As of today, CKF is no longer accepting nominations for the 2021 Bounce Back Give Back Awards. Any nominations submitted after April 30th, 2021 will not be considered. Thank you for your support.
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LAST DAY: Nominations for 2021 Bounce Back Give Back Awards
This is the LAST DAY to submit nominations for the 2021 Bounce Back Give Back Awards! Each year, CKF recognizes two organ transplant recipients who are leading healthy, active lives post-transplant and give back to the transplant community in exceptional ways. Is there someone you’d like to nominate for this
NOW ACCEPTING: Nominations for 2021 Bounce Back Give Back Awards
Nominations are OPEN for our 2021 Bounce Back Give Back Awards! Each year, CKF recognizes two organ transplant recipients who are leading healthy, active lives post-transplant and give back to the transplant community in exceptional ways. Is there someone you’d like to nominate for this year’s Awards? We are accepting
2020 BOUNCE BACK GIVE BACK AWARD WINNER: TRACY COPELAND
The Chris Klug Foundation (CKF) recently announced the two winners of our Bounce Back Give Back Awards this year! The annual award recognizes two organ transplant recipients who exhibit an outstanding quality of life post-transplant, whether it is through career accomplishments, participation in sports or hobbies, or simply leading fulfilling
From Sharing a Desk to Sharing a Liver
Written by John Paulsen, liver transplant recipient. Edited by CC Cunningham, CKF Program Manager. One spring day during my junior year of high school, the usual lunchtime banter was abruptly interrupted by one of my friends exclaiming, “Oh my god, Paulsen—your eyes are yellow!” This initial discovery led to months
A Spoke-Tacular Time in Leadville
Written by CC Cunningham. CC Cunningham is the blog writer and Program Manager for the Chris Klug Foundation. …Sorry about that terrible pun, but we did have a pretty awesome time in Leadville, Colorado this past weekend! As is the yearly tradition with our foundation, this year’s CKF charity team
The Most Important Lesson My Brother Taught Me…
Christy Setzke is a donor sister from Wisconsin. Her brother, Todd, was an organ donor after his passing. Christy now advocates on behalf of organ & tissue donation. Most recently, she hosted a Donor Dudes event at Ashland High School in which she spoke to 11th and 12th-grade Medical Science
No Greater Love
Written by Kim Hinsley, Brian Hinsley’s wife and caretaker during his lifesaving liver transplant. Brian is one of CKF’s 2018 Bounce Back Award winners. I’m going to share Brian’s journey from my side, the caregiver’s side. Brian and I have been married for 22 years now. On our wedding day,
Living and Breathing a Love for Life
Written by Samantha Rick, lung transplant recipient and one of CKF’s 2018 Bounce Back Award winners. Edited by CC Cunningham, CKF Program Coordinator. Samantha Rick was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF), a fatal genetic lung disease, when she was just three years old. Sam’s lung capacity slowly deteriorated as she
Cancer After Organ Transplants
CKF partnered with the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance for this informational post. We want everyone to be safe and healthy to #livelifegivelife Organ transplants are life-saving procedures for many patients, and one organ donor can save up to eight lives. According to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), there were