The Bridge - OneLegacy · CONGRATULATIONS Dahiana De Francisco on the birth of her second child, Natalia … On April 3rd Zoraida Salas-Allison welcomed her first child, son Charles

BY TENAYA WALLACE

At the staff meeting for OneLegacy’sSouth/Metro Los Angeles office, the change inthe company’s approach to hospital develop-ment was apparent. “We need to be in the hos-pitals early,” Renee Hawthorne, OneLegacyCOO, reminded the group, “We need to be theones driving the donor process.”

In the North/Central Los Angeles regionalstaff meeting, procurement transplant coordi-nator (PTC) Antonio Molina cited CaliforniaTransplant Donor Network’s success in work-ing with families early in the donation process.“I tell the nurses at the hospital, ‘you have tenpatients, I only have one. I can be here for thisfamily for whatever they need.’”

From PTCs to regional directors to corporateofficers, OneLegacy is exploring ways for hospi-tal development to improve service to donor fam-ilies, transplant recipients and hospital staff.

“Donation can help families regain hope andcontrol when there is a loss of a family mem-ber,” explained Tom Mone, CEO of OneLegacy.“By reorganizing and refocusing the HospitalServices department, we help hospitals identifyopportunities for donation sooner and assisthospitals in making the opportunity to donateavailable to more families.”

Through the 1990s, hospital developmentfocused on compliance, ensuring that hospitals

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On January 20, 2003, the Barlamentslearned they were going to be parents. Ericcalled family and friends to share the news,and bought every book he could find on preg-nancy and childbirth. He heard the baby’s

The BridgeSummer 2004

2 Gift of LifeRun/Walk

3 Donor familieswalk through“Fields of Gold”

4 Award honorsSt. Francis ICU

6 National DonateLife Month photos

10 Rose Parade floatdesign unveiled

12 JuneteenthCelebrationhonors donor mom

14 Organ donor referral data

15 CommunitySpotlight: UnitedOrgan TransplantAssociation

HospitalDevelopmentFocuses onServices

Eric Barlament

Please see HOSPITAL, Page 5 P lease see ERIC, Page 13

The community newsletter of OneLegacy,Southern California’s transplant donor network

BY KATHLEEN HOSTERT

OneLegacy staff and Ambassadorsjoined transplant recipients, donor fami-lies and the community at the inspiringand emotional 2nd Annual Gift of LifeRun/Walk on April 17th at Cal StateFullerton. Approximately 1,500 partici-

pants braved early morning rain to run,walk, contemplate and enjoy a spiritedcommunity festival.

Highlighting the moving opening cer-emony were Anaheim Angels shortstopDavid Eckstein, catcher Jose Molina andbroadcast announcer Rex Hudler.

Eckstein related his personal con-nection to donation: two brothersand a sister, each of whom hasreceived a kidney transplant. Healso spoke passionately about hisfather, who is currently on dialy-sis awaiting a kidney transplant.

“Because someone is willingto sign their organ donor card,

they can go on living through someoneelse,” said Eckstein to those gathered.“God never gives you anything you can’thandle,” he continued, “but it becomes achallenge and it helps keep everything inperspective.”

Hudler was moved by the donor cere-mony, which climaxed in the release ofdoves by donor families. He sent off theparticipants with a clarion call: “Run,walk and with each step you take, makesure you smile and thank your God foryour life and the opportunity to share itwith others.”

Just prior to the start of the race, 1,100green balloons were released to representthe number of organs transplanted in theyear 2003. OneLegacy also revealed thework-in-progress inaugural OrangeCounty Bridging Lives Quilt. Those pres-

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CONGRATULATIONS Dahiana De Francisco onthe birth of her second child, Natalia … On April3rd Zoraida Salas-Allison welcomed her firstchild, son Charles “Charlie” William Allison ...Stephanie Pero gave birth to Jakob Alexanderon April 4th.

WELCOME Los Angeles/Corporate: MicheleCarbone, Quality Systems and RegulatoryCompliance Director; Rafael Navarro,Telecommunications Specialist; SimeraNichols, Communications Assistant, LosAngeles; Nicolle Robledo, Executive Assistantto the CEO; Maria “Clemen” Sabah,Receptionist, Los Angeles; Lori Serra, OrganPlacement Coordinator … Inland Empire: VickieVincent, Recovery Coordinator; Amy Baracz,Quality Systems Coordinator; CandaceChristianson, Triage Specialist I; Deena Murray,Per Diem Tissue Recovery Tech I; Marilian-Lily

Pereira, Triage Specialist; Jennifer Rosenquist,Per Diem Tissue Recovery Tech I ...North/Central Los Angeles: Anna Carchi andAmy Pearson, Per Diem Procurement TransplantCoordinators; Cristian Nunez, AssistantProcurement Transplant Coordinator ... OrangeCounty: Isis Castillo, Per Diem AssistantProcurement Transplant Coordinator; KathleenHostert, Community Development Coordinator;Tammy Vant Hul, Per Diem ProcurementTransplant Coordinator.

ON THE MOVE Sherry Watson is now theRegional Director for South/Metro and OrangeCounty regions. Her record of achievement, bothin South/Metro and Orange County, demonstrateher continued professional growth and readi-ness for this expanded responsibility … SeungLee, previously the Manager of Quality Systems,now serves as a Hospital Services Coordinatorin the Inland Empire … After three years asExecutive Assistant to the Regional Director inNorth/Central Los Angeles, Alexis Vasilchakhas been promoted to Community DevelopmentCoordinator in the Inland Empire … Jaime

Campbell has been promoted to CommunityDevelopment Coordinator in Kern County …Jennifer Latham transitions from ExecutiveAssistant to the South/Metro Los AngelesRegional Director to Human Resources BenefitsAdministrator … Tony Landaverde, formerly anOrgan Placement Coordinator for six years, isnow an Assistant Procurement TransplantCoordinator in Orange County … Marisol Farrismoves from Assistant Procurement TransplantCoordinator to Organ Placement Coordinator …Kathy Gehres transitions from Tissue DonorCoordinator to Communications CenterSupervisor based in the Inland Empire … Afterfive years as a Per Diem Hispanic Requester,Maximo “Max” Calderon was promoted toAssistant Procurement Transplant Coordinatorin North/Central Los Angeles.

