Yes, I Will Wisconsin:  Saving lives by launching a Donor Registry and hosting the 2010 National Kidney Foundation U.S. Transplant Games®

The goal of the Yes, I Will Wisconsin campaign is to increase awareness of the critical need for more organ, tissue and eye donors; to honor those who have given the gift of life and to celebrate the success of transplantation.   The new online Donor Registry will make it easier for Wisconsin residents to register their decision to be a donor.  The 2010 Games is an Olympic-style event that will bring more than 7,500 transplant recipients, living donors and donor families to Madison from July 30 – August 4 to participate in athletic competitions, special events and recognition ceremonies.  More than 1,500 adults and children in Wisconsin are waiting for the gift of life.   Check the website at www.YesIWillWisconsin.com.

March 9, at The Madison Club.  

Trey  Schwab is the Outreach Coordinator for the UW Health Organ Donation Program.  Before coming to UW Health in September, 2005 – Trey was an assistant basketball coach at the collegiate and professional levels for 22 years.  He continued to coach as he waited 25 months for a double lung transplant – which he received at UW Hospital in February, 2004.  In addition, he also is co-chair of the Organizing Committee for the 2010 NKF US Transplant Games.

Krista Flanagan is the Organizing Committee Co-Chair and Event Manager for the 2010 National Kidney Foundation U.S. Transplant Games.  Before working solely on the Games for the National Kidney Foundation, Krista was with the Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau for 10 years, the last five as Vice President of Sales & Marketing.