Epic The Beginning And You July 25, 2008 [Co

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Youth Camp for Teens and Children Recovering from Life-saving Tissue and Organ Transplants

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Our Mission

Our mission is to help families caring for children recoveringfrom life saving organ and tissue transplants return to highquality lives.

We are dedicated to providing these families the innovativetechniques that have been developed to improve the quality oftechniques that have been developed to improve the quality oflife for tissue and organ transplant recipients, and to enhancedorgan donation awareness aimed at improving the availability oforgans.

SurgeonClinical &Scientific

Perspective

BusinessmanProcess Improvement

Quality of LifeDonor Families and

Why a Camp?

Dr. Donna HathawayDecades of Research

On Transplant RecipientQuality Of Life

Two Liver TransplantsBusinessman

Liver TransplantRecipient

Transplant Surgeon

Perspective PerspectiveDonor Families and

Transplant Recipients

“Bridging gap between research andreal life.”

Who will camp help?To help teens and children deal with the challengesTo help teens and children deal with the challengesof their tissue and organ transplants in honor ofof their tissue and organ transplants in honor oftheir donor families.their donor families.

Morgan Mathews, 25Liver Transplant Recipient

February 26, 2001

David Ayers, 19Brother Morgan’s Donor

EMT, Firegifhter

E.P.I.C.Educational Post Transplant Educational Camp$ 250.00 for each child for Three-day camp.$120.00 for a parent at Day CampBeds for up to 200 children

What will it cost?

Fundraising Goal:Fundraising Goal:$20,000.00 – 50 Kids & 50 parents

Beds for up to 200 children

Aubrey Rose18 months

Heart , double lung transplants

E. P. I. CE. P. I. C.Educational Post-transplant Intervention Camp

When and Where?

Camp JoyCamp JoyJune 5, 6, 7, 2009

How Can YOU Help?

• Campers for the camp,• Advertising the camp,• Volunteers for the camp,• Volunteers for the camp,• Volunteers for motorcycle ride• Donations, gifts in kind

Please help us help themLive their gifts of life!