BEST WISHES OneLegacy would like to thankthe following employees for their hard work andservice to the organization and wishes them thebest in their future endeavors: Rachel BruceCarothers, Max Casot, Esther Espinoza, MyrnaMunguia and Nancy Studley.

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More than three dozen committee members produced theSecond Annual Gift of Life Run/Walk at Cal State Fullerton.

For more photos from theGift of Life Run/Walk,

see photo essay on page 6

Organ donors and their families throughout OneLegacy’sseven-county region were honored at donor recognition cer-emonies held at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach, UCLA’sCovel Commons and Loma Linda University’s Wong KerleeInternational Conference Center.

The theme of the ceremonies, Fields of Gold, wasinspired by the recording of Sting’s song of the same nameby the late Eva Cassidy.

“By all accounts, families found the events to be anuplifting and meaningful tribute to their loved ones,” saidJeff Fleming, Manager of Family Services for OneLegacy.

Altogether, more than one thousand donor family mem-bers honored their loved ones at the three ceremonies.

(1) Heart recipient Terry Harrington,the “voice” of Lisa Simpson’s sax on“The Simpsons,” opened each cere-mony with a rendition of “Fields ofGold.” (2) The release of birds at theconclusion of each event was a high-light for donor families. (3) Reg Green,donor father and author of TheNicholas Effect, spoke at UCLA. (4)Each family received a Life Bridges Pinand Pendant set. (5) The ballroom atthe Hyatt Regency Long Beach isready to welcome families. (6) A donorchild takes special care in releasingone of the birds.

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Organ Donation DataFollowing are key OneLegacy performance indicators for the first six months of 2004.The five indicators critical to organ procurement organization (OPO) certification bythe Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are denoted with an asterisk.(Source: OneLegacy data)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun YTD

Organ Donors* 27 27 25 25 34 26 164

Kidneys Recovered* 50 52 50 46 67 48 313

Kidneys Transplanted* 48 50 48 42 57 44 289

Extra-Renals Recovered* 45 50 40 48 51 44 278

Extra-Renals Transplanted* 39 48 38 48 52 44 269

Organs Recovered 95 102 90 94 118 92 591

Organs Transplanted 87 98 86 90 109 88 558

Recovered Organs Per Donor 3.52 3.78 3.60 3.76 3.47 3.54 3.60

Transplanted Organs Per Donor 3.22 3.63 3.44 3.60 3.21 3.38 3.40

OneLegacy Life Bridge Award HonorsSt. Francis Medical Center ICU Staff

ent also heard from Fullerton city council-man Leland Wilson, who proclaimedApril as Organ Donor Month in the city.

The partnership with the Angelsspread the walk’s donation message farand wide both at Angels Stadium and ongame broadcasts. Robust poster andbrochure distribution also amplified themessage and acknowledged the generoussupport of St. Joseph Hospital, Sav-onDrugs and other sponsors.

Event founders and organizers Craigand Kathleen Hostert were elated withsecond-year event’s success. “Despitethe rain, what a wonderful turnout. Wecouldn’t have asked for a better day andthings just seemed to go right,” saidCraig. Added Kathleen, “Seeing thefaces of the people we have touched, hasmade it all worth it. We can’t wait to startplanning for next year!”

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BY BEVERLY JACOBY

The ICU Staff of St.Francis Medical Center inLynwood was presented withthe OneLegacy Life BridgeAward on May 27th. The eventwas arranged as a surprise tothe staff, who were greeted byadministrators, medical staffand colleagues as they walkedin to be recognized.OneLegacy hospital servicescoordinator Beverly Jacobypresented the award to JillSiruelo, ICU Charge Nurse,and each ICU employee was presented acertificate and lapel pin. The event was inrecognition of the ICU Staff’s work ethicand strong dedication to the donor man-agement process, which resulted in 16

organ donors and 63 organs transplantedin 2003, a record for the hospital andthird-highest in OneLegacy’s seven-coun-ty service area.

Beverly Jacoby (second from left) presents the OneLegacy LifeBridge Award to the St. Francis ICU Staff, represented byBrother Richard, Jill Siruelo, Emily Keller and Diane May.

Correction

Owing to an error during the publicationstage (read: editor’s mistake), while themonthly totals for OneLegacy’s 2003organ donation data was correct, theyearly totals were incorrect. Followingare the correct totals for 2003:

2003 vs 2002

Organ Donors 328 +4.5%

Kidneys Recovered 617 +6.9%

Kidneys Transplanted 564 +11.6%

Extra-Renals Recovered 555 -2.5%

Extra-Renals Transplanted 537 -2.4%

Organs Recovered 1172 +2.3%

Organs Transplanted 1101 +4.4%

Recovered Organs/Donor 3.57 -2.2%

Transplanted Organs/Donor 3.36 No Chg

had updated contracts with and report-ed all deaths to OneLegacy. Hospitalaccount executives (HAEs) wereresponsible for monitoring hospitalperformance indicators. Before thattime the responsibility for hospitaldevelopment fell to the PTCs, whoconducted hospital education alongwith donor management and approach-ing families.

As of the beginning of the year,OneLegacy’s shift in hospital develop-ment philosophy was codified byrechristening HAEs as “hospital servicecoordinators” (HSCs). The team is ledby Karen Libs, Hospital ServicesDirector, who noted that 75% of donorscome from only 37 of the 224 hospitalswithin OneLegacy’s service area.

“We will focus on these hospitals tomaximize the donation rate, transplantmore organs and narrow the gapbetween donors and recipients,” saidLibs. The Organ DonationBreakthrough Collaborative initiatedby HHS Secretary Tommy G.Thompsonhasbeenamajorcatalyst forpartneringwithhospitals.

OneLegacy’s evolution follows anational trend in hospital service: helpinghospital staff feel comfortable with dona-tion and seeing the good that donation canprovide both to a family in crisis and tohospital staff.

“I see a tremendous opportunity for usto be on site initially to improve how theprocess works and for hospitals to see usin a more interactive role,” says RamonaLeinen-Duren, an HSC for the South LosAngeles region. The hope of this model isto help hospitals rely more fully and com-fortably on OneLegacy in serving theirfamilies.

In practice, a switch from an emphasison compliance to hospital service means:

• increases in the number of earlyreferrals so that OneLegacy can supportfamilies earlier in the donation process.

