Welcome to Team Nor Cal's Website!
Congratulations to Team Nor Cal for their success at the 2008 Transplant Games in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania!
Please join us for the 2010 Games in
Madison, Wisconsin!
What are the U.S. Transplant Games?
The National Kidney Foundation has presented the U.S. Transplant Games since 1990. The 2010 U.S. Transplant Games are scheduled for July 30- August 4, 2010 in Madison, Wisconsin. Transplant athletes will compete in an extraordinary showcase of athletic talent primarily to:
· Promote the success of organ and bone marrow transplantation
· Recognize more than 6,000 donor families each year who generously donated organs, eyes and tissues of their loved ones so others may live
· Bring the importance of life-saving organ, eye and tissue donation to the forefront of public awareness
Click on logo for Team NorCal facebook fan page!
About Team NorCal:
Team NorCal is made up of an amazing group of people
you will never forget. Transplant recipients hailing
from all parts of Northern & Central California “sport”
their new hearts, lungs, kidneys, pancreases and livers,
in athletic events to celebrate their second chance
at life. Donor families, whose “gift of life” make this all
possible, bravely cheer on these athletes despite the
pain of their own deep and personal loss. Each honors
the other for their courage and sacrifice with their
presence at the Transplant Games. And both, with the
support and presence of their family and friends, seem
to emerge transformed by the experience.
Team NorCal is organized and run by a volunteer
group: Team Manager(s), Donor Family Liaison, and
Steering Committee. Team NorCal is a program of the
National Kidney Foundation (NKF) of Northern California
and Northern Nevada working in partnership with
the California Transplant Donor Network. Together
they work closely with the NKF national staff to facilitate
the team’s participation in this extraordinary event.
In 2008, Team Nor Cal achieved tremendous success, bringing home 29 gold medals, 7 silver medals and 10 bronze medals.
In 2006, the U.S. Transplant Games were held in Louisville, Kentucky. Nearly 1,400 athletes and 7,000 invidividuals attended the Games. Team Nor Cal was privileged to be merged with Team Nevada, for a stellar, powerful unit of Team Nor Cal-Neva. The team consisted of 35 athletes as well as several donor family representatives. Our team brought home 22 gold medals, 11 silver medals, and 10 bronze medals. Team member Tracy Copeland of Reno, Nevada, was awarded the Jerry Cound Outstanding Female Athlete Award at the closing ceremonies.
In 2004, Team NorCal brought home the “Team Cup”,
a trophy given to the team that displays true sportsmanship
in addition to winning the most medals of any team nationwide.
It’s not just about the medals though, it’s about being
part of a wonderful team of people who truly understand
the meaning of “Donate Life” and to appreciate everyday for the blessing that it is.
Team NorCal aims to grow and recruit new members for:
The NKF U.S. Transplant Games 2010 in Madison, Wisconsin!
July 30- August 4, 2010
PRINT OUR BROCHURE AND SPREAD THE WORD:
Team NorCal Brochure 2010
Athletes! medical waiver must be completed by your physician in it's entirety and submitted to Team Norcal manager Cathy Olmo by June 11, 2010. Click Here to download medical waiver form (PDF)
Be sure to check this website to make plans to register for the 2010 Transplant Games! www.transplantgames.org
NFK transplant games booklet for 2010 is now available!
download here (PDF) for great information about the upcoming games
This is what our athletes have to say:
“Despite the emotional and physical high of the athletic events, the true moving experiences came at the donor ceremonies, where we athletes were humbled and reminded that this wonderful health is only possible someone else suffered and died, and their family made an unselfish decision to give us life."- Isabel Stenzel Byrnes, double lung recipient
“What impacted us the most when we attended the 2006 Transplant Games was the overwhelming
gratefulness that was extended to us by organ recipients and their families. Even though they were
not the recipients of our son’s organs, we were a donor family and that was all that mattered. We left the Games realizing the importance of giving the organ recipients of our son, Eric, the opportunity to express their gratefulness and to learn about him and our family.” -Jacquelyn & Roger Hoff, Donor Parents
A message from our Team Manager Cathy Olmo in 2008:
"I want to personally thank each and every one of you for your gracious support, team spirit and wonderful attitude at the 2008 US Transplant Games. It was my pleasure and honor to be your team Manager—you made my job easy! I’m still smiling from ear to ear thinking of all the wonderful memories I’ll have from this year’s Games. Thanks again for a wonderful Games experience. It’s my 3rd official US Transplant Games and it gets better each time! It’s not too early to start recruiting more team members for 2010! We are in Madison, Wisconsin from July 30, 2010 to August 4, 2010!"
We hope you will consider joining this very special team in 2010!
Watch The 2008 NFK Transplant Games Video! CLICK HERE
Watch The 2008 Team NorCal Transplant Games Video! CLICK HERE
DATES TO REMEMBER:
The US Transplant Games will be in Madison, Wisconsin, July 30-August 4, 2010!
PAST GAMES:
August 25- September 2, 2007 The 16th World Transplant Games
Bangkok, Thailand
www.16thworldtransplantgame.com
March 26-31, 2008 Winter World Transplant Games
Rovaniemi, Finland
http://www.rovaniemi2008.com