WI REGIONAL HONORS IN ACTION 2015-2016
Organ Donation
Project
According to uwhealth.org, there are currently more than 123,000 people in the
U.S. on the waiting list to receive an organ transplant. More than 2,300 of those are
from Wisconsin. Every 10 minutes, a new name is added to the list, and 22 people
die each day because they didn't receive the organ they needed to survive in time.
The Wisconsin Regional Officer Team would like to close that gap by challenging
your chapter to host an organ donation awareness event. This event can be held
either on campus or in the community. We encourage chapters to be creative. Your
chapter may choose to have a movie night. Watch the movie and discuss the issue!
Form a book club. Choose a book, form a group, read and discuss! Set up an
awareness information booth. Host a “Gift From the Heart” Valentine’s Day themed
event that brings awareness of the need for organ donors. Each chapter can decide
what type of event works best for them.
Project requirements: Share your project on the Wisconsin Region Phi Theta Kappa
Facebook page. Please include a photo AND a brief summary of your event (500
word limit) answering the following questions: What was the date of the event? How
many people were involved in the planning and the actual event? What research did
you do to research or prepare for the event? What did you learn about organ
donation from the event? The deadline to report is 11:59 p.m. on February 15,
2016.
Chapters that post their complete response to The Wisconsin Region Phi Theta
Kappa's Facebook page by the deadline will be put in a drawing for one free
registration to the 2016 International Conference (NerdNation). (A winning chapter
that does not attend the International Conference may choose to receive a $200
prize in lieu of the conference scholarship.) The winning chapter will be announced at
the Wisconsin Regional Convention in March.
REQUIREMENTS:
Win a free registration
to NerdNation 2016!
DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15,
2016, BY 11:59 P.M.
POST TO FACEBOOK: MUST
INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE
PHOTO FROM YOUR EVENT
AND ANSWERS TO THE
QUESTIONS
WORD LIMIT: 500
ANY QUESTIONS? CONTACT
ONE OF THE REGIONAL
OFFICERS
Rescources for information on organ donation:
National organizations:




Books:


United Network for Organ Sharing
Donate Life America
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
UW Health Organ and Tissue Donation
“The Organ Donor Experience: Good Samaritans and the Meaning of Altruism” by
Katrina Bramstedt & Rena Down
“Organ Donation” (Opposing Viewpoints Series) by Laura K. Egendorf
Videos:

TEDx Talks - Giving the Gift of Life through Organ Donation: Chris Barry at
TEDxFlourCity

YouTube Documentary - HOW IT WORKS: Organ Transplant Surgery (2009, 720p)

Donate Life - Donation & Transplantation: How does it work?
Wisconsin Regional officers:
Patty Hawkins, President:
phawkins@madisoncollege.edu
Lori Leider, Vice President:
loriscot123@yahoo.com
Dee Dee Torgeson,
Communications Director:
torgesond@students.westerntc.edu