Happy Monday everyone! Last Friday I took in a social media workshop and now my brain is just tingling with ideas. My favourite takeaway from the afternoon was to ask the question, what if? It’s a simple thought starter, but it can lead to an interesting world of possibility if you can let yourself forget about all the roadblocks and barriers for a moment. What if every Manitoban registered on SignUpForLife.ca? What if every family approached about organ donation said, yes, of course! Why wouldn’t we? What if there was no shortage of organs for transplant and all our patients received their transplants within a year of being listed? What would that version of Manitoba look like?
Last Thursday I found out what would happen if I put out a table full of sweet treats and asked passersby to purchase them in support of Transplant Manitoba. Transplant Manitoba’s first ever bake sale was a great success, raising $540 for our trust fund. The cookies, muffins, cupcakes and squares were all hits. Thank you everyone who generously donated treats for our table and volunteered their help with assembling plates and standing at the table. I had no idea how much baking would come in and I was so amazed and wowed by the generosity.
View our photo stream on Flickr Here
View our photo stream on Flickr Here
Coming up this month we will be talking kidney transplants on CJOB with Richard Cloutier. We are so pleased to join Richard’s show on March 6 at 10am. Guests will be Dr. David Rush, Helen Ferens (donor) and her sister Julia Kuriewicz (recipient).
In late-March I will be travelling in Manitoba for presentations to spread the word about organ donation and the online registry. One of those trip will be to Winkler, MB where I will visit a junior high school. This trip was prompted by a letter written by a lovely grade 8 student who chose to do an independent research project on organ donation. When I offered a visit to the school I got the most enthusiastic response I’ve ever had to a presentation pitch. “ I can't express just how excited Susie was over the prospect of you coming to speak about Organ Transplants, her research topic,” the teacher told me. “You made my day!” What if it was that easy to make someone’s day, every day?
If you play the what if game and come up with an interesting idea for raising awareness or funding, let me know!
Dates to Note:
Wednesday, March 6 – Kidney Transplant Pair and Dr. Rush on Richard Cloutier show
April 21 – 27 NOTDAW
April 23 – HSC Awareness Table
April 25 – St. Boniface Awareness Table
Tree of Life Ceremony – Monday, June 17, 2013. Yes, we’ve moved it one month later this year
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