Pareto Fundraising's Festive Photo Contest

Help the National Foundation for Transplants by voting for the NFT patient photo in Pareto Fundraising’s Festive Photo Contest! NFT chose Nate Gunderson’s family photo to represent us in this exciting contest.

If you have a Facebook account, just follow this link, and click the photo of Nate and his family to cast your vote for NFT!


Voting will be open through Christmas Eve, and the winning charity will win $2,000 (AUD.) Please support the National Foundation for Transplants by voting as often as you can! To learn more about Pareto Fundraising, click here. For more information about NFT and how we offer fundraising guidance and support to transplants patients in the U.S., click here.

Shop to Save Lives!

Do you love shopping for the holidays, but dread the crowds? We have the answer for you!

The holiday season is here , and we hope you will consider supporting the National Foundation for Transplants as you are shopping for your loved ones. By using GoodSearch and GoodShop, you can raise funds for NFT and help a transplant patient receive the greatest gift of all—a second chance at life.

When shopping through GoodShop, stores such as eBay, Amazon, Crate & Barrel, Nike, Target, Kohl's and many more donate a percentage of their profits to the charity of your choice! Some stores donate as much as 30% of the sale price. Simply visit GoodShop.com, enter National Foundation for Transplants as your designated charity, and start shopping. It’s that easy!

Not sure what you want to get for that one person who is always so tough to shop for? Try searching the Internet using GoodSearch.com, a Yahoo! powered search engine, while supporting NFT. Designate NFT as the charity you support, and for every search through GoodSearch, a donation will be made to your cause.

It’s so simple to raise funds for NFT to help patients receive lifesaving transplants. With a quick search, you are offering someone a hope for a new life. Tell your family and friends so they can shop from home and support NFT with the click of a mouse!

Extreme Makeover Helps Bone Marrow Transplant Patient

Recently, ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition featured bone marrow transplant recipient, Joey Stott, a 34-year-old wife and mother. Even though Joey had health insurance when she was treated for leukemia in 2004, she is still paying off $40,000 in uninsured medical bills from her lifesaving marrow transplant. “I didn’t think about the medical bills while in the hospital and my husband didn’t either, but there was a lot to think about when I got home,” said Joey.

Joey found her donor match through the Be the Match registry, after none of her family members were a match for her bone marrow transplant. She also received help through the Be the Match Patient Assistance Program.

Are you a bone marrow donor? For more information about becoming a bone marrow donor, click here.

October Transplant Birthdays

Happy birthday to the NFT patients who received their lifesaving transplants last month! We wish them all well as they are recovering.

• Godson Alia (kidney) at Georgetown University Hospital


• Cathy Brindos (lung) at University of California San Francisco


• Patricia Ellsworth (heart) at University of Washington Medical Center


• Sandy Morris (bone marrow) at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance


• Joel Perry (liver) at Mayo Clinic in Florida


• Raymond Trowbridge (liver) at Integris Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute

If you would like to make a donation in honor of one of these patients, or any NFT patient, click here to make a gift.

November is National Marrow Awareness Month

Are you awaiting a bone marrow transplant? Did you know November is National Marrow Awareness Month? This may be the perfect time to plan a bone marrow drive! To plan a drive, simply call your local bone marrow recruitment center, and they will walk you through the process. Click here to find a recruitment center in your area.

Seventy percent of bone marrow patients do not have a matched donor in their family. They depend on the Be The Match Registry to find an unrelated donor. Encourage people to become a bone marrow donor today!

November Patient of the Month: Kourtney Najjar

Seven-year-old Kourtney has been sick since she was born. When she was only 14 months old, she was diagnosed with neurogenic pseudo obstruction, also known as intestinal failure. As a result of her illness, she has spent more time in the hospital than at home. Doctors say an intestinal/pancreas transplant is her only hope for a second chance at life. Kourtney is on the transplant waiting list at UCLA Medical Center.

Kourtney just wants to enjoy life and be a normal kid. She would like to be healthy enough to visit Disneyland and swim in the ocean. Kourtney looks forward to the lifesaving transplant that will allow her to enjoy time with her family and her service dog, Mikey. But she needs your help.

The cost of an intestinal/pancreas transplant can exceed $1 million. And that's only the beginning. Even with health coverage, Kourtney's family faces significant medical expenses related to her transplant. For the rest of her life, she will need follow-up care and daily anti-rejection medications. The cost of post-transplant medications can range from $2,000 to $5,000 per month--and they are as critical to her survival as the transplant itself.

To make a donation to NFT in honor of Kourtney, click here. To learn more about NFT and the patients we serve, visit the NFT Web site.