Long Island Transplant Recipients International
WHO WE ARE
Long Island Transplant Recipients International Organization (TRIO) is a non-profit all volunteer organization committed to improving the quality of lives touched by the miracle of transplantation through education, support, advocacy, and organ donation and transplantation awareness.
JOIN OUR MONTHLY MEETING
Each month, Long Island TRIO has virtual monthly meetings, featuring medical professionals discussing relevant topics to pre or post transplant members.
KIDNEY HEALTH
Join our next LITRIO Health Meeting as we welcome:
Christopher Chandler, M.D. Assistant Professor of Surgery,
New York Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medicine Transplant Center
Wednesday
October 8th, 2025
6:30pm
Join Online Via Zoom
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We have a Celebration of the Season this October
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Islander Game in March
DONATE LIFE
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LITRIO, L.I. TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT, ROSE GARDEN RE-DEDICATION
Saturday, September 6, 2025
LITRIO, Long Island Transplant Recipients International Organization invites you to the 2025 Annual Donor Rose Garden Re-dedication honoring donors & donor families (gifts of life hero's)
at the LITRIO Rose Garden, Eisenhower Park – East Meadow, NY (rain or shine)
Saturday, September 6, 2025 - 10:30AM Sign in, Followed by Opening Ceremony
Please RSVP before Thursday, August 28, 2028
Email Joy Oppedisano - Joyoppedisano@gmail.com
Call Susan Dillon, donor/recipient family (516) 620-5900
Please provide your loved ones’ name so that it can be read aloud at the ceremony and be included in the program.
Location
The LITRIO Rose Garden is located at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow off of Parking Lot 6 opposite the Harry Chapin Theatre,by Lanin House.WAZE will direct you,too.
June LITRIO Health Program at Hofstra Northwell Medical School
Some attendees with Northwell/Cohen Children's Hospital Doctors, Lionel Mailloux MD, Vinay Nair MD & Christine Sethna MD.
Transplant Life Foundation honored Joy Oppedisano (LI TRIO President) - nominated by Jennifer Lentini.
Jennifer says, “Joy has been a Member of Long Island TRIO for countless years and I've personally known her since after my transplant for 26 years. She is the President now and makes everyone feel special and important in the organization. Takes time out of her day to be around for any member of the group and even people she may have never met in person yet. Joy has a heart of gold and her compassion is superb. She is not just a hero to me but so many people in each life she touched. Not all heroes wear capes, some genuinely have hearts of gold.”
Long Island TRIO
in association with Hearts For Russ premiere:
Gifts of Life: Profiles in Courage from the Transplant Community