NEWS

IN 2003, THE FOUNDATION WILL PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN THE FOLLOWING EVENTS AND CONFERENCES:

Update 06.07

DATE TIME VENUE
 
 

You will receive new paper donor cards, distributed by the OFSP (Federal public health office) in your letter box as of July 1st 2007. All old cards are valid.

 

The goals of our Foundation remain the same, we still hope for an official  registration document.

 

On July 1st 2007, the OFSP will send each family a brochure informing about organ donation, including a card for a new donor.

 

In any case, old cards remain valid should they be issued by Foundation Pass the Baton, As de Coeur or Swisstransplant.

 

The new cards will however include more details. It will be possible to mention the name of a trustworthy person who, in case of death, will be authorised to take a decision regarding the donation of your organs. You will also find new donor’s cards in pharmacies, drugstores, hospitals and Swisstransplant. Should your present card not be readable anymore, you may want to change it for a new one.

 

Foundation Pass the Baton motivation remains intact. We must give the opportunity to all to have an official document which expresses your choice without wasting time or having to validate it by others.

 

For the moment we are working hard in this objective, but in the meantime you must talk about your decision to your relatives and even friend to make it known to them in due time.

 

Don’t forget to carry your card with you or, even better, to have more than one in different places. The probability to be in a situation of need is 10 times higher than that of becoming a donor.

 

Your choice saves lives daily. Thank you for your generosity and…pass the baton!

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Friday

 14 October 2005

 
10.00

7th European Day for Organ Donation and Transplantation

1st World Day for Organ Donation and Transplantation

With the participation of the World Health Organization

 

English Program official  pdf

Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland

 
2 11.30 Information to AVS agents, Commune of Dully
Reserved to professional agents
5 12.00 High Management School of Lausanne
Participation
Reserved to the students
9 17.30 17th «Tour du Chablais» in Villeneuve
Open to the public. Please visit the Foundation booth!
18
11.30 Ladies Circle, Blonay
Family supporting luncheon, games, lottery, etc.
Shooting centre of Blonay / Vevey
Open to the public. Please visit the Foundation booth!
Registration with the Ladies Circle N° 1, Vevey (PDF file to download)
23 Creuset College, Sion
Information on the foundation
Reserved to the students
June
14 10.00 First Swiss gathering of Liver Sick or Liver Transplanted Children, in Versoix / Geneva
Consult www.evlk.ch (Association of Liver Sick Children’s Parents)
August
15/16/17
Day + evening Swiss International Beach Volley, Vidy / Lausanne
Open to the public. Three days of sports and festivities
Program: consult www.beachvolleylausanne.ch
September
4 12.00 Grouping of Young Managers, Vaud
Conference
Reserved to members
6 European Day of Organs Donation
Events in various locations by Swiss associations and foundations in cities centres
Participation of Swisstransplant
11 Young Economic Chamber
Conference reserved to members
October
26 Marcheton, Fribourg
Open to the public. Please visit the Foundation booth!
November
6 To be advised Annual supporting gala dinner of the foundation “Pass The Baton” in Lausanne
Venue and program will be advised in due course
23 18.00 Sunday, 23 November, from noon till 6 pm
“Route gourmande” Place du Temple in Villeneuve
Joint stand Rotary Club Aigle and Foundation “Pass the Baton”
Gingerbread sale, sFr. 8. - piece, Homemade “Biberli”
Profits of the sale in favour of the foundation.
Hospitality and information Stand of the Foundation
Sale by the Foundation, homemade marmalade and embroidered napkins