• greater service to the families byacting as extenders to hospital staff whomay not have time to work with families.

• early integration of OneLegacy staffinto end-of-life planning. OneLegacy cre-ates a “mini-care” plan to evaluate thepatient, gather information and collaboratewith physicians on this plan.

• enhanced relationship with physi-cians, whose early buy-in and collabo-ration are key to moving the donationprocess forward.

• HSCs, acting as part of a full-serv-ice team, will be available to respondto donor referrals and trained to workwith families to help them addressend-of-life issues.

To support the transition from HAEto HSC, the coordinators have under-gone hundreds of hours of focusedtraining on advanced hospital servicesservice excellence, family support andclinical assessment.

“The training has brought ourdepartment closer together.” saysRamona, “As a department we have astronger voice within the company.We’re in a good place.”

Each HSC will concentrate energyon three to five top hospitals in theirregion, allowing more time to buildlasting and layered relationships. PTCswill resume some of their historic hos-pital development roles by servicingsmaller hospitals that need less fre-quent visits.

Mone, who championed this changeto a service model, is philosophical aboutthe need for change. “Because donation isdeeply personal,” he said, “we need tohave personal relationships not just withthe families, but with the hospital as well.”

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OneLegacy’s evolution follows anational trend in hospital service:helping hospital staff feel comfort-able with donation and seeing thegood that donation can provideboth to a family in crisis and tohospital staff.

OneLegacy’s Hospital Services team: (back row) LauraHaddad, Ramona Leinen-Duren, Adreon Thomas, BeverlyJacoby, Angela Heeran, Susan Farrar, Robin McNabb, TracyWheeler and Hospital Services Director Karen Libs; (frontrow) Eric Carr, Carla Talley-Hentz and Mike Thomas.

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We welcome your comments & questions.

For clinical or data inquiries, please contact Mike Rosson at

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For all other comments, please contact Bryan Stewart at

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National Donate Life Month 2005 washighlighted by proclamations from half adozen Southland municipalities, the 2ndAnnual Gift of Life Run/Walk at Cal StateFullerton (see article, page 2) and the launchof A Ride Across America, a cross-countryATV ride to bring attention to kidney diseaseand organ donation. For a complete list ofevents in the community, see pages 8 and 9.

GIFT OF LIFE RUN/WALK

PROCLAMATIONS(1) Kidney recipient Patricia Elizarraraz anddonor father Herschel Wise hold the scrollfrom the Los Angeles County Board ofSupervisors. Standing alongside and behindthem are Supervisor Gloria Molina; Dr. PeterGruen of LAC+USC Medical Center;OneLegacy’s Tenaya Wallace, Bryan Stewartand Angela Heeran; and (far right) PeteDelgado of LAC+USC Medical Center. (2)Members of TRIO Ventura County/WestValley Chapter received a proclamation fromthe City of Thousand Oaks. Pictured areHarriet Weiss, Penny Strowger, treasurer AlBoniface, president Ron Taubman, JackieColleran, Elsie Cogswell and board memberRay Cogswell.

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(1) Tagalong, the Donate Life clown (OneLegacy procurement transplant coordinatorMelissa Friedman) greets runners with Donate Life stickers. (2) Anaheim Angels shortstopDavid Eckstein and broadcast announcer Rex Hudler address participants at the openingceremony. (3) Sharing tha platform for the national anthem are event co-chair CraigHostert, Hudler, singer Alex Geringer, Fullerton City Councilman Leland Wilson, event co-chair Kathleen Hostert, Justin Hostert, Eckstein, Nicole Hostert and Angels catcher JoseMolina. (4) Kids from a donor family ride a tribute wagon. (5) The work-in-progressOneLegacy Bridging Lives Quilt is unveiled during the opening ceremony.

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(1) Donate Life flag waves in the Pacific Ocean breeze. (2) Well-wishers signed a scroll that would eventually run to 50 feet inlength. (3) ATV rider Brian Koontz hugs his family goodbyebefore they set off. (4) One of the riders’ mascots is ready forthe 3,000 mile trek. (5) Accompanied by the Inland Empire’sVictory Riders motorcycle club, the riders head for Interstate 10,the Christopher Columbus transcontinental highway. (6)Speaking to Fox 11 News is Kevin Monroe, who with his brotherGreg founded A Ride Across America in honor of their brotherElliott, who suffered from kidney disease. (7) The nine riders—Greg Monroe, Kevin Monroe, Erin Erdahl, Matt Pendergast,Brian Koontz, Tom Zech, Steve Strunk, Brian Hinsley and AdamPendergast—pose with their families.

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Apr 1 Gardena SpeakerJun 19 Long Beach TableApr 8 Wilmington TableApr 15 Huntington Beach OL SpeakerApr 22 Torrance OL/Amb SpeaApr 26 Los Angeles OL SpeakerMay 1 Downey TableMay 9 Downey Amb SpeakerJul 22 Los Angeles OL/Amb SpeaJul 24-25 Los Angeles Table

Apr 3 Montecito Amb Speaker El Montecito Presb Church Men's FellowshipApr 6 Santa Barbara Amb Speaker Goleta Rotary ClubApr 6 Thousand Oaks Govt Thousand Oaks City Council NDLM ResolutionApr 7 Westlake Amb Speaker Thousand Oaks Optimist ClubApr 10 Sylmar Amb Speaker Alpha Anti-Tripson Deficiency Support GroupApr 10, 24 Los Angeles Support A Ride Across America LaunchApr 18 Monrovia OL Speaker Buddhist Temple Donor Sabbath (Ch)Apr 21 Los Angeles Table UCLA Medical CenterApr 21-23 Thousand Oaks Amb Speaker Verizon Thousand OaksApr 22, 24 Santa Barbara OL Speaker Hospital Assn of So Calif Leadership SummitApr 26 Lancaster OL/Amb Speakers Lancaster High SchoolApr 28 Woodland Hills Table AetnaMay 5 Carpinteria Amb Speaker Carpinteria Rotary ClubMay 10 Westwood OL Speaker UCLA Heart Transplant Support GroupMay 15 Irwindale Table Stepping Out For Senior CentersMay 17 Santa Barbara OL/Amb Speakers San Marcos High SchoolMay 18 Monrovia OL Speaker Celebration of Vesak,Tzu Chi Foundation (Ch)May 18 Santa Barbara OL/Amb Speakers Bishop Garcia Diego High SchoolMay 19 Santa Barbara OL/Amb Speakers Santa Barbara High SchoolMay 25-26 Santa Barbara Table Raytheon Health FairMay 27 Los Angeles OL/Amb Speakers Fairfax High SchoolJun 3 Oxnard OL/Amb Speakers St. Joseph Hospital Jun 4 Santa Barbara Amb Speaker American Lung Assn of SB/ Ventura CountiesJun 11 Westlake OL Speaker Westlake Sunrise Rotary ClubJul 2, 16 Los Angeles Amb Speaker National Youth Leadership Forum, UCLAJul 26 Santa Barbara Conference Cottage Health System Trauma SymposiumJul 27 Simi Valley OL/Amb Speaker Simi Valley Hospital

