Alonzo Mourning to headline Nevada Donor Network golf invitational

The Nevada Donor Network Foundation will host its 2026 Golf Invitational on Oct. 5 at Las Vegas Country Club, with NBA legend and kidney transplant recipient Alonzo Mourning as the special guest. The event aims to raise awareness and support for organ, eye and tissue donation as Nevada waits with nearly 700 people on the transplant list.

Why it matters: - The Nevada Donor Network Foundation event raises money and awareness for organ, eye and tissue donation in Nevada. - More than 109,000 Americans are waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant, including nearly 700 Nevadans. - In 2025, Nevada Donor Network facilitated 262 organ donations that led to 795 lifesaving transplants. - The organization also supported 5,633 tissue, ocular and birth tissue donations last year.

What happened: - Nevada Donor Network Foundation will host the 2026 Nevada Donor Network Foundation Golf Invitational on Monday, Oct. 5, at Las Vegas Country Club. - NBA champion, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, Olympic gold medalist and kidney transplant recipient Alonzo Mourning will return as a special guest. - Basketball Hall of Famer Julius “Dr. J” Erving will also attend. - The invitational is produced by PGD Global. - Sponsorship information is available here.

The details: - The event will bring together community leaders, health care professionals, transplant recipients, supporters and special guests. - The day will include golf and entertainment benefiting Nevada Donor Network Foundation and its mission to advance organ, eye and tissue donation. - Participants can expect a breakfast, warm-up session, networking time, gifting suite and on-course entertainment. - Non-golfing guests will have access to a clubhouse lounge with music, specialty cocktails and cuisine. - The event will end with an awards dinner. - The sunset celebration will be hosted by sisters and professional golfers Nisha and Seema Sadekar. - Las Vegas Country Club is a private, member-owned club founded in 1967 and designed by golf course architect Ed Ault.

Between the lines: - Mourning’s appearance gives the fundraiser a personal transplant story that matches the foundation’s mission. - Mourning received a kidney transplant in 2003 after being diagnosed with a life-threatening kidney disease. - He returned to the NBA and won a championship with the Miami Heat in 2006. - Mourning has since become an advocate for organ donation and transplantation. - The event mixes philanthropy with a high-profile sports draw, which can broaden attention beyond traditional donor-awareness audiences.

What's next: - The foundation will use the Oct. 5 invitational to generate support for its donation programs. - Media attendance is limited to credentialed press, with access and interviews subject to availability and event protocols. - Media requests go to hello@diversepublic.com. - More information is available at Nevada Donor Network and Nevada Donor Network Foundation.