Last modified: 11 May 2000
WELCOME TO OUR WORLD!
Transplant Recipients International Organization (TRIO) is an independent non-profit international organization working to improve the quality of life of transplant candidates, recipients, their families, and donor families. Through the TRIO Headquarters and a network of chapters the TRIO Mission serves its members in the areas of Donor Awareness, Support, Education, and Advocacy.
Membership in TRIO chapters or as a member-at-large is available to all transplant recipients, candidates, family members, donor families, medical professionals and individuals interested in transplantation. Membership is provided without regard for race, creed, color, gender or national origin.
Mission Statement
Our Services
Annual Conference
Chapters
Donor Awareness
Executive Director
GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE!
TRIO is an independent not-for-profit international organization committed to improving the quality of life of transplant candidates, recipients, and their families; and donor families. Through the TRIO Headquarters and a network of Chapters and members-at-large, TRIO serves its members in the areas of:
Donor Awareness
Promoting organ and tissue donation as an important social responsibility.
Developing and supporting mechanisms to improve the availability of organs
and tissues on an equitable basis to meet the needs of transplant candidates.
Support
Providing support to transplant candidates, recipients, and their families to
help alleviate the stresses and problems associated with the process.
Education
Providing transplant candidates, recipients, donors, and their families with current information on developments in organ and tissue
donation, transplantation, medications, social issues, and finances.
Informing transplant candidates, recipients, and their families; and donor
families on initiatives in the transplantation field by federal, state, and
local government bodies.
Advocacy
Making the concerns and needs that affect the welfare of transplant
candidates, recipients, and their families; and donor families known to
federal, state and local government bodies. Effectively communicating the
views of transplant candidates, recipients and their families; and donor
families on issues in the field of transplantation, and organ and tissue
donation to the general public.
ORGAN & TISSUE DONATION...SHARE YOUR LIFE. SHARE YOUR DECISION.
TRIO provides a national, toll-free telephone number.... 1-800-TRIO-386.
TRIO publishes a newsletter called LIFELINES bi-monthly.
TRIO provides a clearinghouse for educational and medical literature regarding donor awareness and transplantation.
TRIO provides annual educational scholarships for transplant recipients and donor family members wishing to further their education. TRIO awards $1,000 scholarships for a transplant recipients's or a donor family member's college education at its annual conference. The scholarships are awarded to TRIO members from nominations made by TRIO chapters and members-at-large. If you are interested contact the TRIO HQ at 1-800-TRIO-386 and ask for Membership services. They can provide you with further information.
TRIO works cooperatively to promote organ donation at the national and local level.
TRIO strives to be the one unique voice for all transplant candidates, recipients and their families, donor family members, and health care professionals united in our mission of Donor Awareness, Support, Education, and Advocacy!
Organ and tissue donation...The gift that keeps on living.
TRIO hosts an annual conference where candidates, recipients and their families, donor family members, and health care professionals meet and discuss topics and information pertinent to transplantation presented by nationally recognized speakers.
The 9th Annual Conference will be held in Chicago, IL on
October 22-25, 1997
For more information call 1-800-TRIO-386.
See the program
from the 1996 conference, which was entitled "Developing Strength Through
Common Goals".
For names, addresses, and telephone numbers of individual chapters please call 1-800-TRIO-386.
Alabama
TRIO Alabama
Alaska
TRIO Alaska
Arizona
TRIO Central Arizona
Arkansas
TRIO Arkansas
California
TRIO Los Angeles
TRIO San Francisco
Bay Area
TRIO Orange County
Hispanic/ Latino - TRIO L.A.
Colorado
Rocky Mountain TRIO
Connecticut
TRIO New England (serving CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, & VT)
District of Columbia
TRIO - The Nation's Capital Area Chapter (serving DC, MD, & VA)
Florida
Southwest Florida TRIO
TRIO West Central Florida
TRIO South Florida
TRIO North East Florida
Illinois
TRIO Chicago
Kentucky
TRIO Kentuckiana/Louisville
TRIO Second Chance
Maine
TRIO New England (serving CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, & VT)
Maryland
TRIO - The Nation's Capital Area Chapter (serving DC, MD, & VA)
TRIO Greater Baltimore
TRIO Eastern Shore
Massachusetts
TRIO New England (serving CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, & VT)
TRIO Merrimack Valley
Michigan
Organ Transplants of SW Michigan TRIO
LOTTS TRIO
Mississippi
TRIO New Beginning
New Hampshire
TRIO New England (serving CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, & VT)
New Jersey
TRIO New Jersey
Shore Area TRIO
New Mexico
TRIO New Mexico
New York
TRIO Long Island
TRIO Manhattan
TRIO Rochester
TRIO Rockland and Orange
TRIO Twin Tiers
TRIO Brooklyn
TRIO Central New York
TRIO West Chester - Putnam Co.
TRIO Western New York
North Carolina
TRIO Eastern Carolina
Triangle TRIO
State of Franklin TRIO (serving NC, TN, & VA)
Ohio
TRIO - Akron/Canton
TRIO Greater Cleveland
TRIO Mahoning Valley
TRIO Renaissance
TRIO Miami Valley
Mid Ohio TRIO
Oklahoma
Oklahoma TRIO
Oregon
TRIO Portland
Pennsylvania
TRIO Erie
Keystone Country TRIO
TRIO Pittsburgh
Shenango Valley Area TRIO
TRIO Philadelphia
TRIO Stroudsburg
Rhode Island
TRIO New England (serving CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, & VT)
Tennessee
Memphis Area TRIO
State of Franklin TRIO (serving NC, TN, & VA)
Texas
TRIO El Paso
TRIO Waco
TRIO Gulf Coast
Vermont
TRIO New England (serving CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, & VT)
Virginia
TRIO - The Nation's Capital Area Chapter (serving DC, MD, & VA)
State of Franklin TRIO (serving NC, TN, & VA)
Washington
TRIO Cascade
Italy
TRIO Italy
Japan
TRIO Japan
Portugal
TRIO Portugal
Donation Awareness and the increase in donation rates is vital to the transplant process. To increase donor awareness and further the goals of the transplant community, Friends of TRIO can now obtain several items to help in their own organ and tissue donation awareness efforts. Supporters can now purchase organ donation stickers to spread the word on letters and notes.
TRIO Green Ribbon Pins are also available. Green Ribbons are worn as a reminder of the urgent need to promote organ donation. The pins are mounted on a card that states our mission "Organ and Tissue Donation - Thousands wait for the Gift of Life! Increase awareness of the need for donors by wearing your ribbon with pride!"
TRIO will also provide organ donor cards to all interested parties. Have your friends and family sign up to be organ donors themselves.
The prices for the pins, stickers, and donor cards are as follows:
Green Ribbon Pins - $5 contribution per pin
Donation Stickers - $15 contribution for 50 stickers; $25 contribution for 100 stickers
Organ Donor Cards - free
If you wish to order any stickers, pins, or donor cards, please contact TRIO's international office at 1-800-TRIO-386.
Lisa R. Kory, BSN, RN, CPTC
Lisa Kory is the Executive Director of TRIO, an international membership organization with over 3,000 members.
Lisa is a professional administrator with a strong backgound in hands-on health care who retains experience in all aspects of organ donation and transplantation, including: public education and awareness, clinical coordination of organ and tissue recovery, public relations, and legislative advocacy.
Lisa maintains a strong professional commitment to donors, candidates, recipients and their families--those individuals most affected by the life-saving procedure of transplantation.