Golf, tennis, and pickleball came together and raised over $180,000 was raised to support NJ Sharing Network’s mission to save and enhance lives through organ and tissue donation and transplantation.
Players put their skills to the test at the Mountain Ridge Country Club in West Caldwell, presented by The Sumas Family Foundation and Village ShopRite. Eastwick College sponsored the Tennis Tournament, and Team Liberty Featured the Pickleball Tournament.
Longtime supporters Stephen Orenchuk of Mahwah and Philip S. Kolm of Fort Lee served as co-chairs of the 2024 Golf Classic. Funds raised support clinical advancement, family support, and public awareness and education.
“Our heartfelt thanks go to the sponsors and participants who made this year’s Golf Classic a success,” said Carolyn M. Welsh, President and CEO, NJ Sharing Network. “Their generous support of the Sharing Network Foundation powers our lifesaving mission. Together with our dedicated team and partners, we honor the selfless decision of organ and tissue donors and their families and facilitate the precious gift of life with the utmost care, compassion, and dignity.”
One organ and tissue donor can save eight lives and enhance the lives of over 75 others. However, the opportunity to give the gift of life is extremely rare — not everyone who registers as a donor is able to donate after they pass away. In fact, less than 1% of all deaths meet the specific medical criteria to be an organ donor. To learn more about organ donation, get involved, and join the National Donate Life Registry, visit www.NJSharingNetwork.org.
About NJ Sharing Network
NJ Sharing Network, headquartered in New Providence, NJ, is the federally designated non-profit organization focused on saving and enhancing lives through the recovery of donated organs and tissue in the Garden State. NJ Sharing Network partners with 54 local hospitals to provide hope for nearly 4,000 New Jersey residents waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant and is part of the national recovery system for over 100,000 people on the national transplant waiting list. NJ Sharing Network has reported organ donation records for five consecutive years, with over three million New Jerseyans registered as organ and tissue donors, according to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJMVC). Recognized by NJBIZ as one of the state’s ‘Best Places to Work’ for seven consecutive years, NJ Sharing Network is among the top-performing organ procurement organizations (OPO) in the nation. To learn more, get involved, and join the National Donate Life Registry as an organ and tissue donor, visit www.NJSharingNetwork.org.
About the Sharing Network Foundation
The Sharing Network Foundation supports the work of NJ Sharing Network, the federally designated non-profit organization responsible for the recovery of donated organs and tissue in the Garden State. The Foundation is committed to increasing the number of lives saved through clinical advancement, family support, public awareness and education about the lifesaving benefits of organ and tissue donation and transplantation. For more information or to make a contribution, visit www.SharingNetworkFoundation.org.