{"id":6906,"date":"2020-06-22T17:45:17","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T21:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gatransplant.org\/about-us\/our-mission-history\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T09:50:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T13:50:29","slug":"our-mission-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gatransplant.blackbaudwp.com\/vi\/about-us\/our-mission-history\/","title":{"rendered":"S\u1ee9 m\u1ec7nh &amp; L\u1ecbch s\u1eed c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\n\t\t\tNhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<p>Bridging the gap between hope and opportunity by educating and enriching the lives of those affected by organ transplant<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\tS\u1ef1 ra \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a GTF\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Tommy Smith \u0111\u00e3 ti\u1ebfp c\u1eadn nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i c\u1ea5y gh\u00e9p c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, Pat Dunkerley, v\u1edbi \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3 l\u00e0 th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp m\u1ed9t t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c cho b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n v\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd trong t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng kh\u1ee7ng ho\u1ea3ng v\u00e0 trong su\u1ed1t qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh c\u1ea5y gh\u00e9p. <strong>\u00d4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n Georgia n\u00e0o ph\u1ea3i l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn gi\u1eefa vi\u1ec7c \u0103n u\u1ed1ng ho\u1eb7c d\u00f9ng thu\u1ed1c c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec3 duy tr\u00ec ca c\u1ea5y gh\u00e9p c\u1ee9u s\u1ed1ng h\u1ecd.<\/strong> Pat and Tommy knew the chore would be herculean, but they rolled up their sleeves, pulled in their friends and family, and the Georgia Transplant Foundation was born.Tommy was the visionary and Pat worked right by his side to make his dream come true. Today, GTF has evolved beyond its roots to become the largest organization of its kind in the country. <strong>Georgia Transplant Foundation impacts more than 2,000 individuals each year, supplying more than $2.08 million in financial assistance annually.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gatransplant.blackbaudwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Tommy_Pat-square.jpg\" alt=\"Tommy Pat\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1200\" width=\"1777\" title=\"Tommy Pat\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"trigger-\" role=\"button\" data-modal=\"\" data-node=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tXem tr\u01b0\u1edbc ph\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u1ee9c-\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe width=\"960\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TVkXRJEgAp4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<p>Tommy Smith, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00e1ng l\u1eadp GTF<\/p>\n\t<h2>L\u1ecbch s\u1eed c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i<\/h2>\n<p>Georgia Transplant Foundation was founded in August 1992 by kidney transplant recipient Thomas &#8220;Tommy&#8221; F. Smith, a veteran of the Vietnam War serving his country in the United States Marine Corps. Recognizing first-hand the tremendous financial impact that patients and families face before, during, and after transplantation, Tommy decided that he needed to do something to help needy Georgians.<\/p>\n\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\tNH\u1eacP KH\u1ea8U TRONG L\u1ecaCH S\u1eec C\u1ee6A GTF\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>1992<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>T\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c Gh\u00e9p t\u1ea1ng Georgia \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng 8 n\u0103m 1992 b\u1edfi Tommy Smith.<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gatransplant.blackbaudwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tommy-smith.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"392\" \/>Sau khi nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t l\u00e1 th\u01b0 trong h\u1ed9p th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u1ec1 ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh m\u00e0 b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n c\u1ea5y gh\u00e9p ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t, huy\u1ec1n tho\u1ea1i b\u00f3ng ch\u00e0y Hall of Fame, <strong>Tom Glavine, \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 GTF v\u00e0 cho T\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c m\u01b0\u1ee3n t\u00ean m\u00ecnh<\/strong> (trong h\u01a1n 25 n\u0103m ti\u1ebfp theo) th\u00f4ng qua s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n \u201cTom Glavine&#039;s Spring Training\u201d, g\u00e2y qu\u1ef9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01a1n $5,9 tri\u1ec7u cho c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ea5y gh\u00e9p c\u1ee7a Georgia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>1993 <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gatransplant.blackbaudwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1993_Board.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"499\" height=\"397\" \/><strong>H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng qu\u1ea3n tr\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp. <\/strong>Tommy Smith \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p m\u1ed9t ban s\u00e1ng l\u1eadp g\u1ed3m nh\u1eefng c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n t\u1eadn t\u00e2m, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00f9 c\u00f3 to\u00e0n th\u1eddi gian l\u00e0m c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c ch\u0103m s\u00f3c, s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00eam v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i tu\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gh\u00e9p t\u1ea1ng nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 v\u00e0 h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh m\u00e0 h\u1ecd c\u1ea7n.