TRIO
Long Island Chapter PO Box 81 Garden City, NY 11530 www.litrio.org 516-942-4940
September
13, 2008- 12 Noon
Thank
you for joining us at Our Annual LI TRIO Donor Rose Garden Ceremony
Honoring Donors and Donor Families.
Here
are some photos from the event.
Special
thanks to Ed Burki for shooting these photos.
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Directions
to the LI TRIO Donor Rose Garden
Going
East, North Shore:
LI Expressway or Northern State Parkway East to The Meadowbrook Pkwy,
South to Exit M5, Hempstead Tpke, East Meadow/Farmingdale. Hempstead Tpke
towards East Meadow to Entrance of Park. Enter Park and go to Parking
Field 6A. The garden is next to the Building where the “Women’s
Sports Foundation” is housed. (Old Brick Building)
Going East, South Shore:
Southern State Pkwy East to The Meadowbrook Pkwy, North, to Exit M5, Hempstead
Tpke, East Meadow/Farmingdale. Hempstead Tpke towards East Meadow to Entrance
of Park. Enter Park and go to Parking Field 6A. The garden is next to
the Building where the “Women’s Sports Foundation” is
housed. (Old Brick Building)
Going West, North Shore:
Northern State Pkwy West to The Meadowbrook Pkwy, South, to Exit M5, Hempstead
Tpke, East Meadow/Farmingdale. Hempstead Tpke towards East Meadow to Entrance
of Park. Enter Park and go to Parking Field 6A. The garden is next to
the Building where the “Women’s Sports Foundation” is
housed. (Old Brick Building)
Going West, South Shore:
Southern State Pkwy West to The Meadowbrook Pkwy, North, to Exit M5, Hempstead
Tpke, East Meadow/Farmingdale. Hempstead Tpke towards East Meadow to Entrance
of Park. Enter Park and go to Parking Field 6A. The garden is next to
the Building where the “Women’s Sports Foundation” is
housed. (Old Brick Building).
Our
annual ceremony honoring
donors and donor families is one of our most cherished events. The
ceremony honors those who have given others new life. Here are some
photos from years ago.
Long
Island TRIO honored Donor Families at our June
25th 2005 Annual
Rose Garden Ceremony and Long
Island Newsday featured this special event on Sunday June
26.
The
Rose Garden and the Rededication Ceremony was established to
Honor all Organ and Tissue Donors and their families.
We appreciate this New York
Newspaper media coverage.
Donor
Awareness
Promoting organ and tissue donation as an important
social responsibility. Developing and supporting mechanisms
to improve the availability of organs and tissues on an equitable
basis to meet the needs of transplant candidates.
Support
Providing support to transplant candidates, recipients,
donors, and their families to help alleviate the stresses and
problems associated with the process.
Education
Providing transplant candidates, recipients, donors,
and their families with current information on developments
in organ and tissue donation, transplantation, medications,
social issues, and finances. Informing transplant candidates,
recipients, and their families; and donor families on initiatives
in the transplantation field by federal, state, and local government
bodies.
Advocacy
Making the concerns and needs that affect the welfare
of transplant candidates, recipients, and their families; and
donor families known to federal, state and local government
bodies. Effectively communicating the views of transplant candidates,
recipients and their families; and donor families on issues
in the field of transplantation, and organ and tissue donation
to the general public.
TO
SEND A DONATION to Long Island TRIO
Please
make your check payable to Long Island TRIO and send it to:
Long
Island TRIO
Attention
Donations -PO Box 81 Garden City NY 11530
We
are a 503c Not for Profit Organization. Your generous contribution
is tax deductable to the extent allowed by law and will support
the organ donor awareness programs and activities you see on
these pages.
More
LI TRIO Links
For Immediate
Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 29, 2006
National Donate Life Month, 2006
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
National Donate Life Month is an opportunity to celebrate the tremendous
generosity of those who have saved lives by becoming organ, tissue,
marrow, and blood donors and to encourage more Americans to follow
their fine example.
Last year, more than 28,000 organ transplants took place in the United
States -- more than at any other time in history. Despite this progress,
more than 90,000 of our fellow citizens remain on a waiting list for
a donation, and many lives are lost each year while waiting for organ
transplants. Through programs like the Workplace Partnership for Life,
sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services, my Administration
remains committed to supporting organ, marrow, tissue, and blood donations.
As public and private organizations work together, we will educate more
Americans about the importance of giving life.
During National Donate Life Month, I urge more Americans to make the
decision to donate the gift of life. Individuals can learn more about
becoming an organ and tissue donor at www.organdonor.gov. By saying yes
to organ and tissue donation on their driver's licenses, adding their
name to donor registries, or talking about their decision with family
and friends, citizens help save lives and contribute to a more compassionate
and hopeful society.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution
and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 2006 as National
Donate Life Month. I call upon health care professionals, volunteers,
educators, government agencies, faith-based and community groups, and
private organizations to help raise awareness about the urgent need for
organ and tissue donors throughout our Nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day
of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand six, and of the Independence
of the United States of America the two hundred and thirtieth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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