The Living Donor Support Foundation (LDSF) sponsored kidney transplant recipient and Donor Games athlete Danielle Fiorito to compete at the 2026 Transplant Football World Cup in Frankfurt, Germany, where she earned two major honors: Women’s MVP and the Golden Boot, awarded for her scoring performance. The Transplant Football World Cup brought together transplant recipients from …
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The Living Donor Support Foundation is proud to sponsor living donor athletes and recipient athletes who engage in rigorous competition with the mission of raising awareness and dispelling the myth that living donation impairs athletic ability.
Donor Games Midwest Regional 2026 Recap
The third annual Donor Games Midwest Regional took place on October 3, 2026, bringing together athletes, families, community members, and living donors and recipients for a day centered on fitness, education, and the life-changing impact of organ donation. The 2026 Midwest Regional welcomed 57 athletes, more than 50 spectators, vendors, and more than 30 judges
Read MoreFranklin Square mom evaluated as a potential living kidney donor
Margaret “Rita” Manolis and Brian Martindale stand together to promote the organization’s “Drive to 700” campaign.
Read MoreThe Transplant Games of America kicks off in Denver, highlighting transplant recipients and donors
Transplant donors and recipients gathered at the Denver Convention Center for the first day of the Transplant Games of America. Participants competed in more than 20 different events in honor of donor transplants.
Read MoreOrgan Trail bike ride stops in Rochester
A 70-year-old cyclist stopped in Rochester to raise awareness about organ donation during a 1,900-mile ride.
Read MoreDonor brings ‘Organ Trail’ bike ride to Colorado
Mark Scotch started the initiative after donating his kidney and riding the path his organ took to reach its recipient.
Read MoreDocumentary chronicles Michigan man’s drive to 7,000 kidney donations campaign
The film documents the work of Kidneys for Kids, a Bay City nonprofit founded by Brian Martindale, who donated his kidney to 10-year-old stranger Jessica Schwerin in 2013.
Read MoreTeam of Kidney Donors and Recipients Completes 300-Mile Race
The National Kidney Registry Renal Warriors crossed the finish line of the 300+ mile Source to City Rat Race in downtown Manhattan on Monday, September 22, 2025. The team of four kidney transplant recipients and seven living kidney donors began their journey four days earlier in Lake Placid with a technical and grueling 18-mile hike …
Read MoreCumberland County woman shows organ donation’s life-changing impact
“I mean, she saved my life.” One organ transplant changes two lives in Cumberland County.
Read MoreBay Area kidney donors, recipient gear up for 300-mile race in hopes of inspiring others
Some Bay Area kidney donors and recipients are defying expectations, as they take on a race more than 300 miles long. As they gear up for the challenge this week, they’re inspiring others along the way.
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