Burlington resident leads state’s transplant athletes

Burlington resident leads state’s transplant athletes

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Burlington resident Mark Slade’s passion for the Transplant Games of America is as healthy as ever and he’s helping organize a fundraiser connected to that. To support North Carolina Transplant Athletes (or “Team NC” as it’s called), a pickleball tournament is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. April 25 at Burlington City Park’s pickleball facility. It has been 15-plus years since Slade, 64, became a trans…