Welcome to our new monthly newsletter!
While we've loved sharing a monthly volunteer newsletter AND our less frequent but still beloved
Legacy newsletter, we thought it was time for a bit of a face lift.
Starting this month, we'll be rolling out one monthly newsletter to all of our volunteers, community supporters, hospital partners, donation advocates, board members and other mission-connected readers.
The same wealth of information will still be provided, but on a more regular basis and in a cleaner, fresher format. Volunteers will also continue to receive regular email updates with ongoing events and volunteers opportunities. Let us know what you think of the new layout!
Thank you to all those who work each and every day, giving your time, compassion and dedication to making more life possible. And a very special thank you to each and every person who says "yes" to the giving the gift of life, providing hope, healing and love to those waiting. We at CDT are forever grateful to you!
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What We've Been Up To:
A look back to the happenings, events, and outreach initiatives of the past month or so.
On June 1st, Donate Life Vermonters joined the Mayor of Montpelier and Reg  Green, the father of superhero donor Nicholas Green, to share their stories and celebrate the incredible advancements Vermont has made in registering organ, eye and tissue donors. Thank you to all the Vermonters who registered to donate life and give hope to those waiting for a lifesaving transplant! Read more about the day here.
On Sunday, June 4th
we held our annual Donor Family Picnic at the Saratoga State Park. The rain held off long enough for families to mingle, enjoy lunch, and say hello to South Paw (the Tri-City Valley Cats Mascot)! We finished off the day with a beautiful
butterfly release, celebrating loved ones and all those who have so graciously given the gift of life.
Friday, June 23rd we joined together with Mohawk Valley Health System's Faxton St. Luke's Hospital to re-dedicate the John Weakley Donor Memorial Garden. Sue McKinstry and Donna Sickler, two of CDT's key liasons at the hospital, helped to coordinate the event in conjunction with the Weakley family.
It was such a moving ceremony and a powerful testament to the gift of life and love that donors give to families and recipients everywhere. The garden was named in honor of longtime CDT volunteer, beloved community member and heart transplant recipient John Weakley.
13 Capital Region volunteers selflessly gave their time on June 27th to make a total of 11 no-sew comfort blankets for donor families. These blankets are provided to donor families to provide a bit of extra hope, comfort and warmth as they go through their loved one's - and their own - donation journey. Interested in learning more about the no-sew comfort blanket program? Email
[email protected]!
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What's coming up next...
A look at this month's events and opportunities
On Friday, July 7th and Saturday, July 8th, Donate Life: Utica volunteers will be overseeing a table at the 2017 Boilermaker Expo! They'll be answering questions, registering donors and raising awareness about the lifesaving impact of organ, eye and tissue donation!
 We'll be hanging out in our very own booth at the
Ironman Lake Placid village on Thursday, July 20th - Saturday, July 22nd from 9 am - 5 pm! THOUSANDS of people attend this event each year, making it a phenomenal opportunity to raise awareness about donation and register community members on the state donor registry (or out of state donor registry, depending on where they are from).
Volunteers are needed to assist in covering the table: please email
[email protected] if you're available to volunteer in Lake Placid for ANY amount of time on Thursday, Friday or Saturday.
Join us after the 2017 Ironman Lake Placid on Monday, July 24th for
The Way Back: Recovering and Reclaiming Your Life, an inspiring wellness workshop, featuring yoga, mobility training, notes from transplant recipient, cancer survivor and 5x Ironman athlete
Derek Fitzgerald! We'll have information set up starting at 10 am and the event is FREE and open to the public.
Our Summer
Donate Life: Otsego County Volunteer Meeting will take place on Wednesday, July 26th at 4:30 pm at FoxCare Center in Oneonta, NY. All volunteers in the area are welcome to attend as we talk about upcoming events and ways to make a greater impact in the Ostego County community. Email
Shaina for more information and to RSVP.
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SAVE THE DATES
So many ways to celebrate the gift of life!
2017 Timothy Conine Memorial Softball Tournament: 
Join the Conine Family as they celebrate Timmy's legacy and raise awareness about donation. The tournament is on August 26th and 27th at Jenkinsville Ball Fields in Queensbury, NY.
We still need volunteers to cover our Donate Life table for both days! Email
Shaina to sign up!
2nd Annual Donate Life Golf Tournament: Saturday, September 9th at Windy Hills Golf Course, Greenwich, NY.
We are need of sponsors & raffle prizes for the tournament! If you know a business that may be interested in donating a prize OR sponsoring the tournament
email Shaina .
Want to register a foursome? Registration is now open! Learn more information and register your foursome
here!
kLaVoy Donate Life 5K Walk & Run: Saturday, September 23rd at the Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs, NY
NEW this year! You can now register a team and raise money to help support CDT's Family Services and Community Outreach programming and help us make more life possible. Learn more and start your team/register as an individual here:
https://www.zippyreg.com/online_reg/reg2017.php?e=924
In addition to the golf tournament, we are also seeking sponsorships for the kLaVoy. We will also need volunteers to hand out water, direct runners and walkers and assist with registration! Email
Shaina if you're interested in volunteering!
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News and Resources
The latest facts & figures about donation & transplantation
Check out our BRAND NEW, completely revamped website! We've completely redone our website and we couldn't be more excited to share it with you here:
www.donatelifecdt.org! We'd love to hear your feedback on the new website and are always looking for blog contributors and gift of life stories, so please feel free to share yours with us! Email [email protected] to do so.
Number of Transplants Performed in the US as of April 2017: 11,061
Number of New Yorkers waiting for a lifesaving transplant as of today: 9,544
Number of Americans waiting: 118,000
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