Featured | 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…
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Gift of LifeLines, News | April 26, 2022
New legislation encourages family doctors to educate about organ and tissue donation
News | April 25, 2022
Donate Life Month encourages Michigan residents to sign up to be a donor
Gift of Life Michigan honors donors, recipients and volunteers during national observance April is National Donate Life Month, designed to raise awareness of the importance of registering as an organ, eye, and tissue donor to save…
Blog, Gift of LifeLines, News | April 25, 2022
Breaking the time barrier: organ care system preserves lungs outside the body
Gift of LifeLines, News | April 25, 2022
Gift of Life Michigan honors champions of donation
Gift of LifeLines, News | April 22, 2022
Honoring Life
Gift of Life Foundation launches first annual appeal As Gift of Life Michigan battles the ever-present transplant waiting list and strives to add one million names to the Michigan Organ Donor Registry, resources for critical…
News | April 15, 2022
Gift of Life Michigan launches ‘Check Your Heart’ campaign
News | February 16, 2022
Breaking the time barrier: new system extends life, viability of donated lungs
News | February 14, 2022
‘I don’t take a single day for granted’
Blog, Gift of LifeLines, News | January 21, 2022
“I never knew what it was like to feel normal”
Gift of LifeLines, News | January 21, 2022
Point of Pride: Gift of Life earns prestigious Great Place to Work distinction
News | January 17, 2022
Record number of organ donors save lives in 2021
Organ and tissue donation trending up across the U.S. Gift of Life Michigan again honored the generosity of a record number of organ donors in 2021, saving and healing thousands of lives despite the continuing…
News | December 21, 2021
Governor signs HOPE Act into law
Legislation enables organ transplants from HIV-positive donors to HIV-positive patients Ann Arbor, MI – The HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act is now law in Michigan. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the legislation in December,…
News | December 17, 2021
Gift of Life Michigan certified as ‘Great Place to Work’
Gift of Life Michigan has been certified as a Great Place to Work, based on employee feedback from a survey in November. Based on the survey, 74 percent of employees indicated Gift of Life is…
News | December 11, 2021
Annual HOSA Challenge sets records in effort to help patients on organ transplant waiting list
Future Health Professionals rally to increase number of Michigan organ and tissue donors There are nearly 1,000 new organ and tissue donors registered in Michigan, thanks to the efforts of students across the state….
Blog, News | December 6, 2021
Seeking Gift of Life Champion Nominations
Gift of Life Michigan is once again looking to honor our partners throughout the state at our annual Champions Gala on Friday, April 1, 2022. We would not be as successful as we are without…
News | November 23, 2021
Gift of Life Michigan celebrates 50 years of saving, improving lives
Technology, education, and outreach led to record-breaking growth In a year that has already seen three record-breaking months, Gift of Life Michigan is approaching another milestone: honoring the wishes of 10,000 organ donors during the…
News | October 29, 2021
Volunteers create comfort for grieving families
More than 300 comfort blankets created during third annual event Dozens of volunteers, organ transplant recipients and members of donor families got together recently to create some warmth for newly grieving families. The Donate Life…
News | October 29, 2021
Lansing marks day to honor young organ donor
May 31 will be recognized as Amaia Alysse Edmond Day after unanimous council vote The legacy of a young girl from the Lansing community who donated her organs will live on, after the Lansing…
News | October 8, 2021
HOPE Act clears first Senate hurdle
News | September 17, 2021
Spectrum Butterworth Hospital honored by Gift of Life Michigan
Grand Rapids facility, staff recognized for innovation, support of organ and tissue donation Spectrum Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids was honored as the 2021 Donor Hospital of the Year by Gift of Life Michigan for…