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
Description
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.
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Brandon Gerson
Raised: CA$17,573.40
Team captain
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Alley Adams
Raised: CA$11,183.74
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Lisa Dubrofsky
Raised: CA$7,195.99
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Jordan Korenzvit
Raised: CA$2,445.94
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Aliza Zigler
Raised: CA$1,620.72
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Susan Anderson
Raised: CA$1,425.55
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Michael Wang
Raised: CA$1,123.02
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Joanne Kearney
Raised: CA$1,074.41
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David Mann
Raised: CA$1,067.84
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Jeffrey McFarland
Raised: CA$1,061.99
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Brandon Speck
Raised: CA$769.32
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Steven Lampert
Raised: CA$664.32
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Vlad Moisseykin
Raised: CA$511.89
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isabel sales
Raised: CA$468.30
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Jackie Callis
Raised: CA$426.83
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RICHARD THOMAS
Raised: CA$315.65
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Evelyn Trejo
Raised: CA$314.12
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Michael Ljubanovich
Raised: CA$308.31
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Vijay Jeevathilagan
Raised: CA$308.31
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Carlin Hunt
Raised: CA$295.28
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Julian Vanzella
Raised: CA$283.92
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Timothy Tutsch
Raised: CA$269.32
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Leah Carr
Raised: CA$269.16
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Nick Rotundo
Raised: CA$216.62
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Connie Rodgers
Raised: CA$207.29
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Veena
Raised: CA$204.50
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Martina Cahill
Raised: CA$162.94
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Oliver Sparks
Raised: CA$162.94
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Francesca Kim
Raised: CA$162.06
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Henry Sparks
Raised: CA$158.31
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Sylwia Vanzella
Raised: CA$142.42
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Phil Roselli
Raised: CA$128.31
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Heather Watt
Raised: CA$108.31
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Jared Gordon
Raised: CA$108.31
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Kristy Kenny
Raised: CA$108.31
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Stephanie Dyriw
Raised: CA$108.31
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Izzy Tutsch
Raised: CA$100.00
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Caitlin Don
Raised: CA$82.43
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Gila Inbar
Raised: CA$25.00
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Avi Inbar
Raised: CA$0.00
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Barbara Ruuskanen
Raised: CA$0.00
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Christine Wong
Raised: CA$0.00
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David Ruuskanen
Raised: CA$0.00
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Drew McReynolds
Raised: CA$0.00
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Elisabeth Pittam
Raised: CA$0.00
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Elizabeth Tutsch
Raised: CA$0.00
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Farjad Iravani
Raised: CA$0.00
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Jennifer Yungblut
Raised: CA$0.00
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Matthew Sparks
Raised: CA$0.00
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Megan Stephenson
Raised: CA$0.00
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Oscar Amaya
Raised: CA$0.00
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Pooneh Mirzakhalili
Raised: CA$0.00
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Ritesh Patel
Raised: CA$0.00
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svedlana tzanakakis
Raised: CA$0.00
Recent donors
Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
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Jun 14 | Anonymous | Undisclosed amount |
Jun 13 | Anat Gerstein | CA$150.00 |
Jun 13 | Maureen Dym | CA$269.32 |
Jun 13 | Carla, Rob, Cole & Zoë | Undisclosed amount |
Jun 12 | Drew Levy | CA$54.63 |
Jun 12 | Ethicor Financial Corporation | CA$269.32 |
Jun 11 | Dan and Linds | Undisclosed amount |
Jun 10 | Anonymous | CA$180.00 |
Jun 09 | Anonymous | Undisclosed amount |
Jun 06 | Anonymous | Undisclosed amount |