Golf Classic & Tennis Tournament Raises $150,000 to Support the Sharing Network Foundation
(WEST CALDWELL, NJ) - On Tuesday, October 10, golfers hit the links and tennis players put their racket skills to the test at the Mountain Ridge Country Club in West Caldwell, NJ, to support NJ Sharing Network’s mission to save and enhance lives through organ and tissue donation and transplantation.
The Sharing Network Foundation’s Annual Golf Classic and Tennis Tournament raised $150,000 from generous sponsors and contributors to support clinical advancement, family support, public awareness and education. The event was presented by Shop-Rite and The Sumas Family Foundation. Eastwick College sponsored the Tennis Tournament.
“We are extremely grateful to all of the individuals and organizations that helped make this year’s Golf Classic and Tennis Tournament a success,” said Amanda Tibok, Executive Director, Sharing Network Foundation. “Their generosity is the driving force behind our mission to support our organ and tissue donor families and give our transplant recipients more holidays, birthdays, and special moments to share with their loved ones.”
Jane Buckiewicz of Point Pleasant, NJ, serves as Chair of the Golf Classic and Tennis Tournament to honor the memory of her son Dan, who passed away in 2009 and saved the lives of three people through organ donation and enhanced the lives of 75 more through tissue donation. Buckiewicz spoke about her commitment to NJ Sharing Network’s life-saving mission when she addressed event attendees.
“Dan gave the gift of life to others, and it really did change something that was so tragic into something very precious,” said Buckiewicz. “I still get to feel proud of my son each day. He was an incredible son, brother, friend, and overall human being. His unique presence was able to light up a room - where his positive energy was both natural and contagious. With his donation, Dan became a hero.”
Buckiewicz has been a member of the Sharing Network Foundation Board since 2018. Jane and her family also honor Dan with a team at NJ Sharing Network’s 5K Celebration of Life. Team Buck has participated in every 5K since the inception of the event in 2011.
According to United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), there are over 100,000 Americans – nearly 4,000 of whom live in New Jersey – waiting for a life-saving transplant. One organ and tissue donor can save eight lives and enhance the lives of over 75 others. To learn more, get involved, and join the National Donate Life Registry as an organ and tissue donor, visit www.NJSharingNetwork.org.
PHOTO CAPTION
On Tuesday, October 10, golfers hit the links and tennis players put their racket skills to the test at the Mountain Ridge Country Club in West Caldwell during the Sharing Network Foundation’s Annual Golf Classic and Tennis Tournament. Pictured here at the event are (left-to-right) Amanda Tibok, Executive Director, Sharing Network Foundation; Laura Sumas of The Sumas Family Foundation; Carolyn Welsh, President and CEO, NJ Sharing Network; and Jane Buckiewicz, Chair of the Golf Classic and Tennis Tournament. (PHOTO CREDIT – Courtesy of NJ Sharing Network).
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