Long Island TRIO helped enroll hundreds of
people who were pleased to join our state registry. Our volunteers
attended concerts
(LI TRIO also completely represented our region's "Donate Life" and the
Coalition On Donation at a concert series this season) and hosted
tables in order to enroll attendees.
Our meetings were much better attended this
season and we have included multimedia presentations as well as
powerpoint projection presentations at our meetings.
We have had directors of transplant and
panels of transplant professionals as guest speakers at our meetings.
Our sunshine committee is celebrating their
12th year on the job as volunteers for LI TRIO.
Our LI TRIO Legislative Initiatives and
public policy efforts have helped educate our members, their families
and people in our region as we help
advocate on the part of transplantation and transplant recipients,
caregivers and donors.
Our chapter created and celebrated our
annual event- "Organ Donation Awareness Night" at the brand new
CitiField with over
40,000 fans at the event. We created public service announcements and
have just confirmed a date with CitiField so that our "Organ
Donation Awareness Night" tradition continues in August 2010.
Our Donor Rose Garden 2010 date has been
secured and our chapter's volunteers are hard at work in preparation
for the annual
Rededication of the Donor Rose Garden which is one of our most
cherished events where we have an opportunity to share the day
honoring Donor Families and Donors. We installed several new public
signs and other improvements at the park and in the garden this season.
We have set up additional joint press
conferences with our State Senators and an Assemblyman as
we help educate our neighbors, friends and the public at large with
regard to organ donation and how organ donation saves lives.
We have continued our education speakers
bureau where we speak in front of classes in public and
private high schools, colleges, and universities as recipients help
tell our stories to the students who are learning about organ donation
in their classes on Long Island.
Our 2009 Holiday Party was larger and
more successful than it has ever been in years past.
Michael
Sosna, President
TRIO-Long Island chapter
www.litrio.org
mike@sosproductions.com
