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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. In this part of the website, we share their stories, fundraising efforts, and memories here with followers, friends, and family who support the Dragonfly Transplant Fund. 

What is Deb Brown’s Legacy?
Nicole Schroeder Nicole Schroeder

What is Deb Brown’s Legacy?

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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REGISTER NOW: 4th Annual Golf Outing & Fundraiser
Nicole Schroeder Nicole Schroeder

REGISTER NOW: 4th Annual Golf Outing & Fundraiser

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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A Special Valentine's Day Surprise
Nicole Schroeder Nicole Schroeder

A Special Valentine's Day Surprise

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.

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Iowa Donor Network Virtual Green 5K​
Nicole Schroeder Nicole Schroeder

Iowa Donor Network Virtual Green 5K​

​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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Dragonfly Transplant Fund Gift Card Program Update
Nicole Schroeder Nicole Schroeder

Dragonfly Transplant Fund Gift Card Program Update

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.

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Results of the 3rd Annual Golf Outing
Nicole Schroeder Nicole Schroeder

Results of the 3rd Annual Golf Outing

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!! 

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Logan's Law
Nicole Schroeder Nicole Schroeder

Logan's Law

Logan’s Law, named after Logan Luft, was enacted in 2019 and allows hunting, fishing and trapping license buyers to declare as an organ, eye and tissue donor, when purchasing hunting and fishing licenses, very similar to declaring when purchasing or renewing a driver’s license.

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Golf Outing Update 9/25/2020
Nicole Schroeder Nicole Schroeder

Golf Outing Update 9/25/2020

​NEW START TIME!! 11AM shotgun on Tuesday, October 13th at Blue Top Ridge Golf Course at Riverside Casino and Golf Resort in Riverside, Iowa. We can't wait to see you there!

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Golf Outing Update 9/10/2020
Nicole Schroeder Nicole Schroeder

Golf Outing Update 9/10/2020

Due to the rainy weather forecast, the 3rd Annual Dragonfly Transplant Fund Golf Outing & Fundraiser has been RESCHEDULED for Tuesday, October 13th, 2020. Our committee of volunteers plans to honor the same schedule of events as originally planned.

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One Week Until The Golf Outing!
Nicole Schroeder Nicole Schroeder

One Week Until The Golf Outing!

We are officially one week away from the 3rd Annual Dragonfly Transplant Fund Golf Outing at Blue Top Ridge Golf Course in Riverside, Iowa! We are so excited to host this event for the 3rd year. Without our AMAZING team of volunteers and our sponsors, this annual fundraiser would not be possible. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for supporting the Dragonfly Transplant Fund.

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Iowa Donor Network Goes VIRTUAL!
Nicole Schroeder Nicole Schroeder

Iowa Donor Network Goes VIRTUAL!

"Please join us for Iowa Donor Networks first-ever Virtual Green 5K on Saturday, October 10, 2020.  Not even COVID-19 can stop us from honoring the lives of organ and tissue donors, celebrating the lives of recipients, and recognizing those who continue to wait for a life-saving transplant!  The Virtual Green 5K will take place of our largest annual fundraising and awareness 5Ks, the Green 5K and Donor Dash, in 2020.  We hope you’ll join us and invite your friends and family from around the globe to raise awareness for organ, eye and tissue donation.

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A Message To Honor of Deb Brown
Nicole Schroeder Nicole Schroeder

A Message To Honor of Deb Brown

“…Now, in her honor, Ed and all who give to the Dragonfly fund continue to champion the resiliency of transplant patients and families by supporting the work of our Health Care Heroes at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics through the Dragonfly Fund for Transplant Support.”

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A Letter from Logan
Nicole Schroeder Nicole Schroeder

A Letter from Logan

Last week, we received a donation with a very special letter included. Thank you to Logan for thinking of us with the Dragonfly Transplant Fund. Your donation means so much to us and the lives of those we hope to improve over the years ahead. 

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Iowa Donor Network 2019 Annual Report
Nicole Schroeder Nicole Schroeder

Iowa Donor Network 2019 Annual Report

According to a report in The Gazette, "a total of 92 Iowans had authorized donating 290 organs for transplant this past year, according to the Iowa Donor Network, the state's organ procurement organization, ... The Iowa Donor Network also reported a total of 929 tissue donors in 2019."

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