Apr 8 Upland Table Upland 2nd Avenue MarketApr 15 Loma Linda Table Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA HospitalApr 18 San Bernardino Table San Bernardino QuakesApr 25 Redlands OL Speaker Redlands Masons Apr 25 Loma Linda Table 2004 LLUMC Kids Care FairMay 10 Corona OL/Amb Speakers Centennial High School May 14, 16 Rancho Mirage OL Speaker Calif Assn of Physician Groups Conference May 15 Moreno Valley Table RCRMC Kids Health & Safety FairMay 20 Palm Springs Amb Speaker Palm Springs High SchoolMay 21 Riverside Amb Speaker DaVita Social Worker Regional MeetingMay 23 Loma Linda Table 2004 Home Run for ALSJun 5 Riverside Table Riverside Juneteenth Celebration (Af)Jun 27 Loma Linda OL Speaker LLUMC Heart Transplant Support GroupJun 20 Loma Linda OL Speaker Loma Linda KiwanisJul 23-25 Fontana Table California AutoFest at California Speedway

Apr 2 Bakersfield OL/Amb SpeaApr 7 Bakersfield Table, QuiltApr 8 Bakersfield OL SpeakerApr 13 Bakersfield OL/Amb SpeaApr 16 Bakersfield OL/Amb SpeaApr 16-18 Tulare QuiltApr 17 Bakersfield OL SpeakerApr 20 Bakersfield OL SpeakerApr 21 Tehachapi OL/Amb Speak,Apr 22 Bakersfield Table, QuiltApr 27 Bakersfield OL SpeakerApr 28 Bakersfield Table, QuiltMay 1 Bakersfield TableMay 7 Bakersfield OL/Amb SpeaMay 11 Bakersfield OL/Amb SpeaMay 13 Bakersfield OL SpeakerMay 19 Bakersfield OL SpeakerMay 21 Bakersfield OL SpeakerMay 31 Bakersfield Table, QuiltJun 5 Frazier Park TableJun 8 Bakersfield Amb SpeakerJun 19 Bakersfield Amb SpeakerJun 22 Bakersfield OL/Amb SpeaJun 22 Bakersfield OL/Amb SpeaJun 24 Bakersfield OL/Amb SpeaJun 27 Bakersfield OL/Amb Spea

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re to Westminster, and Venice to Pomona,d Ambassadors reach out to communities throughout Southern California.(A)sian, (Af)rican American, (C)hinese, (H)ispanic, (V)ietnamese.

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Gardena Home Owners AssociationBlaze of Glory Juneteenth Celebration (Af)Juanita FoodsGolden West College of Nursing

akers Harbor-UCLA Medical Center In-ServiceLos Angeles County USC Health Fair11th Annual Downey Street Faire

r United Methodist Church Donor Sabbathaker LAC+USC Hospital Staff In-Service

Los Angeles Tofu Festival Games (A)

akers, QuiltRotary Club of Bakersfield LuncheonKern Medical CenterSaturn/Motor City Workplace Partnership

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Best of the Valley Quilt ShowThe Links IncorporatedShell Oil Workplace Partnership

, Quilt Kiwanis Club TehachapiSan Joaquin HospitalHighland High School Workplace PartnershipBakersfield Memorial HospitalRelay For Life

aker West High School aker Kern County Funeral Directors Association

Southwest Kiwanis ClubKern Schools Federal Credit UnionKern Schools Federal Credit UnionKern County Funeral Directors Assoc.Frazier Park Health Fair

r Kern County Escrow Associationr Beautiful Bakersfield Awards Banquetaker Liberty High Schoolaker Foothill High Schoolaker West High Schoolaker Donor Sabbath

Apr 3 San Gabriel OL Speaker Buddhist Faith Based Organization (Ch)Apr 6 Los Angeles OL/Amb Speaker LA County Board of Supervisors Donate Life

Month ResolutionApr 8 Monterey Park OL Speaker Garfield Hospital Transplant Support Grp (Ch)Apr 11 Alhambra OL Speaker Christian Church Alhambra Donor Sabbath (Ch)Apr 17 Los Angeles Amb Speaker Stephen S. Wise Temple Donor SabbathApr 21 Los Angeles OL Speaker Hepatitis C Task ForceApr 25 Los Angeles OL Speaker First Chinese Baptist Church Donor SabbathApr 25 Alhambra Table San Gabriel Community Health Fair (Ch)Apr 27 Los Angeles OL Speaker St. Vincent Medical Center Press ConferenceMay 4 Los Angeles OL/Amb Speakers USC Transplant Support GroupMay 5 West Covina OL/Amb Speakers South Hills High SchoolMay 6 Diamond Bar Amb Speaker Diamond Bar Noon Rotary ClubMay 11 Los Angeles OL/Amb Speakers USC School of MedicineMay 16 Alhambra Table Vesak Celebration, Whittier Narrows Park (Ch)May 18 Los Angeles OL Speaker LA Trade Tech Community CollegeMay 21 Los Angeles Amb Speaker Santa Monica/Westwood Village Rotary ClubJun 5 Los Angeles Table ALF Liver Walk 2004, Griffith ParkJun 12-13 Los Angeles Table NBC4 Health and Fitness ExpoJun 28-Jul 1 Los Angeles OL Speaker American Medical Technologists Convention

