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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.

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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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In Memory of Deb Brown

5/12/2020

 
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To make your donation in memory of Deb Brown, co-founder of the Dragonfly Transplant Fund, please send your donation to the address below or click the link to be directed to our online giving platform through the University of Iowa Center for Advancement:
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Dragonfly Transplant Fund
In Memory of Deb Brown
260 33rd Ave SW, Ste M
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
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Special Messages from the Dragonfly Transplant Fund

“In 2017, when Deb and I decided to establish the Dragonfly Transplant Fund, we had a lot of goals we wanted to accomplish. We wanted to give back, to thank the UIHC team, to promote organ transplant, and to thank our donor. One very important goal was to build something that would live on into the future. We found a niche that a transplant resource center and lounge at UIHC would serve our purpose. The fund has grown to lay the ground work for achieving our goals and will continue on in the years to come. With Deb’s passing this spring, the perpetual torch has been lit - the Dragonfly Transplant Fund will live on into the future! If nothing else, it has been fired up by the support we have received during this difficult time for our family, friends, and supporters. With focusing on helping the families and caregivers of transplant patients, the effect on the overall program will only improve from here. Deb is the matriarch and inspiration; she is the Dragonfly." 

- Ed Brown, Co Founder of the Dragonfly Transplant Fund
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"Deb and Ed started the Dragonfly Transplant Fund (DTF) to honor the gift they had been given and to offer back to those in the greater transplant community where they saw a glaring need – a vision of a place for caregivers to find a nurturing environment while their love ones were recovering from transplantation. Deb enjoyed several years of good health and spirit following her transplant and she and Ed were able to live life to its fullest following her recovery. Deb is no longer with us, and while we share deeply with Ed and his family in their loss, we also share in their commitment to Deb’s unwavering legacy and see the DTF through to its completed mission. Together, they were a force of nature. The UI Organ Transplant Center and the Center for Advancement are eager to help Ed and his close circle of support in this effort." 

- Dr. Alan Reed, Director of the UI Transplant Center & Alli Ingman, Assistant Vice President - Health Services Department of the University of Iowa Center for Advancement
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Happy Anniversary to Deb & Ed Brown!

4/16/2020

 
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The founders of the Dragonfly Transplant Fund, Deb and Ed Brown of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, had a special reason to celebrate on Sunday, April 12th. Not only was it a very special Easter, but they were celebrating their wedding anniversary. Happy Anniversary, Deb & Ed! 

Send your well wishes to Deb and Ed by email via the link below.
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Happy 3rd Re-Birthday to Deb!

11/7/2019

 
Ed & Deb Brown at UIHC Celebrating 3rd Re-Birthday
Ed & Deb Brown celebrate Deb's 3rd anniversary of her liver transplant on Wednesday, November 6, 2019
This week, we were ecstatic to celebrate Deb's 3rd "Re-Birthday" with our friends at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics!

In November 2016, Deb received her second chance at life after an 11-hour liver transplant at UIHC Transplant Center. In honor of the third anniversary of this incredible life event, Deb and Ed were gifted a cake from Iced Bakery in Marion, Iowa in a custom dragonfly design. Deb and Ed shared their marble cake with strawberry frosting at UIHC on Wednesday, November 6th.
Custom Dragonfly Cake by Iced Bakery in Marion, Iowa

Happy Re-Birthday, Deb! 

Iowa Donor Network "Night at the Races" 2019

8/12/2019

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Iowa Donor Network Night at the Races

Causes event in Independence, IA by C23 Graphic Design on Saturday, August 10 2019 with 128 people interested and 83 people going. 33 posts in the...

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Donations Breakdown
Helmet Pass - $1,249
Donation Box - $22
Individual Donations - $700
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Total Donations to Dragonfly Transplant Fund: $1,971

Thank you for your support at the Independence Raceway!

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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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