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>1995  <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Kho\u1ea3n tr\u1ee3 c\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a Carlos v\u00e0 Marguerite Mason Trust \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trao cho GTF<\/strong> v\u1edbi t\u1ed5ng s\u1ed1 $400.000 trong th\u1eddi gian ba n\u0103m cho: C\u00e1c Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh H\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 T\u00e0i ch\u00ednh, T\u1eadp gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u Th\u00f4ng tin GTF, v\u00e0 s\u1ed1 \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i 1-800. C\u00f9ng n\u0103m \u0111\u00f3, GTF \u0111\u00e3 m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng danh s\u00e1ch c\u00e1c ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cung c\u1ea5p bao g\u1ed3m: H\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi c\u1ea5y gh\u00e9p, B\u1ea3o hi\u1ec3m tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi c\u1ea5y gh\u00e9p, v\u00e0 H\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 nh\u00e0 \u1edf.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>1996   <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Logo GTF \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean ra \u0111\u1eddi.<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gatransplant.blackbaudwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Brayson_Homes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"344\" \/><strong>Nh\u00e0 C\u1ea5y gh\u00e9p Brayson Homes \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 quy\u00ean g\u00f3p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c $65,058.60 cho GTF.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>2004<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gatransplant.blackbaudwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/trenads-in-transplant-logo1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" \/><strong>H\u1ed9i ngh\u1ecb C\u1ea5y gh\u00e9p iN Xu h\u01b0\u1edbng (TNT) \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c t\u1ea1i Columbus, GA.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>2009<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gatransplant.blackbaudwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Hospitality.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"234\" \/><strong>\u0110\u01b0\u1eddng cao t\u1ed1c kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n th\u1ebf k\u1ef7<\/strong> - h\u01a1n 1.500 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i xe \u0111\u1ea1p \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea1p xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cao t\u1ed1c GA-400 khi \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0y t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi ng\u1eebng ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ec3 mang l\u1ea1i l\u1ee3i \u00edch cho GTF. S\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n khai m\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e3 quy\u00ean g\u00f3p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01a1n $55.000 cho Qu\u1ef9.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>2011<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>GTF trao $1,2 tri\u1ec7u h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp.<\/strong>V\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a <strong>T\u1ea1p ch\u00ed D\u1ea5u \u1ea5n c\u1ee7a GTF<\/strong> \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n v\u00e0 ph\u00e2n ph\u1ed1i cho h\u01a1n 20.000 tr\u00ean to\u00e0n ti\u1ec3u bang.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>2013<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>C\u00e1c <strong>Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh Li\u00ean l\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a Trung t\u00e2m L\u1ecdc m\u00e1u (DCL)<\/strong> \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a ra nh\u1eb1m khuy\u1ebfn kh\u00edch b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n l\u1ecdc m\u00e1u coi c\u1ea5y gh\u00e9p nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ecb b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 v\u1ec1 c\u00e1c ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh v\u00e0 d\u1ecbch v\u1ee5 do GTF cung c\u1ea5p.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>2016<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>C\u1ea3m \u01a1n s\u1ef1 h\u00e0o ph\u00f3ng c\u1ee7a Carlos v\u00e0 Marguerite Mason Trust, <strong>GTF chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c mua m\u1ed9t t\u00f2a nh\u00e0<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>2017<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gatransplant.blackbaudwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/MJS_CelebrateLife_2019-200-of-187.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"455\" height=\"272\" \/>Khai m\u1ea1c <strong>Gala m\u1eebng th\u1ecd<\/strong> \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1o ra v\u00e0 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n ch\u1eef k\u00fd m\u1edbi c\u1ee7a GTF.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>2018<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>H\u01a1n 10.000 c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 <\/strong>th\u00f4ng qua c\u00e1c ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp c\u1ee7a GTF.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Mission Bridging the gap between hope and opportunity by educating and enriching the lives of those affected by organ transplant The Birth of GTF Tommy Smith approached his transplant&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":0,"parent":6839,"menu_order":46,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6906","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gatransplant.blackbaudwp.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gatransplant.blackbaudwp.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gatransplant.blackbaudwp.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gatransplant.blackbaudwp.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gatransplant.blackbaudwp.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6906"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/gatransplant.blackbaudwp.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62446,"href":"https:\/\/gatransplant.blackbaudwp.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6906\/revisions\/62446"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gatransplant.blackbaudwp.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gatransplant.blackbaudwp.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}