Apr 1 Rancho Margarita Amb Speaker Rancho Margarita NDLM ResolutionApr 1 Lake Forest Amb Speaker Lake Forest NDLM ResolutionApr 1 Irvine Amb Speaker Irvine NDLM ResolutionApr 1 Aliso Viejo Amb Speaker Aliso Viejo NDLM ResolutionApr 4 San Clemente Amb Speaker Bahai Church Donor SabbathApr 7 San Clemente Amb Speaker San Clemente Lions Apr 7 Orange OL Speaker UCI Medical Center (V)Apr 15 Fountain Valley Table Fountain Valley Hospital (V)Apr 15 Garden Grove Table Garden Grove Hospital (V)Apr 17 Fullerton Table, Quilt Gift of Life 5K Run/Walk, Cal State FullertonApr 18 Santa Ana Table Valley High School Fundraising Concert (V)Apr 20 Santa Ana Govt OC Board of Supervisors NDLM ResolutionApr 21 Pasadena OL Speaker Every 15 Minutes, Huntington HospitalApr 25 Laguna Niguel Amb Speaker St. Mary's Episcopal Church Donor SabbathApr 25 Westminster Table Viet-American War Memorial (V)Apr 29 Orange OL Speaker UC Irvine Medical Center Skills DayMay 2 Westminster Table Association of Vietnamese American

Pharmacists Annual Meeting (V)May 4 Orange OL/Amb Speakers Life Bridge Award, UCI Med Ctr Neurosurg ICUMay 7 Santa Ana OL/Amb Speakers Valley High School May 8 Anaheim Table Me Vietnam Celebrating Mother's Day (V)May 16 Huntington Beach Table Quoc Dung in Concert (V)May 16 Anaheim Table Zion Lutheran Church Health and Safety FairMay 17 Huntington Beach OL/Amb Speakers Edison High School May 25 Orange Table Cal Optima Employee Health FairJun 5 Brea Table See, Hear and Smile Health Fair for FamiliesJul 17 Pasadena Table 2004 Old Pasadena JazzfestJul 25 Orange OL Event Orange County Bridging Lives Quilt Unveiling

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Float to Focus on How theGift of Life Saves Livesand Strengthens Families

A nationwide partnership of organiza-tions united to inspire all people to“Donate Life” through organ and tissuedonation unveiled its 2005 Rose Parade®

float design today at the Association ofOrgan Procurement Organizations(AOPO) meeting in Chicago. The newfloat follows the highly successful launchlast year of a nationwide effort to raiseawareness and support of donation as aparticipant in America’s New YearCelebration.®

Carrying the theme Many Families,One Gift, the Donate Life Rose Parade

float will feature 23 riders—representingliving donors, donor family members andtransplant recipients—all enjoying asunny day in the park surrounded by sym-bols of life: a three-tiered water fountain,a garden bridge, an ornate gazebo, and asturdy tree. Riders include a special hon-orary family plus 10 pairs of float riderswho, be they directly related or sharing aclose bond, illustrate how families arestrengthened through the power of organand tissue donation and transplantation.

The riders will hail from communitiesthroughout the nation, includingCalifornia, Colorado, Florida, Illinois,Michigan, New Jersey, New York, NorthCarolina and Oklahoma.

“Family is the core of the celebrationof life, and the gift of organ and tissuedonation saves, enhances and strengthensthe lives of hundreds of thousands of indi-viduals and their loved ones every year,”said Bryan Stewart, chairman of theDonate Life Rose Parade Float organizingcommittee and director of communica-tions for OneLegacy, the transplant donornetwork serving Southern California.

The Donate Life float promises tobring a distinct dimension to theTournament of Roses Parade theme,

Celebrate Family. “Donation is acelebration for not only thosewhose health and families arerenewed by organ or tissue trans-plantation, but also for donor fam-ilies who honor their loved ones’legacies of caring and generosity,”said Stewart.

Award-winning float builderPhoenix Decorating Co. designedthe new float. “We're delighted toagain join this special communityas a contributing partner of theDonate Life float,” said BillLofthouse, president of PhoenixDecorating. “As a parade partici-pant, the donation and transplanta-

tion community brings tremendous ener-gy and meaning to the parade as theyshare their inspiring stories of courageand compassion in the face of adversity.”

Spearheaded by OneLegacy, the 2005float is supported by dozens of officialpartners from across the nation, includingorgan and tissue recovery organizations,for-profit contributors, transplant centersand transplant recipient organizations.

2005 Donate Life Rose Parade FloatDesign Joins ‘Many Families’ Touched by‘One Gift’ of Organ and Tissue Donation

As of July, the following have joinedtogether to support this nationwide project:

BenefactorsOneLegacy

PatronsAlloSourceAmerican Red Cross Transplantation ServicesCalifornia Transplant Donor NetworkCoalition on DonationGift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor NetworkMusculoskeletal Transplant FoundationNew Jersey Organ and Tissue Sharing NetworkRegeneration Technologies, Inc.Upstate New York Transplant Services, Inc.

Contributing PartnersAmerican Liver Foundation Greater LA ChapterAssociation of Organ Procurement OrganizationsBarr Laboratories, Inc.Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Center for

Liver & Kidney Diseases & TransplantationDonor AllianceDonor Network of ArizonaHealth Promotions NowLDT Systems, Inc.Life Alliance Organ Recovery Agency,

University of MiamiLife Connection of OhioLifeBancLifeline of OhioLifeShare Of The CarolinasLifeShare Transplant Donor Services of OklahomaLifesharing Community Organ & Tissue DonationLoma Linda University Medical Center

Transplantation InstituteMid-South Transplant FoundationNevada Donor NetworkPhoenix Decorating Co.Sallop Insurance Agency, Inc.St. Joseph HospitalSt. Vincent Medical CenterTransplant Recipients International Organization,

Ventura County/West Valley ChapterUCLA HealthcareVesta Therapeutics, Inc.Washington Regional Transplant Consortium

FriendsAmerican Medical Bill ReviewFiji WaterGift of Life Donor ProgramHome Depot of OrangeLifeChoice Donor ServicesLifeLink FoundationLifeQuest Organ Recovery ServicesNew York Organ Donor NetworkOrgan Recovery SystemsTennessee Donor ServicesWisconsin Donor Network

Promotional PartnersNational Kidney FoundationUnited Organ Transplant Association

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The 23 riders aboard the 50-foot-long Donate Life RoseParade float will inspire 40 million television viewers andnearly one million parade spectators.

