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For participating in 2023 Constantine Yorkville Run

Our story…

On August 10, 2022, Susan Anderson gave her friend and MBA classmate Brandon Gerson the gift of life through the selfless act of living organ donation. Brandon had been diagnosed 15 years ago with a rare autoimmune condition that affected his liver and was added to the transplant list earlier that year when all other treatment options had been exhausted. Their surgeries took place at Toronto General Hospital, part of the University Health Network (UHN) and a global centre of excellence for transplant. 

To celebrate the 1 year anniversary of Susan's gift, and to kick off Living Donation Week, the pair along with friends, family as well as those touched by transplant are running together to promote awareness of organ donation and to raise funds for the Centre for Living Organ Donation.

The Centre for Living Organ Donation was created by UHN Transplant in 2018 to improve access to living organ donation for people who need a life-saving kidney or liver transplant and those who want to give a transformative gift of life.


To learn more about organ donation and transplant visit:

Living organ donation: greatactions.ca

Register to be an organ donor: beadonor.ca

Read more about Susan's life-saving gift to Brandon: Friendship forged at Ivey leads to lifesaving living organ transplant | News & Events (uwo.ca) 

Susan's interview conducted by The Centre for Living Organ Donation: Susan Anderson - Living Liver Donor - YouTube 

Team Transplant profiled in the Globe & Mail's "Pitching In" section: 

Pitching in: Teamwork for transplant funding - The Globe and Mail

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We are participating in the Constantine Yorkville Run to raise funds for UHN Foundation, in support of the Centre for Living Organ Donation at UHN's Ajmera Transplant Centre. With your help, we can reach our fundraising goal and make a difference. Thank you in advance for your donation and support.

Team members

Click on one of our team members below to make a donation.

Recent donors

Donation date Donor name Donation amount
Aug 24 Kevin Arndt CA$20.00
Aug 23 Danielle Burr You are AMAZING Alley Adams!!! Undisclosed amount
Aug 23 Anonymous Undisclosed amount
Aug 23 Anonymous Cheering you on !! Undisclosed amount
Aug 23 Gail Really great cause, Alley. Continue to be inspired by your resilience and experience! CA$54.63
Aug 23 Anonymous So inspiring. Have a great run Alley! Undisclosed amount
Aug 23 Shraddha and Adrian Walker You're such an inspiration, Alley! Good luck to you and all of Team Transplant in the Constantine Yorkville Run! Undisclosed amount
Aug 23 alex wilson CA$54.63
Aug 23 Paige and Hope Sutherland Awesome to see! Undisclosed amount
Aug 23 Anonymous CA$108.31