The ProgramThe lights on the tree are a symbolic celebration of the love in our hearts. We celebrate the lives of those who have given and received the gift of life through organ and tissue donation and transplantation.With your purchase of a light or string of lights, you can help share this celebration with your community and honor a loved one. The lights will be placed on a tree to be illuminated with all of the others to create a wonderful display of love. The proceeds from Love Lights A ... Read Full Story

November 24, 2009 - Tuesday South Australian Cricket Match to Benefit Organ Donation Cricket match to benefit organ donation http://www.davidhookesfoundation.com/ December 3, 2009 The David Hookes Foundation is the beneficiary of the sixth South Australian Premiers Masters Invitation Cricket Match. The Match will raise both profits and awareness for the David Hookes Foundation and they will direct profits from the event to the DonateLife™ in South Australia. The David Hookes Foundation h... Read Full Story

Source: Donate Life Rose Parade Kidney recipientAge 17 ~ Chino Hills, CAStudentSponsored by OneLegacyFrom the moment 17-year-old Matthew Ogle was born on December 15, 1991, his kidneys did not function. His parents were given the option of letting him go, but they chose dialysis to bide time until he was old enough to receive a transplant. After surviving 24 surgeries, in 1997 five-year old Matthew received a transplanted kidney, taking on the road to a normal life. Matthew is now a high scho... Read Full Story

Source: Donate Life Rose Parade Donor wife and motherAge 62 ~ Ft. Wayne, INTeacherSponsored byIndiana Organ Procurement Organization (IOPO)In 1998, Joann Nixon and her husband Phil donated their 11-year-old son Christopher’s organs after he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle. The Nixons’ journey was told in “Christopher,” a Peabody Award-winning TV documentary that has educated thousands of Indiana high school students about donation. In 2007, Phil was critically injured in a tragi... Read Full Story

ORDER YOUR FREE ASIAN PACIFIC OR HISPANIC FACES OF TRANSPLANTATION 2010 CALENDARSCONTAINS:> Inspiring stories of donors, transplant recipients and donation community leaders> Holidays> Healthy Nutritional informationThis 12-month calendar promotes organ and tissue donation and healthful living. It features healthy recipes with nutritional information and tips for healthy living. The calendar honors Asian / Hispanic organ donors and recipients and highlights monthly national health observances... Read Full Story

Source: Donate Life Rose Parade Liver recipientAge 28 ~ Sandy, UTStudentSponsored by Donate Life Run/Walk CommitteeAs a 16-year-old-old, Tyla Newbold’s doctors gave her two weeks to live. Four years earlier, Tyla was diagnosed with an extremely rare condition which ravaged her liver. As her condition worsened, a meeting with her favorite group, All-4-One, brightened her spirits. On August 3, 1997, Tyla received her new liver from a local woman, Caroline Bryant, who had died from injuries from... Read Full Story

Source: Donate Life Rose Parade Float Donor motherAge 50 ~ Kingston, NYSponsored by Center for Donation & TransplantOn January 21, 2009, Hazelee’s 11-year-old daughter Lena Laquaia-Leither Moultrie suffered a brain aneurysm. Organ donation honored a girl who was “always able to reach out to others.” It brings her family special joy to know that her heart was given to another 11-year old girl who suffered from a congenital heart defect. Although they have just started a new journey in thei... Read Full Story

Source: Donate Life Rose Parade Kidney recipientAge 30 ~ Cranberry Township, PASponsored by Astellas Pharma US, Inc.Diagnosed with kidney disease at age 14, Nikki faced the normal challenges of teenage life and the added challenge of chronic illness. In 1998, Nikki received a kidney from her father. Though Nikki was only a teenager at the time and had support from family and friends, she was determined to educate herself about transplantation so that she could take responsibility for her own ... Read Full Story

UNOS, United Network for Organ Sharing in its September - October 2009 newsletter to its members recognized the work and effort of our Donate Life Organ & Tissue Donation Blog.The Blog is still a few days shy of seven months of service however has attracted over 10,000 visitors. Its hope is to be able to chronicle the good work of individuals, families, communities and organizations to raise awareness for organ, eye and tissue donation. It is also hoped that these stories will serve as ... Read Full Story

Health ArchiveBY JAMES WRIGHT -SPECIAL TO THE INFORMER THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2009 10:45 AMPhoto by Eric Watson Marion Barry signs a program booklet for Christine Salaita, MS, RD, CSR of the National Institutes of Health. During an address to the conference, Barry reflected on his own experiences with dialysis and his subsequent experiences as a recipient of a kidney transplant. Most passionate was his plea for others to become organ donors and "give that which can save life." Photo by Eric W... Read Full Story