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Mar 29 The Press-Enterprise (Riverside) coveredOneLegacy’s “Fields of Gold” DonorCeremony at Loma Linda University.

Apr 16 Gift of Life Run/Walk co-chairs were profiledin the Orange County Register.

Apr 18 KTYD 99.9 FM and four sister stations interviewed Lung recipient Lynn Coleman and OneLegacy’s Tenaya Wallace.

Apr 18 The Press-Telegram (Long Beach) profiledlung recipient Carolyn Fagundo.

May 9 The Antelope Valley Press ran a full-pagearticle on and letter from “A Mother for AllDays” Jill Barrett, mother of donor TobeyEgstrom.

May 9 The Bakersfield Californian published a let-ter from “A Mother for All Days” Kay LaRue,mother of donor Richard.

May 10 KGET-17 (NBC) Bakersfield aired a three-partstory on organ donation.

May 28 The Press-Enterprise (Riverside) reported onthe OneLegacy Life Bridge Award presenta-tion to Dr. Douglas Hegstad and BarbaraManier of Riverside Country RegionalMedical Center.

July 15 The Sun (San Bernardino County) covered acommunity gathering of OneLegacyAmbassadors in the Inland Empire.

July 29 The Press-Enterprise (Riverside) ran a two-part story featuring the first-time meetingbetween Lesley Howe, mother of organ donorTory Howe-Lynch, and the recipient of Tory’slungs, Michael Adams.

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Apr 18 La Opinion ran a story on kidney recipientand Embajadora de OneLegacy ClaudiaEstrada.

Apr 19- Kidney recipient Patricia Elizarraraz wasMay 12 featured in radio interviews on Univision

Radio, Radio Romantica, Super Estrella andRadio Tricolor.

May 25 106.3FM Saigon Radio Hai Ngoai interviewedOneLegacy’s Vanessa Nguyen.

July 19 KWKW-AM 1330 interviewed kidney recipientClaudia Estrada and OneLegacy’s Dahiana deFrancisco.

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Sept 11 OneLegacy Ambassadors WorkshopLos Angeles

Sept 18 OneLegacy Ambassadors WorkshopInland Empire

Sept 25 OneLegacy Ambassadors WorkshopOrange County

Nov 12-14 National Donor Sabbath Weekend

Dec 4,5,11,18 Donate Life Rose Parade Float Dry DecoratingDec 26-30 Donate Life Rose Parade Float Floral DecoratingJan 1, 2005 2005 Tournament of Roses Parade

Pasadena

Mar 6, 2005 Fields of Gold Donor CeremonyLong Beach

Mar 13, 2005 Fields of Gold Donor CeremonyUCLA

Mar 20, 2005 Fields of Gold Donor CeremonyLoma Linda University

April 2005 National Donate Life Month

April 2005 2005 Donate Life Run/Walk & Family Festival Cal State Fullerton

For information about any of these events, please contact Simera Nichols at(213) 401-0147 or [email protected].

Save The Date!

The Coalition on Donation presented the 2004 Dr. James S. WolfCourage Award to Gary Foxen, holding the award alongside hiswife Lois and Coalition on Donation Executive Director DavidFleming. The award is presented annually at the Coalition’sSpring Workshop to an individual outside the donation/trans-plantation community who played a significant role in helping toeducate the public about organ and tissue donation. OneLegacywas proud to nominate Gary, who wrote the letter suggestingthe entry of a donation-themed float in the Rose Parade

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BY SIMERA NICHOLS

Food, fun, and history. OneLegacy staffmembers were able to experience all three

and much more in early June at the 4thAnnual Juneteenth Celebration inRiverside. Staff members had the privilegeto recognize donor mother Lesley Howefor her courage in donating the organs ofher son, Tory Mychal Howe-Lynch.

Tory, just 15 at the time, was killed byan assailant after leaving a church. “Toryhas not died, but lives on,” Howe com-mented as she accept a memory box andpendant from OneLegacy. “He was ableto save five people’s lives.”

Michelle Harris, Accounting Assistantat OneLegacy, has attended the event forthree years. “It gives me the chance tospeak to my community on an issue thatmany are scared to talk about,” Harris

commented.

In addition to honoring Lesley andTory, OneLegacy staffed an informationbooth at the event; speaking to attendeesabout the importance of organ and tissuedonation. “35 percent of patients awaitingkidney transplants are African American,”said Sherika Harris, CommunicationCenter Triage Specialist I. “Many in mycommunity don’t know that.”

“I think awarding a donor mother atthe celebration helped the participants puta face on donation, and made a humanconnection to the issue,” TamekaFederick, Communication Center TriageSpecialist, remarked. “I hope to attendthis event next year!”

Donor Mother Honored at Riverside Juneteenth Celebration


Thanks to Our Active OneLegacy AmbassadorsThus far in 2004, 104 OneLegacy Ambassadors have volunteered their time to help educateSouthern Californians about donation and transplantation. We thank each and every oneof them for their commitment.

Mike AdamsLinda AlcoracePaul & Linda AndersonNancy AnnisArnold ArsenaultPhil ArstTed AskierKristine BakersJill BarrettDon & Pat BeemanJeff BoardmanAl BonifaceJim CarbonettiVicki CareyCharles CarusscoLaura Chandler Ray & Elsie CogswellBeverly CohenPat ColdironSonya ColeLynn ColemanJack & Jackie Colleran

David CoombsJoe DargaRichard DarlingYves DebievreElaine EarlyPatricia ElizarrarazMarti ErwayLinda EscobarClaudia EstradaRenee & Carolyn

FagundoIlene FederGary & Lois FoxenEunice GibsonEdith GonzalezBill & Cathy GrinnanPatsy Gutierrez Charles HarkeyBonnie HartKathy Hasan Brian HinsleyHeidi Idoux

Jerry & Carol JacksonDiane JeffriesSuzie JostenLiana KhooRobin LaiblinKay LaRueLaVonne LeamanJoy LeeEmerald LimRaymond LimJohn & Carole MathyStephanie McMackin Gina McQueenElgin MiGeorge & Lucille MillerJohn MitasJames MoceriGreg MonroeLisbeth & Kevin MonroeJennifer MooreTim MooreMargo Morehouse

