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Dear Organ Transplant Community.
I will be embarking on the next Organ Trail (TOT 6.0) sponsored by the National Kidney Registry. During this series of events,
I’m seeking nine (9) volunteers to help facilitate the latest installment of this multi-state advocacy adventure series. Here are the roles I’m seeking to fill:
Volunteer #1: Class C RV Driver- Leg 1, Los Angeles to Phoenix (Appr. 450 miles), April 4- 10, 2025
Volunteer #2: Social Media Liaison- Leg 1, Los Angeles to Phoenix (Appr. 450 miles), April 4- 10, 2025
Volunteer #3: Class C RV Driver- Leg 2, Phoenix to Las Vegas (Appr. 350 miles), April 11- 16, 2025
Volunteer #4: Social Media Liaison- Leg 2, Phoenix to Las Vegas (Appr. 350 miles), April 11- 16, 2025
Volunteer #5: Class C RV Driver- Leg 3, Las Vegas to Salt Lake City (Appr. 500 miles), April 17- 24, 2025
Volunteer #6: Social Media Liaison- Leg 3, Las Vegas to Salt Lake City (Appr. 500 miles), April 17- 24, 2025
Volunteer #7: Class C RV Driver- Leg 4, SLC to Denver (Appr 600 miles), April 25- May 5, 2025
Volunteer #8: Social Media Liaison- Leg 4, SLC to Denver (Appr 600 miles), April 25- May 5, 2025
Volunteer #9: Social Media Expert, Remote, Pre-event for training, plus April 4- May 5, 2025
*Note: Dates are approximate for each leg, depending on real-time fluctuations in the timeline.*
To express interest in any of the volunteer opportunities outlined above, please reach out to Mark Scotch at ml.scotch@nkdo.org and include in the subject line the name of the specific volunteer opportunity for which you would like to be considered.
More information:
The goal of The Organ Trail is to create as much awareness as possible of the urgent and dire need for donors (specifically living kidney and liver donors) and to demonstrate that one can donate a kidney and/or a part of their liver and still live a normal life, even if that life encompasses vigorous activities.
TOT 6.0 will start in Los Angeles, and then proceed to Phoenix, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, and Denver. The distance covered will be 1,900 miles over the course of approximately 32 days.
Mark’s goal will be to have events with transplant centers in these major cities, Fresenius dialysis centers along the entire route, and to also interact daily with people along the trail.
Mark is looking for a rotating support team of two volunteers (a driver and a social media liaison) for each leg of the journey. Volunteers do not necessarily have to be involved in the transplant community. He is also looking for a Social Media Expert who can volunteer remotely before the event to train the Social Media Liaisons and be a resource throughout the entire event. The expectations for each volunteer position are outlined below.
Class C RV Driver Volunteer Job Description
Primary Duties
- Drive and be responsible for Class C RV:
- Maintain all tank levels (Fresh water, grey, black tanks)
- Maintain order and cleanliness in RV
- Setup camping reservations
- Wash clothes if necessary
- Cook food/grill
- Clean dishes
- Grocery purchasing
- Possible bike parts
- Be able to be in contact with bicycle rider/Mark if needed for any reason
- Life 360
- Google maps
- Text
- Visual (leapfrogging, timing)
Secondary Duties
- Help with media
- Meet and have conversations with people along the route, explain TOT Mission
- Take pictures of and with people
- Ask if they have connections with kidney disease
- Help to get their story, post on all social media platforms
Social Media Liaison Volunteer Job Description
Primary Duties
Pre Ride:
- Help to gather and identify 30-35 people looking for living kidney donor
- NKR Microsites
- Jen Benson (Transplant Journey, LLC)
- David Krissman (The Great Social Experiment)
- Toastmasters Kidney Stories
- Other social media sites
- Help those identified to put together a post for social media (story, pictures. 60 sec video)
During the Ride:
- Each day post 1 person’s story from
above on all social media platforms. We will have the Starlink satellite system setup. - Meet and have conversations with people along the route, explain TOT Mission
- Take pictures/videos of and with people
- Ask if they have connections with kidney disease
- Help to get their story, post on all social media platforms
Secondary Duties
- Help Class C RV Driver with duties as time permits
Social Media Expert Volunteer Job Description
Primary Duties
- Be familiar with the following social media platforms:
- Tik Tok
- Train Social Media Liaisons before event begins on the basics of executing tasks they’ll need to complete while on the road
Secondary Duties
- Be available during event (April 4- May 5) to help problem-solve if questions come up in real time
