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.

"One of the small celebrations after Deb's transplant and when she got out of ICU was to load her up in a wheelchair, go down to the coffee shop, and for her to order her own pastry and coffee," says Ed Brown. "I want other people to celebrate getting 'back to reality' - just like Deb."

The Dragonfly Transplant Fund will be providing two (2) $5 gift cards to transplant patients and their families during their stay at the UIHC Transplant Center. These gift cards are good at any of the four Bread Garden Market Cafe locations at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The team of social workers at the UIHC Transplant Center will distribute the gift cards. A transplant is a big life changing thing - and the little things like a cup of coffee or a donut mean a lot. 

Thank you to Bread Garden Market Cafe, UIHC, and our co-founder, Ed Brown, for making this gift card program possible for transplant patients and their families. ​

On behalf of The Dragonfly Transplant Fund golf outing committee, we would like to thank our sponsors, donors, and golfers for making our 3rd Annual Golf Outing a HUGE success!! 

We would like to extend a very 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 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. Also, thank you to Deb for watching over us and ensuring we had beautiful weather for our golf outing. 

We look forward to seeing you at our 4th Annual Golf Outing at Blue Top Ridge Golf Course in Riverside, Iowa on Friday, August 20th, 2021! Stay tuned for registration information in the coming months. 
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Any registration fees that have been paid will have three options:

• No change - your group is able to participate / play on Tuesday, October 13th
• Full refund - your group is unable to play and would like to be refunded the registration cost
• Donation - your group is unable to play on Tuesday, October 13th and you would like to apply your registration fee as a donation to the Dragonfly Transplant Fund to further its mission to enhance the need for organ and tissue donor awareness and to help support transplant patients and their families and caregivers during the transplant experience

Your contact on the Dragonfly Transplant Fund golf outing committee should be in contact with you today. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the committee by email at dragonflytransplantfund@gmail.com or by phone at (319) 318-2376.

Thank you for your continued support of the Dragonfly Transplant Fund, and we hope to see you on Tuesday, October 13th at Blue Top Ridge Golf Course! ​

Added sponsor: US Adventure RV

We ask that you respect social distancing at the golf outing. We will offer sanitizing stations on the golf course as well as welcome bags that include proper PPE, including masks and hand sanitizer. It is up to us to take action in the fight against the spread of COVID-19.