Debbie MorganBob MummeyMike MurrieJudy NormoyleLori NoyesJerry & Sherry

O'ConnerPat PavinCathy PerryKristine PerryFred PhillipsBecky PitreGene PrewittNick RathMelissa RetaGeorgia RiceLinda RiggsSharron RollPaul RomeoDaniel RoncoGlenda RosenbloomJennifer Rosenthal

Diane RyderThomas SagoStephanie SchmitzGale ShueyDon SilviusDelilah SinekPenny StrowgerRon & Arden TaubmanBlanche ThomaMelissa ThompsonAye TunDan VogeHarriet WeissJay & Mary Ann

WilliamsDolores WithersLaurie WolowicKenny WongEdith Yuan

OneLegacy’s Sherika Harris and communica-tions assistant Simera Nichols listen to donormother Lesley Howe recount her memory of herson Tory at Riverside’s Juneteenth Celebration.

heartbeat at Kari’s appointment with herdoctor the morning of April 7. Thatevening, they began driving to Appleton,Wis. where they planned to shop for babyitems. They never got there.

On a snow-covered portion of thehighway, an oncoming driver lost controlof his pickup truck, crossed the centerline, and crashed into the Barlaments’ car.Eric died at the scene with multipleinjuries. Although Kari was injured in thecrash, miraculously both she and herunborn baby survived.

There was one bright spot amid thetragedy that struck this young couple. Erichad made the commitment to be an organand tissue donor by signing his driver’slicense, and shared his wishes with his fam-ily. He had even encouraged Kari—whohad not given it any serious thought—tomake the decision and choose donation.

Kari consented to donation of Eric’s tis-sue—bone, heart valves and veins—to saveand improve the lives of others. Says Kari,“Eric believed it was our duty to help oth-ers when we died and no longer needed ourbody. Just as in life, he thought we neededto help those who needed it. When the deci-sion had to be made about organ and tissuedonation, it was easy because it was some-thing that had been already discussed.”

Kari’s young life has been foreverchanged with the loss of her husband, butshe finds comfort in knowing he will live onin those who received his tissue. He will alsolive on in his daughter, born on September5th, Eric’s birthday. Her name is Erica.

This December, we look forward to wel-coming back Kari, a 2004 float rider andnow a Donate Life Rose Parade FloatCommittee member, back to Pasadena.Accompanied by her mother and daughterErica, She will help us decorate the 2005Donate Life float in honor of her husband.

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ERIC: ”He believed it was our duty to help others...”Continued from Page 1

Orange County, South/MetroOffices Relocate to Long Beach

On August 25th, OneLegacy’s OrangeCounty and South/Metro Los Angelesoffices will move into new offices nearthe Long Beach Airport. The new region-al office will be located at 5000 SpringStreet, Suite 700, Long Beach, CA 90815-1270. The new phone is (562) 608-4100.

‘Donate Life’ Message SpreadsVia “Empowering Testimonials”

Together with our community partners,OneLegacy’s Communications Depart-ment is currently contacting Southlandmedia to encourage them to air, publishor post the award-winning Coalition onDonation “Empowering Testimonials”campaign materials.

Available materials include TV spots onBeta and VHS, CDs and MP3s of radiospots, print ads, billboards, bus sheltersand interiors, and mall posters. For moreinformation, please contact Dahiana deFrancisco at (213) 401-1222 or [email protected].

Design copyright Gift of Life Donor Program. Used with kind permission.


In Brief

INLAND EMPIREArrowhead Regional Medical Center 31 4 19Barstow Community Hospital 1 0 0Chino Valley Medical Center 4 0 0Community Hospital of San Bernadino 5 0 0Corona Regional Medical Center 6 0 0Desert Regional Medical Center 10 1 3Desert Valley Hospital 1 0 0Doctor's Hospital Medical Center of Montclair 1 0 0Eisenhower Memorial Hospital 16 2 9Hemet Valley Medical Center 7 1 1Inland Valley Regional Medical Center 4 0 0Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center 2 0 0John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital 6 1 2Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center 33 2 6Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center 5 0 0Loma Linda University Medical Center 50 11 39Menifee Valley Medical Center 2 0 0Moreno Valley Community Hospital 2 1 4Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center 2 0 0Rancho Springs Medical Center 5 0 0Redlands Community Hospital 3 0 0Riverside Community Hospital 21 2 9Riverside County Regional Med Center 38 5 15San Antonio Community Hospital 18 0 0San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital 2 0 0St. Bernardine Medical Center 57 0 0St. Mary Regional Medical Center 1 0 0Valley Plaza Doctors Hospital 1 0 0Victor Valley Community Hospital 2 0 0

KERN COUNTYBakersfield Heart Hospital 6 1 3Bakersfield Memorial Hospital 27 0 0Delano Regional Medical Center 5 0 0Kern Medical Center 49 1 2Mercy Hospital 7 0 0Ridgecrest Community Hospital 2 0 0San Joaquin Community Hospital 9 1 4

LOS ANGELES CENTRALAlhambra Hospital 5 0 0California Hospital Medical Center 11 1 2Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 22 4 10Century City Hospital 1 0 0Children's Hospital Los Angeles 18 1 5Citrus Valley MC-Inter-Community Campus 2 0 0Citrus Valley Med Ctr - Queen of the Valley Campus 14 2 5City of Hope National Medical Center 1 0 0Garfield Medical Center 9 0 0Good Samaritan Hospital 16 0 0Greater El Monte Community Hospital 3 0 0Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center 2 0 0Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center 30 3 7Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center 8 1 2Midway Hospital Medical Center 2 0 0Monterey Park Hospital 3 0 0Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center 12 1 3Queen of Angels / Hollywood Presbyterian Med Ctr 9 1 3

Organ Organ OrgansHospital Referrals Donors Transpl’d

Organ Donor Referral DataSan Dimas Community Hospital 2 0 0San Gabriel Valley Medical Center 4 0 0Santa Marta Hospital 1 0 0St. John's Hospital and Health Center 4 1 3St. Vincent Medical Center 3 0 0UCLA Medical Center - Santa Monica 1 1 3UCLA Medical Center - Westwood 39 5 18USC University Medical Center 15 0 0West Los Angeles Veterans Hospital 2 0 0White Memorial Medical Center 9 3 15

