The National Donor Family Council

Tour and Reservations

Each year, panels of the National Donor Family Quilt travel across the country to promote organ and tissue donation and honor those who have given this most precious gift of life. For more information about a specific event, please call the contact person listed.

Please note that the Quilt travels in sections, is not on display at these events and not all events are open to the public. If you would like to see a specific panel at a listed event or have any other specific questions, please contact us at 800.622.9010 or donorfamily@kidney.org with your request.

Frequently Asked Questions - "Quilt on Tour"

Reserving the Quilt

Display and Care Instructions


Patches of Love: National Donor Family Quilt 2009 Tour Schedule

Call the National Donor Family Council at (800) 622-9010 for the most up-to-date tour information. Please note: The entire quilt is not on display at these events, and not all events are open to the public. Please call contact for more information.

Dates   Location   Event Information   Contact
January 22 Norwood, MA  

National Kidney Foundation Serving New Endland
Gift of Life Awards Dinner

  Kendall Maggi
(781) 278-0222
 
April 3-5 Eau Claire, WI   Luther Midelfort
Remembrance Ceremony
  Chaplain Aimee Wollman
(715) 838-1472
 
April 4 Modesto, CA   California Transplant Donor Network
Kidney Gift if Life Ball
  Tracee L. Harris
(209) 550-0188
 
April 5 San Jose, CA   Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
Donor Remembrance Ceremony
  Patricia Black
(408) 374-5300
 
April 10   Nashville, TN   Tennessee Donor Services
Thanks For Giving
  Robin Schenk
(615) 564-3638
 
April 16 Hershey, PA   Gift of Life Donor Program
Donors Rock Concert
  Dwendy Johnson
(800) 438-5093
 
April 17 Ft. Collins, CO   Poudre Valley Hospital
Organ/Tissue Donor Open House
  Lari Walter
(970) 495-8215
 
April 18   Birmingham, AL   Alabama Organ Center
2009 Celebration of Life Picnic
  Ann Rayburn
(205) 731-9200
 
April 24   Memphis, TN   National Kidney Foundation of West Tennessee
Gift of Life Gala
  Mable Barringer
(901) 683-6185
 
April 26 Monona, WI   Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
Remembering Those Who Are Changing Life Through Transplantation
  Teri Dummer
(608) 442-8266
 
May 9 Spokane, WA   SightLife
Donate Life Celebration
  Lois Parker
(206) 682-8500
 
May 16 Spokane, WA   SightLife
Donate Life Celebration
  Lois Parker
(206) 682-8500
 
May 30 – June 3 Mt. Laurel, NJ   Association Headquarters
American Transplant Congress
 

Kristin Howard
(856) 439-0500

 
July 17-19 Washington, DC   Division of Transplantation, Health Resources and
Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health
Human Services

National Donor Recognition Ceremony and Workshop
  Marilyn Jones
(800) 622-9010
August 8 Brookfield, WI   National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin
Team Wisconsin Kick Off
  Amanda Pollock
(262) 821-0705
September 10 Brookfield, WI   National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin
2009 Allied Health Professionals Symposium
  Amanda Pollock
(262) 821-0705
Sept 20 Syracuse, NY   Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network
Donor Family Celebration
  Libby Farranto
(315) 428-8500
Oct 3 Las Vegas, NV   Nevada Donor Network, Inc.
Donor Family Celebration Donor Appreciation Ceremony
  Susan Doss
(702) 796-9600
Oct 4 Syracuse, NY   Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network
Donor Family Celebration
  Libby Farranto
(315) 428-8500
 
2010
 
April 24 Modesto, CA   California Transplant Donor Network
2010 Honor & Remembrance Ceremony
  Tracee L. Harris
(209) 613-7266
July 30 - Aug 4 Madison, WI   National Kidney Foundation
2010 US Transplant Games
  Marilyn Jones
(800) 622-9010

Call the National Donor Family Council at (800) 622-9010 for the most up-to-date tour information. Please note: The entire quilt is not on display at these events, and not all events are open to the public. Please call contact for more information.

* One panel of the National Donor Family Quilt is displayed year-round at the National Donor Memorial in Richmond, VA. (Although this Quilt panel will sometimes be moved for display at other national events.) For more information, contact Marilyn Jones at 800.622.9010.


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