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Mes de Concientización sobre Donantes Minoritarios

In a collaborative endeavor by the National (Organ, Eye, and Tissue Donation) Multicultural Action Group (NMAG), National Minority Donor Awareness Month strives to educate and inspire multicultural communities to consider organ donation. NMDA members include the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), Donate Life America (DLA), the Association for Multicultural Affairs in Transplantation (AMAT), National […]

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La subvención de la fundación honra al receptor del corazón que inspiró a muchos

  On Saturday, Aug. 27, a $10,000 grant was presented to the Gift of Life Foundation in honor of a Julia Evans, a heart recipient and cancer survivor, who inspired many. Sandy Chekal, an employee at Crum & Forster, an insurance company with more than 2,500 employees nationwide, was so inspired by Julia’s story she

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Artelia Griggs and Donnie Parker wave as they finish the 5K walk

LIFE Walk regresa a la histórica Belle Isle por 25 años

Thousands attend event celebrating life, organ and tissue donation The annual LIFE Walk/Run drew nearly 2,500 people to Belle Isle in downtown Detroit for the event’s 25th anniversary honoring life, celebrating donor heroes and their families and promoting the Michigan Organ Donor registry. The theme for the event, founded by the Detroit Minority Organ Tissue

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Transplant athlete signs Transplant Games of America flag

El equipo de Michigan se dirige a San Diego para los Donate Life Transplant Games

Camaraderie, fellowship highlight biennual competition for transplant recipients Mike Roman of Berkley admits he probably shouldn’t go to the Donate Life Transplant Games this year. But the 65-year-old heart recipient said the draw of attending in person again – after Covid forced a virtual platform – was too great to resist, despite his declining health.

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Donor father John Edmond at the podium on the Capitol Steps with a Check Your Heart banner behind him

Los partidarios de la donación se reúnen para "Check Your Heart" en el capitolio de Michigan

Legislators, transplant recipients, donor families urge Michiganders to ‘Check Your Heart’  There was a clear message echoing across the lawn of the Michigan Capitol recently: Check Your Heart. Supporters of organ and tissue donation, including transplant recipients, legislators, volunteers and more joined Gift of Life Michigan in Lansing to celebrate new life, honor donors and

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Make a Difference with Your Company through Organ Donation Awareness

Gift of Life is Looking for Workplace Partners Who Can Make a Difference   With about 55% of Michiganders registered as organ and tissue donors, Gift of Life Michigan seeks new partners to grow the registry and save more lives.   Gift of Life wants to partner with workplaces, community organizations, and municipal clerks to

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Justin Shilling, who was killed at the Oxford High School shooting in November 2021 and became an organ and tissue donor

Mamá ayuda a estudiantes de Oxford High School a recordar a un amigo y compañero de clase que salvó seis vidas

Justin Shilling’s legacy as an organ and tissue donor is helping his mother navigate the depths of her grief. She wanted something for his 1,900 classmates, too. The Oxford High School senior was one of four students killed in a shooting at the school last fall. He was able to donate both kidneys, one lung,

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Donate Life Day at the Zoo flyer

El Día de la Donación de Vida en el zoológico celebra a los donantes de órganos, los receptores de trasplantes y la vida

Gift of Life’s largest outreach event returns to the popular John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids on Aug. 13.  Donate Life Day at the Zoo returns to an in-person event after the primarily virtual platform that was necessary because of Covid-19.  “We’re really hoping for a crowd. Our event is such a fun way to

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Slide featuring Anne Kowalczyk, Gift of Life's long-time Chief Financial Officer

El líder veterano de Gift of Life recibe el premio nacional Lifetime Achievement

After more than three decades in leadership at Gift of Life Michigan, the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) has recognized Anne Kowalczyk with its Lifetime Achievement award. Gift of Life’s recently retired CFO was pivotal in making sure the organization is financially prepared to fulfill the wishes of donors and their families well into

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Todd Hart in scrubs sitting in a survival flight helicopter

Staff Spotlight: Todd Hart es responsable de los órganos en su camino hacia el trasplante

Todd Hart saves lives by taking care of organs from the second they leave the donor until the moment they reach the recipient prepped for a lifesaving transplant. As an Organ Recovery Specialist at Gift of Life Michigan, Todd works with surgeons when the heart, liver, lungs or kidneys are removed from a generous donor,

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Voluntariado destacado: la beneficiaria lanza una organización benéfica y recauda dinero en honor al vigésimo aniversario de su trasplante de pulmón

Ronda Harrison never thought she’d live to see 50.   Born with cystic fibrosis (CF), the Spring Lake woman said she always knew her life had an early expiration date.   “I have always known I wasn’t going to live as long as my friends,” she said. “That has now changed.”  It technically started to change

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