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Lifeline of Ohio Donor Memorial FAQs

What is the Lifeline of Ohio Donor Memorial? This public Memorial honors the heroes of donation — Lifeline of Ohio’s organ, eye and tissue donors. It is the only one of its kind in Ohio to remember, honor and give thanks and gratitude for the gifts of life, sight and healing. Who is honored in […]

How well do you know your kidneys?

Lifeline of Ohio Communications Director Marilyn Pongonis toasts World Kidney Day with her morning tea in a new cup from our friends at the Columbus office of the National Kidney Foundation. March is National Kidney Month and this year the NKF is focusing on aging and kidney disease. Kidney disease can develop at any time, […]

New Community Report Illustrates the Power of Donation

October marks Lifeline of Ohio’s 30th anniversary, and to help illustrate the power of organ, eye and tissue donation, Lifeline of Ohio released a new community report. With the mission-focused print piece in hand, we interviewed Lifeline of Ohio CEO Kent Holloway on what the document’s purpose is and how the organization plans to use […]

Target Donation for Donor Families Hits a Bull’s-eye

When our bereavement services department realized they might not be able to financially support a beloved donor family resource, they went into high-gear to find a solution. That’s when the Target store on Olentangy River Road hit a bull’s-eye with their generous plan to help. Samanthe Wiethe, the executive team leader of store 1058, heard […]

Donatos Pizza Honors Associate’s Brother through Donate Life Campaign

Pizza, bracelets, and saving lives oh my! Donatos and the local Donate Life affiliate, Lifeline of Ohio, announced a promotional partnership to register organ, eye and tissue donors today at the store located at 3389 Sullivant Ave., Columbus, 43204. Donatos Chairwoman Jane Grote Abell, associate and donor sister Kanisha Dumas and Lifeline of Ohio CEO […]

10 Questions Students Ask About Organ Donation

When our community educators teach organ, eye and tissue donation programs to high schoolers, people often want to know what the students are like, how the programs are received and what questions they have about the donation process. We thought it would be nice to share with the public what students are curious about. Our […]