Birmingham Countdown – Less than 60 Days Until Opening Ceremonies!

Here is the latest and greatest info about the Games:

NEW Team Hotel!

We are so excited to announce that we have secured a new Team hotel that is much closer to the BJCC!

Embassy Suites Birmingham

2300 Woodcrest Pl

Birmingham, AL 35209

Every room is a two-room suite – Separate living space and bedroom

∙         Pull-out couch
∙         Free parking
∙         Free hot breakfast and cocktail hour
∙         All rooms are equipped with a mini fridge and microwave.
∙         Only 3 miles from BJCC
∙        On transportation route – to the BJCC and all outlying
events/competitions.

Team Gear

We will be assembling Team Gear on Wednesday June 5th from 10 a.m. – noon in the TCA office.

We need volunteers to help assemble orders. Please sign up on the JotForm to help https://form.jotform.com/22186.

Parade of Athletes

We need a couple creative people to come up with ideas to show our Team spirit as we parade into Legacy Arena on Saturday evening during the opening ceremonies.

In the 2022 Games, we carried purple pom poms, mini–AZ State Flags, and helium balloons in the shape of cactus (these were a showstopper).  A banner will be provided for us.

We plan to bring a T-shirt launcher to shoot Team AZ and DNAZ shirts into the bleachers. In addition, we hope to get approval for a bubble machine that will pump out thousands of bubbles as we walk around.

If you would like to spearhead the effort to help us find creative ideas to wear, shake, rattle, and/or light up contact Tila at tila@transplantaz.org

Registration 

If you have not registered yet, we are officially in the late registration phase.  Registration fees for participants is $200 and non-participants is $75.  You must be registered and have credentials to ride the shuttles.  Register at https://www.transplantgamesofa…

Registration editing is now available.  If you need to make changes to your registration, adding or deleting competitions, or adding a special event such as a luncheon series or movie click “edit button” and make the necessary change(s). If you need to delete an event(s) this will require Transplant Games of America to approve and correct on your registration, please let Tila or Tracy know if you need to delete a competition.

Partners will be added after the June 5th registration deadline.

Medical Waivers

Medical Waivers are due by June 21.  You can fax or mail in your waivers the info is at the bottom of your medical waiver form. It is recommended that you take a picture of your waiver in case you need it for verification when you check in at the Games.  Even though the deadline is June 21, Bill Ryan and team has requested you get them sent in as soon as possible so his team has adequate time to process them all.

Quarter Century Dinner

Get your tickets to the dinner if you haven’t already. They are $40.00 and almost SOLD OUT.  Don’t expect to buy a ticket once you arrive in Birmingham, get them early.

 Virtual Trivia Contest

Yes! There will be a Virtual Trivia Contest this year on May 30th 7:00 – 9:00 pm Eastern time.  Registration info will be sent out on May 20th.  Expect a celebrity host! Let’s get a strong showing from Team AZ and win some cash for the Team!

1st Place $500 – 2nd Place $250 – 3rd Place $100

In the meantime, if you have any questions or need further information, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Tracy at tracy@transplantaz.org or Tila at tila@transplantaz.org.

 

 

 

In the meantime, if you have any questions or need further information, please don’t hesitate to reach out to tila@transplantaz.org.