Rich Wendland

Hometown
Little Canada, Minnesota 

Connection to donation/transplantation 
Bone marrow recipient in October 2002 at Fairview University Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota 

Competitions/Events at the 2022 Transplant Games of America 
5K Run/Walk, Golf, and Darts 

How many Transplant Games have you attended?
2004 Minneapolis
2010 Madison
2012 Grand Rapids
2014 Houston
2016 Cleveland
2018 Salt Lake City
2020/1 Virtual  

Why do you participate in the Transplant Games? 
To promote donation and recognize the donor and their families. To show there is normal life after donation. 

One thing you want others to know about donation
At any given time, there are over 7500 people looking for a bone marrow donor. You could be that living donor.