Mr. Mayer is the cousin of MAF Marketing Consultant, Kathy Major of metro Ohio.  The MAF is asking everyone to please remember Mr. Mayer in you daily prayers.  Ask our Lord to return his health by helping him identify donors for the needed organs.  You can write Mr. Mayer c/o his wife Judy at judeannmay@aol.com.

PRESS RELEASE:

For Immediate Release:
Press Release

CONTACTS:
Ms. Kathy Major (440) 315-5244

Ms. Judy Mayer (330) 673-7553

Ms. Jan Hlahol (440) 942-3730

Man in Need of Kidney & Pancreas Transplant
Fundraiser Planned

(CLEVELAND, OH – July 18, 2011)  Tom Mayer, 26-year resident of Cleveland, Ohio, is in need of a kidney and pancreas transplant.  Tom, age 52, was diagnosed at the age of 15 with Type 1 insulin-dependent diabetes and has managed the disease, in fact he has “beat the odds” for nearly four decades, according to his Cleveland Clinic physicians.  Tom is currently suffering from end-stage renal disease.  Although he has lost over 80% of his kidney function, Tom remains active working, playing golf and engaging in fitness regimens, while strictly managing his diet, to combat the effects of the disease.

On Friday, August 26, from 7:00 pm to midnight, there is a fundraiser dinner and auction planned at the Acker Moore Banquet Hall at 3733 Fishcreek Road in Stow, Ohio. Seating is limited. Tickets are $25 per person. The event features a cash bar, auction and 50/50 raffle.  Music will be provided by Mystery Tramps.  Proceeds from the event will be used to offset the crushing transplant-related expenses not covered by insurance that will be ongoing after the transplant.  For tickets, please call Jan at 440-942-3730.

Tom’s fundraiser is being conducted with assistance from the National Transplant Assistance Fund (“NTAF”), a non-profit organization established 28 years ago to provide assistance to transplant patients and their families. 

Credit card donations for Tom’s behalf are welcomed by contacting NTAF at 1-800-642-8399 or by visiting the NTAF website at www.ntafund.org.  All contributions are tax deductible and are strictly administered by NTAF for transplant-related expenses only.  Donations by checks can be made to:

NTAF Great Lakes Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Fund

“In Honor of Tom Mayer” in the memo line

NTAF

150 N. Radnor Chester Road

Suite F-120

Radnor, PA  19807

Tom grew up on the West side of Cleveland.  He and his family (parents Chuck and Gladys Mayer, and brothers Mike, Jim and Dave) were active in Our Lady of Angels Church on Rocky River Drive.  Tom is a 1976 graduate of St. Edward High School.  He attended Cuyahoga Community College where he was a member of the Golf Team.  Tom is a graduate of Cleveland State University, class of 1980. Tom’s spouse is Judy. They reside on Williamsburg Circle. They have two daughters, Ashley (Mrs. Dan Stitzel) and Kelsey.