Transplant Games
The National Kidney Foundation's U.S. Transplant Games is an Olympic-style athletic competition for organ transplant recipients and includes additional events and programs for donor families, living donors and health care professionals.
Hosted biennially in different cities throughout the country, the Games bring together donor families, living donors, transplant recipients and health care professionals in a tribute to transplantation and those who gave the gift of life.
Programs for Donor Families
Donor families attending the Games can participate in special events, including:
- Donor Recognition Ceremony, a moving ceremony including music, thoughts from donor families, a video montage and more to honor donors who have given the gift of life upon death
- Click here to view Honoring Our Loved Ones: A video tribute from the 2006 U.S. Transplant Games in Louisville KY.
- Giving, Grieving, Growing Workshops, educational programs and sharing sessions on topics related to grief and donation
- Quilt Pinning, a special ceremony during which families are invited to pin patches in honor of loved ones to the National Donor Family Quilt
- Coffee House, an open mic forum for donor families, recipients, living donors and friends to share stories, poems and songs about how donation has affected their lives
Donor Family Liaisons
Connect with donor family volunteers from your area for information about the next Games and local donor family events!
Games Updates
If you would like to join NKF's mailing list to receive e-mail and other communications about the next event, please e-mail your request, including your name and address, to donorfamily@kidney.org.
Games Website
Chat with the athletes on the official Games message board at the U.S. Transplant Games website!
From the 2004 Transplant Games:
Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson visits the National Donor Quilt and chats with Rose D'Acquisto and Rich Mullane of the NDFC Executive Committee.
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