COVID-19 restrictions, this was not a typical "celebration" - but it was still a reason to celebrate. ​
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To keep employees safe, our friends at the Bread Garden Market created a delicious assortment of brunch items to be delivered between 9am and 11am. The brunches were packaged individually by the friendly staff at Bread Garden Market. We would like to extend a special thank you to Laurie Havran, Administrative Coordinator at the UIHC Transplant Center, for wearing PPE and personally delivering brunch to each individual on-staff. Beth Schenkel, Administrative Manager at the UIHC Transplant Center, shared with us a few words:
The staff was thrilled with the assortment and the quality of the (food) items. After a week of battling February in Iowa where the temperature struggled to see positive territory, this was a luxurious treat.
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! 
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Iowa Donor Network Virtual Green 5K

2/8/2021

 
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​Iowa Donor Network has announced their Virtual Green 5K on Saturday, May 8th, 2021! Click below to learn more about the 5K and how to register online with our Dragonfly Transplant Fund team. 
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Daily Iowan: Dragonfly Transplant Fund extends support to transplant patients and their families

1/28/2021

 
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Iowa Donor Network | 2020 Report

1/22/2021

 
In their recent newsletter, Iowa Donor Network announced "a record number of Iowans transformed lives through organ donation and transplantation." They reported that over 100 Iowans donated over 300 organs to recipients across the state. For more information, please visit www.IowaDonorNetwork.org. The Dragonfly Transplant Fund is proud to continue to support Iowa Donor Network and their mission. 
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Dragonfly Transplant Fund Gift Card Program Update

1/13/2021

 
PictureSarah King, Floor Manager at Bread Garden Market, and Ed Brown, Co-founder of the Dragonfly Transplant Fund, exchange gift cards as the new gift card program is launched at the UIHC Transplant Center.
As our volunteers with the Dragonfly Transplant Fund start fundraising in 2021, we are excited to announce that the new gift card program is finally underway! Ed Brown, co-founder of the Dragonfly Transplant Fund, has generously donated 550 $5 gift cards to Bread Garden Market to transplant patients and their families as they stay at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics' Transplant Center.

"Deb and I set up the Dragonfly Transplant Fund to give back to others," he explains. "She and I celebrated in small ways after her transplant. We left her room, I pushed her in her wheelchair, and we went to the hospital coffee shop." Now, Ed wants other families to be able to enjoy a cup of coffee, too.

Read more about the Dragonfly Transplant Fund's new gift card program in the UI Health Care publication of "The Loop" via the link below.
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    Volunteers with the Dragonfly Transplant Fund established by Ed and Deb Brown are dedicated to supporting the UIHC Organ Transplant Center through giving. We share their stories, fundraising efforts, and memories here with followers, friends, and family who support the Dragonfly Transplant Fund. 

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Phone: (319) 318-2376
Email: dragonflytransplantfund@gmail.com
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​260 33rd Ave SW, Ste M, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404
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NOTE: The University of Iowa Center for Advancement is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization where tax-deductible contributions are identified via tax ID # 42-0796760. 
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