Our Dragonfly steering committee was thrilled to present the check to the University of Iowa for a total amount of $48,915.00 raised at the 6th Annual Dragonfly Transplant Fund Golf Outing & Fundraiser! We were thrilled to host Alli Ingman with the University of Iowa Center for Advancement and Dr. Alan Reed with the UIHC Organ Transplant Center in attendance for the check presentation.

With these funds, the Dragonfly Transplant Fund will be continuing to serve transplant patients, their families, and their caregivers. Dragonfly Transplant Fund has the ability to move forward with offering patients and caregivers the Bread Garden Market gift cards during their visits to the UIHC Organ Transplant Center and also the patient discharge bags. 

In 2024, we hope to add the following to our Dragonfly community outreach efforts:

• Living donor recognition t-shirts to all living donors after their gift of life
• Scales for pediatric transplant patients after their transplant procedures
• Bug repellant that will be added to patient discharge bags
• Dragonfly Transplant Fund stickers to share with patients, families, and UIHC staff as appropriate 

We would like to extend a very special thank you to our golf outing sponsors, our volunteers, and our golfers for supporting the Dragonfly Transplant Fund golf outing in 2023. Without you, the Dragonfly would not be a part of so many lives across Iowa. Our supporters are the heart of the Dragonfly Transplant Fund, and we look forward to continuing forward with our 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. 

Additionally, we thank the doctors, nurses, staff, and volunteers at the UIHC Organ Transplant Center. Each and every day, they are doing work that brings new life to so many individuals. We are proud to support the work they do as we carry on with the philanthropic efforts of the Dragonfly Transplant Fund. ​

The weather was perfect. The golf course was full. Memories were made. The 6th Annual Dragonfly Transplant Fund Golf Outing and Fundraiser is in the books! 

Thank you to our 100+ golfers in attendance. Thank you to our sponsors. Thank you to Riverside Casino and Golf Resort for hosting us. We will be sharing the final fundraising total as well as a proper thank you in the coming weeks! For now, enjoy some of the photos from our event below. 

Additional photos from the golf outing are available on our Facebook page. We invite all of our golfers to access your foursome photo via the link below. You can enter your email address and download the photo in high-res. 

We've made it an entire year since we've golfed together to support the Dragonfly Transplant Fund. It's time to celebrate golf week! Our team of volunteers is beyond is excited to see everyone THIS FRIDAY at Blue Top Ridge Golf Course for our 6th Annual Golf Outing & Fundraiser. 

If you're new to the golf outing, we invite you to review the agenda and FAQ on our website. 

Thank you to our incredible sponsors...

• PUTTING CONTEST SPONSOR: Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Center
• RAFFLE CART SPONSOR: The Achievement Group
• BEVERAGE CART SPONSORS: Ed King, Kathy & Kevin Knutson
• HOLE SPONSORS: Schneider Electric, Hills Bank, Texas Roadhouse, AlphaGraphics North Liberty, Burkamper Consulting, King's Material, Inc., United Life Insurance Company, Dan's Overhead Doors & More, The Achievement Group, Project Safe CRCA, Auto Medic, Energy Control of Iowa, Suburban Landscape, Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust, University of Iowa Center for Advancement, Ohnward Bank & Trust, F&M Bank, Farm Financial Strategies, Inc., Billion Auto, Tin Roost, Iowa Retirement Benefits & Solutions, Jazz Solutions Inc, Golf Coralville, Sand Companies, Inc., Scheels, Dave & Kim Burdakin, EJ Brown & Associates, Bob Hanson, Ron LeClere

We appreciate each and every golfer, volunteer, speaker, and supporter we have involved with the Dragonfly Transplant Fund. Your support means the world to us. 👏

We'll be going live on Facebook during the event and sharing photos online afterwards. We look forward to seeing everyone on Friday, August 18th!
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Check out our Iowa Donor Network Donor Dash team from the North Liberty event this weekend! Gina Schmidt, Ed Brown, Troy Reineke, and Star Brown. Gina won first place in her age division. Ed and Star did not finish last! Thank you to our Team Dragonfly supporters.

"The Donor Dash 5K Fun Run and Walk honors those who have given the gift of life, celebrates the lives of organ and tissue recipients, and recognizes those who continue to wait for a lifesaving transplant. Over 106,000 men, women and children are waiting for an organ transplant in the US right now. Be a part of a community that is determined to end the wait," shares Iowa Donor Network

"Two Moms United By One Heart share their emotional story and stunning performance! The two moms perform "For Good" from Wicked."

On Friday, July 14th, we were thrilled to participate in the Iowa Transplant Open at Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City. 

The Iowa Trans­plant Open was estab­lished to raise aware­ness of organ and tis­sue dona­tion, while sup­port­ing Team Iowa. All funds raised from the Open will go toward Team Iowa’s par­tic­i­pa­tion in the 2024 Donate Life Trans­plant Games of America. 

The weather was perfect for golf and our foursome had a fun time. At the end of the day, the Iowa Transplant Open volunteers announced that they raised $10,000 for their team in 2024. 

The University of Iowa Health Care is celebrating its employees through a week-long event, University of Iowa Health Care Appreciation Week: YOU&I, Together; Changing Medicine. Changing Lives., starting Sunday, May 7 – Saturday, May 13.

​Throughout the week, UI Health Care will host various activities, wellness events, and more to recognize and acknowledge the hard work their teams do every single day, year-round serving all our communities across Iowa and beyond.

Will you join us in celebrating them by helping spread awareness about this initiative with your communities? Support them today at https://uigoldrush.org/healthcare.

Rain or shine, we were going to walk to support Iowa Donor Network at the Green 5K - and we did!! 💚 

The Green 5K is Iowa Donor Network's largest fundraising event to support their mission and life-saving programs. Over 106,000 men, women and children are waiting for an organ transplant in the US right now. Our Dragonfly Transplant Fund team is happy to be a part of a community that is determined to end the wait!

We walked to HONOR those who have given the gift of life, to CELEBRATE lives saved and healed, and to SUPPORT those waiting for a life-saving transplant. THANK YOU to those supporters who walked/ran with us on Saturday, May 6th in Des Moines.

Want to support Team Dragonfly? It's not too late! Make your donation to our IDN Green 5K team below.

Mark your calendars for Friday, August 18th, 2023! We're excited to return to Blue Top Ridge Golf Course at Riverside Casino and Golf Resort in Riverside, Iowa for our 6th Annual Dragonfly Transplant Fund Golf Outing and Fundraiser. 

This four-person scramble will have an 11:30am shotgun. Foursome and sponsorship registration is now open! Add the event to your calendar via Facebook. ​

We are also seeking donations for prizes and silent auction items. Please email dragonflytransplantfund@gmail.com or call (319) 318-2376 with any sponsorship inquiries or to arrange your donation.

In 2018, the Dragonfly Transplant Fund's Annual Golf Outing began. We hosted 38 golfers and raised $5,500. Through this annual fundraising tradition, we have raised nearly $200,000 for the Dragonfly Transplant Fund with the University of Iowa Center for Advancement.
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We are thrilled to be celebrating our 6th year of this golf outing and showing our supporters the exciting projects we have been working on to support transplant nurses as well as patients, their families, and their caregivers at the UIHC Transplant Center. With your continued support, we are one step closer to our ultimate goal of creating a resource center and lounge for the transplant community at UIHC Transplant Center.
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The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics Organ Transplant Center now has a video portal through YouTube to share more information on the transplant process for patients, their caregivers, and their loved ones. Check out the first video below in the series with an overview of organ transplantation. 
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