ABOUT Transplant Life Illinois

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As a team, we have been participating in the Donate Life Transplant Games of America (TGA) since 1990. We are a close-knit group of transplant recipients, living donors, donor families and team supporters, including family members, medical professionals, and our sponsors.

 

A volunteer Board of Directors governs the organization, and a team manager helps organize athletes for the Donate Life Transplant Games. A network of volunteers serve on committees to help with fundraising, marketing, and advocacy to fulfill our mission.  

 

Today we are more than just a ragtag team of transplant athletes. We are out in communities across the state of Illinois raising awareness and advocating for ourselves and for the thousands on the transplant waiting list.  

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We want to show the world that donation enhances and saves lives. Some of us are more physically active than others, but we all share one thing: We're alive and grateful for the gift of life. We take nothing for granted and live every moment "like our donor is watching."