A group of Gift of Life staff, transplant recipients and legislators gathers around Governor Whitmer, who is seated at her desk and holding up the signed Check Your Heart Act

Gov. Whitmer signs bill to add Organ Donor Registry question to state income tax forms in 2024

Check Your Heart Act is the first of its kind in the nation. Groundbreaking legislation to bolster the Michigan Organ Donor Registry became law on Tuesday with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s signature on the Check Your Heart Act, clearing the way for residents to sign up as organ, eye and tissue donors on their state income […]

Gov. Whitmer signs bill to add Organ Donor Registry question to state income tax forms in 2024 قراءة المزيد »

A large crowd gathered on the Michigan Capitol steps (including mascot Hartley T. Heart) holding Donate Life flags and banners for donor families, living donors, transplant recipients and those waiting to live.

Hundreds celebrate new legislation placing donor registry question on state income tax forms

Check Your Heart Act would be first of its kind in the nation More than 400 people in Michigan’s organ and tissue donation and transplant converged on the lawn of the Michigan Capitol in Lansing on June 20 for an inspiring rally and March of Honor. The event celebrated new legislation expected to pass the

Hundreds celebrate new legislation placing donor registry question on state income tax forms قراءة المزيد »

President and CEO Dorrie Dils leans against a glass wall at Gift of Life Michigan

Gift of Life Michigan CEO named president-elect of association representing organ donation programs across the country

The Association for Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) has named Gift of Life Michigan President and CEO Dorrie Dils as its president-elect. The Saline resident will serve in the national role for one year before becoming president of the association that leads the nation’s organ donation community. “I’m honored to serve in this national role. I’m

Gift of Life Michigan CEO named president-elect of association representing organ donation programs across the country قراءة المزيد »

A large group gathered on the Michigan Capitol steps holding signs recognizing them as donor families, transplant recipients and those waiting to live.

Rally in Lansing will celebrate new legislation placing donor registry question on state income tax forms

Check Your Heart Act would be first of its kind in the nation As many as 400 people in Michigan’s organ and tissue donation and transplant community will converge on the lawn of the Michigan Capitol in Lansing on Tuesday for an inspiring rally and March of Honor. The event will celebrate new legislation expected

Rally in Lansing will celebrate new legislation placing donor registry question on state income tax forms قراءة المزيد »

May was a record month in Michigan with 63 organ donors providing 167 organs transplanted and 177 tissue donors.

Gift of Life Michigan breaks yet another state record for donors

Organ and tissue donors help hundreds in May   Gift of Life Michigan helped a record 63 people become organ donors and 177 gave the gift of tissue in May, saving and healing hundreds of critically ill patients throughout the state and across the country.  Michigan’s federally designated organ donation program also set a new milestone

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organ donation in ann arbor michigan

فاتورة لإضافة خيار تسجيل المانحين إلى النماذج الضريبية يمر Michigan House

Key legislation that would allow state income tax filers to add their names to the Michigan Organ Donor Registry is one step closer to reality. The Check Your Heart Act passed the House today. It now moves to the Senate for hearings and public comment before a vote. If approved by the Senate and signed

فاتورة لإضافة خيار تسجيل المانحين إلى النماذج الضريبية يمر Michigan House قراءة المزيد »

Female doctor holding open chart looking at the camera

تقديم مشروع قانون توعية سجل المانحين في ميشيغان

NEW SENATE BILL WOULD INCREASE AWARENESS, PROVIDE EDUCATION ON ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION   Updated April 26, 2023 This week, Sen. Kevin Daley (R-Lapeer) introduced Senate Bill 287, which mirrors House Bill 4060 introduced by State Rep. Lori M. Stone (D-Warren) in February, which would encourage physicians at private practices or urgent care centers to provide

تقديم مشروع قانون توعية سجل المانحين في ميشيغان قراءة المزيد »

Pam and Krishna Sawhney made the largest financial gift to Gift of Life in the organization's history, to support the All of Us high school education program.

الهدايا التاريخية تمول تعليم الطلاب

Bloomfield Hills couple pledges record $125,000 for popular All of Us program  Pamela and Krishna Sawhney fervently believe educating youth about organ and tissue donation will change the minds and hearts of generations of skeptics — and save the lives of patients waiting for transplants.  The Bloomfield Hills couple has pledged $125,000 over five years

الهدايا التاريخية تمول تعليم الطلاب قراءة المزيد »

Gift of Life logo above the main entrance of the office.

هدية الحياة تحدد سجلات الأعضاء والأنسجة في عام 2022

Donation success in Michigan mirrors the national trend in saving and healing lives  Gift of Life Michigan helped a record 463 people become organ donors and 1,821 give the gift of tissue last year, saving hundreds of lives and healing tens of thousands more. The 2022 figures represent a significant 14% increase in tissue donors

هدية الحياة تحدد سجلات الأعضاء والأنسجة في عام 2022 قراءة المزيد »

Michigan sample driver's license with red heart donor symbol emphasized

تهدف حملة "تحقق من قلبك" إلى تعزيز سجل المتبرعين بالأعضاء

Do you have a heart on your license or state ID?  Philip Perry and about 2,400 other patients in Michigan are so sick that they’re counting on donors and their families to save their lives.  The 40-year-old Monroe man is among more than 100 people in the state who need a new heart and he

تهدف حملة "تحقق من قلبك" إلى تعزيز سجل المتبرعين بالأعضاء قراءة المزيد »

Rev. Dr. Remonia Chapman is the director of community relations and family support for Gift of Life Michigan

تعمل الشراكات في مكان العمل على توسيع نطاق وصولنا

Remonia Chapman is committed to community, relationships and finding new ways to advance the Donor Registry  Relationships are fueling a significant partnership initiative with some of the state’s largest businesses and organizations. Remonia Chapman and her colleagues are asking them to share the donor registration link with employees along with the message that donation saves

تعمل الشراكات في مكان العمل على توسيع نطاق وصولنا قراءة المزيد »

Patrick Wells-O'Brien is the VP of communications and external relations

من شأن مشاريع القوانين الحكومية المقترحة أن تثقف وتسجل المزيد من المانحين

Check Your Heart Act would add donation question to income tax form  Patrick Wells-O’Brien spends a lot of time generating innovative ideas about how to add thousands of names to the state’s Organ Donor Registry. It’s the number one goal for his 23-person division and he takes his leadership responsibility very seriously.  Gift of Life

من شأن مشاريع القوانين الحكومية المقترحة أن تثقف وتسجل المزيد من المانحين قراءة المزيد »

Nick Olden in scrubs next to the Donor Care Center mural at Gift of Life Michigan

تسليط الضوء على الموظفين: يساهم المانحون في ولاية ميشيغان في الأبحاث الرائدة

Nick Olden has one job and it’s pivotal: He finds ways for non-transplantable donated tissue and organs to help humanity through research.  Gift of Life Michigan’s research coordinator and the clinical teams working alongside him are partnering with scientists to find cures and treatments for devastating diagnoses.  “Healthy donated organs that just miss being transplanted

تسليط الضوء على الموظفين: يساهم المانحون في ولاية ميشيغان في الأبحاث الرائدة قراءة المزيد »

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