
Featured | April 16, 2025
Michigan Senate recognizes April as Donate Life Month, introduces new bills focused on organ, eye and tissue donation education
Today, the Michigan Senate adopted Sen. Kevin Daley’s (R-Lum) resolution to recognize April 2025 as Donate Life Month. Celebrated each April, the national observance is a time to raise awareness about organ, eye and tissue…
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News | March 1, 2024
Munson Medical Center Named Hospital of the Year by Gift of Life Michigan
Munson’s John Stanifer, MD and ICU Manager, Eric Jean also to be recognized. Gift of Life Michigan has announced that in April it will honor Munson Medical Center (MMC) as Hospital of the Year along…
News | February 21, 2024
Gift of Life Michigan announces new board members
New board members will bring fresh perspectives and ideas to the table Gift of Life Michigan is proud to announce three new members joining its Governing Board of Directors. …
News | January 15, 2024
Gift of Life Michigan smashes record for organ donors in 2023
More than 213,000 people join Donor Registry Gift of Life Michigan helped a record 578 people become organ donors and 1,858 to give the gift of tissue last year, saving thousands of lives and healing…
News | January 3, 2024
Sparrow Hospital nurse earns statewide donation champion award from Gift of Life Michigan
Malinda Herrera becomes a living donor to offer hope Malinda Herrera has been a passionate advocate of organ and tissue donation for years as a nurse on the Neuro Intensive Care Unit at Sparrow Hospital….
News | November 20, 2023
Gift of Life Michigan breaks record for organ donors in a year
Unprecedented 500 donors save lives so far in 2023 Michigan’s organ and tissue donation program has broken another record by reaching the 500 organ donors mark in a single year with more than a month…
News | November 10, 2023
Gift of Life Michigan CEO praises protections for living organ donors
Gift of Life Michigan celebrates the passage of a law that prevents health insurers from denying or limiting coverage for living organ donors in this state. Sen. Kevin Hertel sponsored the measure (SB 384), which…
LifeLines, News | October 20, 2023
A New Bill: Requires Schools to Teach Organ Donation in MI
Blog, LifeLines, News | September 12, 2023
New law lets residents sign up through tax forms
Michigan residents who haven’t yet added their names to the Michigan Organ Donor Registry will have a new and easy way to do so in 2024. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the Check Your Heart Act…
Blog, LifeLines, News | September 12, 2023
Gift of Life’s gala generates thousands for critical programs
Blog, News | August 17, 2023
Donate Life Night at the Zoo celebrates organ donors, transplant recipients and renewed life
Gift of Life’s largest West Michigan outreach event returned this week to the popular John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids with a new twist. This year, more than one thousand Donate Life Night at the…
Blog, News | August 1, 2023
National Minority Donor Awareness Month
August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month, designated to heighten awareness about organ and tissue donation in multicultural communities. Originally observed in a single week in 1996, this awareness month is a collaborative effort by…
Blog, News | July 24, 2023
Gift of Life Hosted Annual LIFE Walk/Run on Belle Isle
Gift of Life MOTTEP hosted its 26th annual LIFEWalk/Run event on July 22 on Belle Isle in Detroit. The event included a 5K walk and run, and a 10K run. The theme for the event…
Blog, News | July 19, 2023
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…
Blog, News | June 26, 2023
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…
Blog, News | June 22, 2023
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…
Blog, News | June 19, 2023
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…
Blog, News | June 5, 2023
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…
Blog, News | May 11, 2023
Bill to add donor registration option to tax forms passes 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…
Blog, News | April 26, 2023
Donor Registry Awareness Bill introduced in Michigan
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…
Blog, News | April 14, 2023
Gift of Life sets organ and tissue records in 2022
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