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There are some new faces on the PR Team! We thought we would take a moment to introduce (or re-introduce) ourselves to you as we close out the year and look forward to 2023! |
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Cheryl Talley, Director of PR/Communications |
Cheryl's Role: Managing & leading the PR/Communications team, event support, communication, media & public relations.
Favorite thing about working at Donor Alliance: Being part of the mission of saving and healing lives is such an honor. It is a privilege to walk alongside the heroic donor families, recipients and Advocates for Life, and work with a dedicated staff as we make a difference in our community. I feel so blessed to meet so many wonderful and inspiring people and hear their stories.
Hobbies: I love spending time with my children, Jill and Patrick, exploring together, either on a hike in Colorado or in an exotic place across the sea. I also enjoy doing calligraphy or craft projects or reading a book with one of my cats, Clyfford or Georgia, on my lap.
What are you most looking forward to in 2023? Meeting each one of you. Together, we will share stories and the important message of signing up to be a donor.
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Mandy Dahm, Volunteer Coordinator |
Mandy's Role: I manage our volunteer program, Advocates for Life. My goal is to help connect you, our Advocates, with opportunities that are most meaningful to you. I also provide community events and signature events support & serve on the Donor Dash, Donor Alliance Culture, Safety, Evacuation & Performance Excellence committees representing our Advocate program.
Favorite thing about working at Donor Alliance: The people- we have an incredible workforce of staff and volunteers who come together for one mission.
Hobbies: My Great Pyrenees, Henry, loves walks and car rides & is my largest hobby. I also love traveling, music and art.
Most Looking Forward to in 2023: I'm excited for some new events and initiatives we are planning to help continuing to encourage our communities to sign up as an organ, eye and tissue donor.
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Anne Gaspers, Public Education Coordinator |
Anne's Role: I work with our Transplantation Science program for grades 6-12, manage the Staff Speakers Bureau program, serve as DMV Liaison for Colorado and assist with Advocate training. Favorite Thing About Working at Donor Alliance: I love the variety of my job! Teaching the public about donation and transplantation is definitely something I love as well as connecting with volunteers and staff. Getting to know people and their stories makes my job more meaningful.
Hobbies: Knitting, crochet, and cross stich. I love bike rides with my husband and traveling. Fun Fact- I've traveled to all 50 states and 15 countries.
Most Looking Forward to in 2023: I am most looking forward to the promises of joy that 2023 will bring!
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Sammi Magyar, Event Coordinator |
Sammi's Role: I love event coordinating because you get to play a role in bringing people together for one common reason, whatever that may be. I have the privilege of coordinating our four signature events each year that allow us and our community to honor, celebrate and recognize those touched by organ and tissue donation.
What I Love About Working for Donor Alliance: Because of the unbelievable people I have had the chance to meet throughout the 2.5 years I have been here. Any opportunity I get to hear one of our Advocates stories is a special one and always reminds me of how important and impactful our mission is.
Hobbies: Spending time with my family and friends is something I love to do very much. I also love trying new recipes I find on social media and love going to country concerts.
What I'm Looking Forward to in 2023: I look forward to working more with our Advocates in 2023! If that is within community events, signature events, or coming by the office to help with admin work! I am also excited to see our signature events continue to grow.
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Jen Middleton, Communications Coordinator |
Jen's Role: I support in managing digital properties including social media, website, etc. I support in our marketing and advertising efforts and developing content for different platforms. Additionally, I support community events.
What I love about working for Donor Alliance: I love being able to hear all of the incredible stories around the nation. Both donor families and recipients are incredible and I get the honor to share many of these stories digitally to the public, which I love doing.
Hobbies: In my free time, I spend a lot of time outdoors hiking, camping, skiing and just enjoying the sunshine. I love animals, so spend time with my roommates dog and at our local animal shelter. What I'm Looking Forward to in 2023: I'm looking forward to spending another year with friends and family doing things I love. I am really excited for the 2023 ski season as well!
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Val Munchmeyer, Community Engagement Coordinator |
Val's Role: As Community Engagement Coordinator, my role at Donor Alliance is to engage and educate multicultural and faith-based communities about organ, eye and tissue donation. Through different digital communication platforms, traditional advertising, public relations, events and creativity.
