Get Involved with Events Supporting Organ Donation

Please join the Donate Life Coalition of Michigan, the Michigan Donor Family Council and Gift of Life Michigan at our 7^th Annual Creating Comfort Blanket Event in Southfield on March 27th.

We are offering two time slots this year –  2-5pm and 5:30-8:30pm – so you can join us when it works best in your schedule. Stay for a full time slot or just stop in to say Hello and tie a few knots.

Bridges to Life: Innovations in Transplant Access

University of Michigan Health cordially invites you to join us for our Transplant Center Research Symposium on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Scheduled from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and conversation until 7 p.m. We are delighted to host this celebration of the innovations in transplantation and to enhance collaboration.

Post-secondary students across the state will compete to see which school can save and heal more lives!

Four Michigan pickleball players will attempt to set a new Guinness World Record by completing more than 34 hours and 6 minutes of consecutive pickleball play.

Watch the livestream here.

Help us beat our fundraising goal of $20,000 – we are 75% of the way there!

Funeral professionals and Medical Examiner Investigators from across the state will gather to learn about innovations and best practices in working with donors and their families.

Join the service project that saves lives y earns you money. Michigan HOSA Chapters that participate in the Gift of Life HOSA Challenge between October 7 and October 25, 2024 will earn points for cash prizes.

Join our partners at the Donate Life Coalition of Michigan and many Gift of Life staff and volunteers for a fun night at Comerica Park promoting organ, eye and tissue donation!

National Minority Donor Awareness Month is a collaborative initiative of the National (Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation) Multicultural Action Group (NMAG) to save and improve the quality of life of diverse communities by creating a positive culture for organ, eye, and tissue donation.

Michigan’s largest gathering of donor families, living donors, transplant recipients, medical staff and other supporters is an event you just do not want to miss! Join us for fun, music, dancing, food, a health fair, and the 10K or 5K run or a 5K (3.1 mile) walk around beautiful Belle Isle State Park in Detroit.

Join us at the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids for a fun night with the animals and hundreds of donation and transplant supporters!