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‘Shawls of Support’ Helps Hundreds of Donor Families in First Year
September marks the one-year anniversary of the Shawls of Support program, providing a handmade shawl to every donor family whose loved one gave the Gift of Life through donation. Created and donated by recipients, volunteers and donor family members themselves, each shawl is unique and intended to provide a level of comfort to grieving families. […]
“Ant’s Got It” celebrates Anthony Jackson’s life
The Lifeline of Ohio communications team gathered to celebrate the life of Anthony Jackson and his decision to register as an organ, eye and tissue donor. Staff members proudly wear Homage’s “Ant’s Got It” t-shirts created in Anthony’s honor as The Columbus Dispatch posted an article on Anthony and his family. The article discusses the […]
His Time Ran Out
Rob Mack’s time ran out before he was able to receive the kidney transplant he needed to survive. His wife, Rhonda Major-Mack, of Columbus, feels it’s her responsibility to discuss donation with her community because African Americans like her husband are three times more likely than white Americans to need a kidney transplant.
Dash date falls on the birthday of two Heroes on Foot
For two families celebrating the lives of their loved ones, the Dash for Donation’s July 13 date holds special significance. Matt Brady and Adam Wasielewski saved and healed lives as organ and tissue donors Team Adam’s Army and Team Brady will celebrate their donor’s birthdays on race day this year. Adam Wasielewski would have been […]
Dash’s Donor Wall Honors Organ Donation Heroes
The sea of green will form on July 13 in downtown Columbus as the Dash for Donation 5K honors the heroes of organ, eye and tissue donation. For a special tribute to each life-saving donor, the event features a Donor Remembrance Wall where families can post posters commemorating their loved ones who gave the gift […]
Lifeline of Ohio Celebrates National Blue and Green Day
On April 19, 2013, Donate Life National Blue and Green Day honored heroes who said “yes” to organ, eye and tissue donation by registering their designation in the Ohio Donor Registry. Lifeline of Ohio and the public gathered at the Ohio Statehouse for a House of Representatives Proclamation declaring it Blue and Green day in Ohio. […]
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