2024 Versiti Donation
We were proud to present a $35K check to Versiti recently. The funds go directly to donor family services to support families who have donated a loved ones organs and to community outreach to help register [...]
Mourning the Loss of Our Founder, Jesse Pagels
The 9th annual Cream City 5K was held on Saturday, April 27, and was a great success. The annual event was founded by double-lung recipient and Versiti Organ and Tissue volunteer, Jesse Pagels. Jesse [...]
Meet Derek Lindstrom: A Heart Transplant Recipient with a Passion for Running
At Cream City 5K, we believe in the power of resilience and the importance of giving back to our community. That's why we're thrilled to introduce you to Derek Lindstrom, a remarkable individual whose journey [...]
2023 Versiti Donation
As we reflect on a year filled with gratitude and community spirit, our heartfelt appreciation extends to Versiti for their unwavering commitment to organ, tissue, and eye donation. Versiti stands as a beacon of hope [...]
Join SODA and Register with the US National Organ Donor Registry
We have been asked to share this request to support organ donation from two Wisconsin high school students: Please help support University School of Milwaukee's Student Organ Donation Advocates (SODA) chapter in fostering awareness, increasing [...]
Thank You Versiti
Cream City 5k is so grateful for all 2022 brought us and we're looking forward to 2023! Versiti, your support and promotion of organ, tissue, and eye donation is incredible, and we cannot wait for [...]
Kim Hill’s Story
Kim Hill has goals. Running goals. Running goals like running a half marathon in every state and every county in Wisconsin. Kim’s goals, or even running at all, would not be possible without her donor’s [...]
Nykia Julien’s Story
“I am so thankful for my donor—I wouldn’t be here without him and his family’s decision to donate his organs. Dylan, my donor, is a part of me now and sometimes I don’t know where [...]
Dick Gerard’s Story
Imagine you are a musician who plays a wind instrument and the thing you love to do gradually becomes physically harder and harder over time. This is what happened to Dick Gerard. Since graduating from [...]
Nicole Santiago’s Story
Driving on the interstate around Milwaukee, you may have seen billboards with a picture of a young family, a green ribbon, and the words “Save Nicole’s Life.” The Nicole on the billboards is Nicole Santiago, [...]
Cade Werner’s Story
Fourteen-year-old Cade Werner loved sports. From cross country to basketball to baseball to trap shooting, there was a sport for every season. But there was more to Cade than sports. He was an excellent student, [...]
Carmen Lerma’s Story
As Director of Community and Corporate Events at UMOS, Inc., Carmen Lerma is usually the one helping others. From providing backpacks with school supplies at the Back-To-School Fair to offering gifts and a pancake breakfast [...]
Judges JoAnn Eiring & Derek Mosely’s Story
These two. Such an amazing story. Judge Derek Mosley received a kidney from close friend, Judge JoAnn Eiring in summer of 2016, They both participated in the Cream City 5k last year. “This just proves [...]
Lenny Zwieg’s Story
When Lenny Zwieg went to a Brewers game in April 2018, he never imagined he would leave with a new kidney, but that is exactly what happened. He donned a shirt that said, ‘Father of [...]
BioCut Sponsor Spotlight
Meet BioCut, one of the Cream City 5K’s sponsors. This Milwaukee-based company manufactures biological processing equipment. Tissue banks and processors use the equipment to shape and mold the tissue to best fit the needs of [...]
Article showcasing our very first Cream City 5K!
By Brittany Shannon, WISN Channel 12 WEST ALLIS, Wis. — Runners hit the pavement Saturday morning to take part in the first-ever Cream City 5K, an event organizers started to raise awareness about organ donation. [...]
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