LOS ANGELES METROLA County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center 22 6 24LA County King / Drew Medical Center 32 3 12LAC + USC Medical Center 80 16 69

LOS ANGELES NORTHAntelope Valley Hospital 15 4 10Community Hospital of Huntington Park 1 0 0Community Memorial Hospital of San Buenaventura 4 0 0Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center, Tarzana 2 0 0Foothill Presbyterian Hospital - Johnson Memorial 4 0 0Glendale Adventist Medical Center 4 0 0Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center 7 0 0Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital 5 0 0Huntington Hospital 25 6 26Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Medical Center 3 0 0Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center 13 1 3Lancaster Community Hospital 1 0 0Lompoc District Hospital 1 0 0Los Angeles County Olive View / UCLA Medical Center 1 0 0Los Robles Regional Medical Center 2 0 0Marian Medical Center 2 0 0Methodist Hospital of Southern California 10 0 0Mission Community Hospital - Panorama City 1 0 0Northridge Hospital Medical Center - Roscoe 17 7 25Providence Holy Cross Medical Center 25 5 22Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital 13 4 13Sherman Oaks Hospital and Health Center 1 0 0Simi Valley Hospital and Health Care Services 2 1 4St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital 3 1 1St. John's Regional Medical Center 12 2 10St. Joseph Medical Center 8 1 2Valley Presbyterian Hospital 5 0 0Ventura County Medical Center 10 1 3Verdugo Hills Hospital 9 1 1

LOS ANGELES SOUTHBeverly Hospital 10 1 1Centinela Hospital Medical Center 8 0 0Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital 8 0 0Downey Regional Medical Center 8 0 0Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center 1 0 0Kaiser Permanente Harbor City Medical Center 1 0 0Lakewood Regional Hospital 5 0 0Little Company of Mary - San Pedro Hospital 7 0 0Little Company of Mary Hospital 5 1 4Long Beach Community Medical Center 3 1 4Long Beach Mem Med Ctr / Miller Children's Hospital 38 6 17



COMMUNITYSPOTLIGHT

January 1 to June 30, 2004

Memorial Hospital of Gardena 7 3 9Norwalk Community Hospital 1 0 0Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital 4 0 0Robert F. Kennedy Medical Center 4 0 0St. Francis Medical Center 19 5 12St. Mary Medical Center 19 2 7Torrance Memorial Medical Center 8 0 0Whittier Hospital Medical Center 1 0 0

ORANGE COUNTYAnaheim General Hospital 1 0 0Anaheim Memorial Medical Center 13 0 0Brea Community Hospital 1 0 0Chapman Medical Center 2 0 0Childrens Hospital of Orange County 11 2 5Coastal Communities Hospital 4 0 0Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Med Ctr 19 1 0Garden Grove Hospital and Medical Center 5 0 0Hoag Hospital 9 0 0



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Huntington Beach Hospital 3 0 0Irvine Regional Hospital 2 0 0Kaiser Permanente Anaheim Medical Center 19 3 3La Palma Intercommunity Hospital 4 1 3Los Alamitos Medical Center 2 0 0Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center 12 1 0Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center 1 0 0Placentia Linda Community Hospital 2 0 0Saddleback Memorial Medical Center 4 0 0San Clemente Hospital and Medical Center 1 0 0St. Joseph Hospital, Orange 7 0 0St. Jude Medical Center 5 1 2Tustin Hospital and Medical Center 1 0 0UCI Medical Center 79 21 68West Anaheim Medical Center 4 0 0Western Medical Center - Anaheim 2 0 0Western Medical Center - Santa Ana 39 10 26

TOTAL 1438 175 578

BY SIMERA NICHOLS

The United Organ Transplant Organization(UOTA) is a non-profit organization dedicatedto providing educational, emotional, and finan-cial support to pre- and post-transplant recipi-ents, their caregivers, friends, and family.Founded in 1994 by heart recipient Donald R.Goss, the organization focuses on three keyservices to their constituents:

• Promotion of organ and tissue donationawareness through public speaking, newsmedia, seminars, tabling and other public edu-cation activities.

• Providing support to transplant recipients and people await-ing a life-saving organ transplant.

• Allocating grants to pre and post transplant patients for med-ical costs, transportation, lodging, legal and other needs.

UOTA is proud of their unique grant program. “Our first grantwas given on September 6th, 2000,” said Debbie Morgan,President of UOTA. “To date we have awarded 22 grants for atotal of $10,000.”

The organization’s members attend numer-ous health fairs, support groups, hospital eventsand other programs throughout the year.“Education of potential donors is a vital part ofour mission,” Morgan commented. “Withoutthe foresight of the compassionate donor andthe understanding family, transplantation wouldnot exist.”

Support group meeting are held on the lastSunday of each month from 4:00-5:30pm. Thegroup meetings provide a place for pre- andpost- transplant recipients, their caregivers,family, and friends to meet and share their needsand experiences. Meetings are highlighted by

video presentations, guest speakers and printed information ontopics such as nutrition, diet, exercise, stress management andmedication. There are no fees or membership dues.

UOTA invites their constituents and partners to celebrate 10years of service to the community by sponsoring or attending their10th Anniversary Gala on September 16th at the RiversideConvention Center. For more information about the event,

For more information about UOTA, please call (909) 923-7114, email [email protected] or visit www.uota.org.

UOTA Celebrates Ten Years of Community Service


NON-PROFIT

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PAID

LOS ANGELES CA

PERMIT #32574

S. Mark Taper Transplant Center2200 West Third Street, Suite 400Los Angeles, CA 90057

1-800-338-611224-hour line for routine notification or donor referrals

www.onelegacy.org

Tom MoneChief Executive Officer

Renee HawthorneChief Operating Officer

Bobby PattonChief Financial Officer

Michele CarboneQuality Systems &Regulatory Compliance Director

Alan CochranDirector of Tissue Services

Anita CorlissDirector of Human Resources

Karen LibsHospital Services Director

Mike RossonRegional Director Inland Empire and Kern County

Bryan StewartDirector of Communications

Jim TrischRegional Director North/Central Los Angeles

Sherry WatsonRegional Director Orange County & South/Metro LA

Management Team

The Bridge - OneLegacy · CONGRATULATIONS Dahiana De Francisco on the birth of her second child, Natalia … On April 3rd Zoraida Salas-Allison welcomed her first child, son Charles

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