Favorite thing about working with Donor Alliance: The fact that the mission is to save lives and bring us together as a community is something that moves me a lot. Hobbies: I love photography and art, music, concerts, meeting new people and traveling.
What I'm Looking Forward to in 2023: Continue to grow by helping the community in this beautiful cause of saving and healing lives. Also, keeping creative always, through my work and personal life is my fuel.
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Devyn Halsted, Public Education Coordinator |
Devyn's Role: As Public Education Coordinator, I help coordinate, teach and develop curriculum for our 6th-12th grade education on Transplantation Sciences.
Favorite thing about Donor Alliance: I love the mission & values. I love waking up knowing I am making a positive impact on my community every single day.
Hobbies: I enjoy crafting, reading, spending time outside, and playing with my dog (a 3 year old Golden).
Looking forward to 2023: I am most looking forward to experiencing our signature events for the first time, especially Donor Dash!
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Honoring Donors Through National Donor Sabbath |
Annually, from Friday to Sunday two weeks before Thanksgiving, National Donor Sabbath is observed. This observance seeks to include places of worship in promotion donation. Faith leaders from many religions, donor families, transplant recipients, and donation and transplantation professionals participate in services to increase awareness about the lifesaving gifts passed to others for donation and transplantation and honor donors who have given the gift of life. During National Donor Sabbath, Donor Alliance reached out to members of our community connected to donation and transplantation to share how they honor donors. Both recipients and donor families responded. You can click the button below to keep reading. |
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November Advocate Gathering: Rescheduled |
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We are working on rescheduling the date for our November Advocate Call. We will send an e-mail with the invitation as soon as it's confirmed. In the meantime, you can contact Mandy or Cheryl with any questions or concerns. You can also request the link for December by clicking here to contact Mandy. |
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Special Event: Cheyenne Christmas Parade (Cheyenne)
The Cheyenne Christmas Parade theme this year is "Christmas Past to Present". Help us share the Gift of Life with Wyomingites this holiday season by signing up to join us on our float in the Cheyenne Christmas Parade. New this year, we can request float position! While we cannot guarantee it, we are requesting a position at the beginning hoping to avoid the colder evening temperatures that can sometimes occur. Families, friends and neighbors are welcome to participate in this event alongside you! This event takes place downtown Cheyenne, WY. To sign up, click here. |
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Special Event: Parade of Lights (Denver)
The 2022 Parade of Lights is taking place on Saturday, December 3rd in Downtown Denver. We are looking for 20-30 volunteers to walk with our Gift Box Balloon in the parade. Families, friends and neighbors are welcome to join you! The parade takes place downtown Denver and is a great way to kick off the holiday season! To sign up, click here. |
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Special Event: Festival of Lights Parade (Colorado Springs)
We are hopeful to once again walk in the Festival of Lights parade in Colorado Springs, CO. We are looking for Advocates who are interested in walking in this year's parade! Families, friends and neighbors are welcome to participate in this fun event with you. For more information, e-mail Mandy. To sign up, click here.
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Special Event: Aurora Holiday Storytime with The Grinch & Other Friends
We are excited to be sponsoring the Aurora Holiday story time at the library. We are looking for volunteers who enjoy crafting with kids. They are expecting about 200 children at story time. We will provide a craft plus an activity- pin the heart on the Grinch! To sign up, click here.
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4: Eamon Lujan
7: Judy Thompson
10: Eileen Maddox
12: Robin Mitchell
16: Rachel Bernstein
17: Tracy Sanders
26: Dave Young
29: Samantha Cowden
30: Christina Salas
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November 1, 2010
Jamie Staggs, Kidney Recipient
November 5, 2020
Mary Parker, Tissue Recipient & Donor's Wife
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In loving memory of those who are not here today, but are forever present in our hearts.
November 2, 2018
Ashlee Ferre, Donor's Mother
November 10, 2018
Terri Reed, Donor's Mother
November 10, 2018
Jessica DeLaTorre, Donor's Sister
November 10, 2018
Mia DeLaTorre, Donor's Niece
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200 Spruce Street, Suite 200
Denver, CO 80230
(303) 329-4747
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