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Heroes on Foot: My Donor Gave me Butterfly Wings
A butterfly says, “The caterpillar-me is history; my metamorphosis, a mystery; and today…today is a present; my struggle gifted me.” (Manali Oak) For the last few years, a caterpillar determined to get through the challenges and struggles ahead to change into a beautiful butterfly has been symbolic of my life story. I was always the picture [...]
read more...Heroes on Foot: Be the Inspiration, Be the Dash Sea of Green!
By: Phil and Margaret Petrosky As we mark our 10 year anniversary of working at Lifeline of Ohio’s Dash for Donation, we invite you to join us to be part of the inspiration for organ, eye, and tissue donation in downtown Columbus on Saturday morning, July 13. The old adage says, “a picture is worth [...]
read more...Gold Medal Partners for Life
By: Marilyn Pongonis, director of communications Donate Life Ohio recognizes that continuing to grow an effective Ohio Donor Registry can’t happen without the support of two key partners in state government — the Ohio Department of Public Safety and the Ohio Department of Health. Recently 10 states, including Ohio, were awarded Gold Medals of Honor [...]
read more...Heroes on Foot: The Cheetah that Left his Footprint Behind
By: Megan Lynch I remember the first time I saw Ian. He was five years old with curly blonde hair, a mini version of his father. Ian and his dad were passing me in the hallway at our workplace. Ian looked at me with big blue-green eyes and then, in a flash, ran to catch [...]
read more...For Older American’s Month this May, Consider Saving Lives
You’re never too old. Older Americans make up 33.2 million of the United States population today and live longer lives thanks to advancements in medical technology.[1] As years extend and the retirement age of 65 stays the same, older Americans have more time than ever to make every day count. But for 18 people every [...]
read more...Heroes on Foot: Running for Jordan Rescued me
This blog post kicks off stories of Dash for Donation Heroes on Foot. The story features the personal journey that led Tyler Ross to run and win the 5K Dash for Donation race for the first time in 2011. A true Hero on Foot, Tyler has participated in Dash for Donation events since and encourages [...]
read more...BMVs Awarded for Work on Donation’s Front Lines
Several Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) Deputy Registrar Locations were recognized in April for their hard and steadfast work on the front lines of donation. In the month of April, Lifeline of Ohio awarded a total of seven 2012 “Organ, Tissue and Eye Donation Front Line Awards” to BMV locations in its service area. Lifeline [...]
read more...Think Blue, Think Green, Think Blue and Green for National Blue and Green Day
Americans will honor the heroes of donation who say “yes” to organ, eye and tissue donation by registering their name in the Ohio Donor Registry on Friday, April 19 for National Blue and Green Day. Wear your favorite blue and/or green outfit on April 19 and offer HOPE to the more than 117,500 Americans waiting [...]
read more...The New Donate Life License Plate Shines with Ohio Pride
Headed to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) soon to renew your license? In addition to confirming your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor, you have the opportunity to purchase the new Ohio Pride Donate Life Plate! Beginning April 15, Ohio will offer a new standard license plate design called Ohio Pride. [...]
read more...Volunteers Take a Seat for Life on NBC4
Recipients, donor family members, and community leaders are joining together from across central and southeast Ohio in an effort to not let another chair go empty as they ‘Take a Seat for Life’ in the green chair Thursday, April 18, 2013 on NBC4i.com. This day-long sit-in is designed to encourage people to register as an [...]
read more...Write a Donate Life Month Letter to the Editor
April is Donate Life Month and there’s no better time to remind your local community to register as organ, eye and tissue donors! We encourage you to write a letter to the editor of your local paper about Donate Life Month. Share why donation is important to you and use your story to encourage their [...]
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