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Press Release
TransWeb Provides Web Coverage of the 2004 U.S. Transplant Games
ANN ARBOR, MICH.- TransWeb,
the award winning web site about organ donation and transplantation, will
be providing daily web coverage of the 2004 U.S. Transplant Games from the
campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, July 28 - 31. This
year's Games, sponsored by the National Kidney Foundation, will bring together
a thousand athletes from all over the country. Daily coverage of the games
will include digital photos, stories, interviews, highlights, profiles of
athletes and donor families, coverage of opening and closing ceremonies,
and links to results. TransWeb's coverage will be broadcast direct from
the site of the Games, and will be available at www.transweb.org indefinitely.
The 2004 U.S.
Transplant Games are a celebration of 50 years of transplantation
and demonstrate the success of transplantation through the performances
of a thousand transplant recipient athletes. Teams from across the country
compete in a variety of sports during the three days of intense competition.
The Transplant Games showcase the accomplishments of brave individuals who
have been given a second chance following a life-saving transplant. This
provides an opportunity to promote the need for organ and tissue donation.
There will also be special events during the week to remember the donors
who gave these athletes a second chance at life.
TransWeb's coverage is made possible by the sponsorship of
Fujisawa Healthcare,
www.transplantlife.com,
The Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation, The
National Kidney Foundation, and by in-kind equipment loans from FujiFilm,
Big George's, and Cheri Smith of
Larime Photographic.
www.TransWeb.org/webcast/usa2004/
About TransWeb
"TransWeb: All About
Transplantation and Donation" (www.transweb.org) is a nonprofit educational
web site serving the world transplant community. Based at the University
of Michigan, TransWeb is aimed at educating the public about donation and
transplantation, as well as promoting organ and tissue donation. This award
winning web-site receives about 200,000 visits per month and has provided
in depth U.S. and World Transplant Games coverage from locations including
Budapest, Sydney, and Geneva; Salt Lake City, Utah; Columbus, Ohio; Orlando,
Florida.
Contact
TransWeb (www.transweb.org)
E-mail: transweb@umich.edu
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