29 09.00 The Foundation’s Christmas market
Saturday, 29 November 2003, from 9 am to 6 pm
Advent craft market Rue de Jérusalem in Aigle
Joint stand Rotary Club Aigle and Foundation “Pass the Baton”
Gingerbread sale, sFr. 8. - piece, Homemade “Biberli”
Profits of the sale in favour of the foundation.
Hospitality and information Stand of the Foundation
Sale by the Foundation, homemade marmalade and embroidered napkins
30 10.00 Sunday, 30 November 2003, from 10 am to 5 pm
Advent craft market Rue de Jérusalem in Aigle
Joint stand Rotary Club Aigle and Foundation “Pass the Baton”
Gingerbread sale, sFr. 8. - piece, Homemade “Biberli”
Profits of the sale in favour of the foundation.
Hospitality and information Stand of the Foundation
Sale by the Foundation, homemade marmalade and embroidered napkins
December 2003
5 18.00 Friday, 5 December 2003, 6 pm to Saturday, 6 December 2003, 6 pm
Telethon in Yvorne 24 hour relay race for hope.
Hospitality and information Stand of the Foundation
 
6 09.00 Thursday, 6 December 2003, from 9 am to 8 pm
Christmas Market in La Tour-de-Peilz
Place du Temple and pedestrian zone
Hospitality and information Stand of the Foundation
Sale of homemade marmalade
19 08.00 Friday, 19 December 2003, from 8 am to 1 pm
Market in Montreux, with the truck farmers
Hospitality and information Stand of the Foundation, sale of homemade marmalade during the regular weekly market
Number of market place beside covered market, subject to change, police by-law
 
January 2004
18-26 Anzère Tackers Camp
www.tackers.org
February 2004
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Free Translation

Tuesday 17th February, 2004, statutory meeting of the Inner Wheel Club of Morges. Conference by Mrs S. OGAY, convinced and very pleasant volunteer of the Foundation “Pass The Baton”. It is with much interest that we were made to understand the reasons and the goals of the Foundation. The problem of organs donation is quite difficult and taboo. It is time to realize we can all be concerned. Everyone’s freedom must be respected. Therefore, let’s push our politicians to legislate rapidly on this subject. Thank you Mrs. OGAY for having provoked this debate and we formulate our best wishes for your Foundation.

Béatrice Aubry, for the Inner Wheel Club of Morges.

17 19.00

Club Inner Wheel  Morges

Meeting of the Foundation directed by Mrs. Sandra Ogay,

Pharmacy assistant. Place : Restaurant „Clinique de Longeraie“ in Morges

Only for the members

19 20.00 From death to life : the organ donation
with Dr. Thierry Pache and Etienne Rochat.
Thierry Pache is a gynaecologist in Montreux and
Member of the Foundation Council of the Foundation ”Pass the Baton”, who will promote the organs donation in our region. Etienne Rochat is a chaplain priest at the CHUV in Lausanne.
He is very often confronted with this question in his activity.
They will help us to situate us in front of the frontier death-life through the question organs donation.
 
March  2004
4 16.30

CHUV, Lausanne,  Cantonal Hospices

Faculty of Biology and Medicine

 

The dean of the Faculty of Biology and Medicine has the pleasure of inviting you to attend the event organized on the occasion of

 

Inaugural lesson by Professeur Manuel Pascual

 

Transplantation : progress and perspectives

 

Thursday 4th March, 2004 at 4:30 p.m.

Auditorium César Roux at the CHUV, Lausanne

 

Public event open to all

 

  • Welcome

Prof. Patrice Mangin, Dean of the Faculty of Biology and Medicine

 

  • Kidney transplantation in 2004 : progress and perspectives

Inaugural lesson by

Prof. Manuel Pascual, Head of Transplantation Service CHUV

 

  • Transplantation network CHUV-HUG

Prof. Philippe Morel, Director of Surgery Department HUG

 

  • Experience of the donor, the receiver and their near relations

Prof. Patrice Guex, Head of Psychiatric Department CHUV-Hospices

 

  • Conclusions

Mr. Bernard Decrauzat, General Manager CHUV-Hospices

 

 

This event will benefit from the musical complicity of Brenda Virovai, pianist, and of Philippe Mermoud, violoncellist, who both experienced a transplantation.

 

An exhibition of artistic works by transplanted artists, grouped by Hervée and Roland Pasquier, will be presented in the hall of auditorium César Roux on this occasion.

 

An aperitif will be served at the end of the event.

 

Note: Planning status as of April 13, 2003. Subject to revisions and additions
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