5, No. 8, August 1996 . . . A publication of the New England chapter of TRIO Let the games begin For some, the summer Olympics are over. For others, the action takes place this month in Salt Lake City, site of the 1996 summer transplant games. Sponsored by the National Kidney Foundation, the games are open to anyone who has received some type of life-saving transplant.
Athletes compete in events such as golf, tennis, track and field, basketball, bowling and swimming.
TRIO New England members are participating in a big way this year. And 16 of the 27 transplant recipients who make up Team Massachusetts and Rhode Island are TRIO members. In addition, donor family members Kenna Sullivan and Faith, Steven, and Kristy Kaplan will be attending as guests of the NKF of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. For the athletes, the games are a chance to celebrate life and demonstrate to the world that organ transplantation works. Donor families will see first-hand what a difference their gifts have made.