Transplant Games

 

The Donate Life Transplant Games is a multi-sport festival event produced by the Transplant Games of America for individuals who have undergone life-saving transplant surgeries. Competition events are open to living donors, organ transplant recipients, bone marrow, corneal and tissue transplant recipients. More than an athletic event, the Donate Life Transplant Games highlight the critical importance of organ, eye, and tissue donation, while celebrating the lives of organ donors and recipients. 

TRANSPLANT GAMES OF AMERICA

MISSION STATEMENT

To increase awareness to the life-restoring importance of organ, cornea, bone marrow, and tissue donation through the lives of the athlete-recipients and the lasting legacy of their donors.

To involve the entire transplant community - healthcare providers, recipients, donors, donor families, individuals awaiting transplantation, recovery agencies, and other related organizations - in a shared mission to highlight the benefits of donation.

To increase the number of individuals registering as donor candidates, state-by-state, and nationally by supporting existing campaigns, and harnessing the energy and drive of recipients through the Donate Life Transplant Games events, partnerships, marketing, and related communications.

Team Georgia at the 2016 Transplant Games of America, Cleveland, Ohio

What does the Transplant Games of America logo mean?

According to our logo designer, Mika Denny at MikaWorks Promo Design
The star themed logo was used for a variety of reasons:

• To incorporate the American flag symbol for the states
• The three stars symbolize: the Donor, the Recipient, and the Families of both
• There is an old Eskimo saying about stars in regards to people who have passed on... “Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy.”
• You will also see symbolic references to shining and radiating light which stars do. Donors do this too. The ripple effect of their gift at death continues to shine through their recipients.  

Mika says, "I’ll never forget my daughter’s transplant GI doctor looking at her during a checkup and saying 'She’s a Star'”