January 2010 Archive Page 1

Facebook Event

Celebrate New Life – Help Us Register Donors!

 

As new life begins this spring, we need to consider the 106,000 Americans who are hoping to have a new chance at life through a transplant.

We need YOUR help to register donors and save lives.  Here’s How You Can Participate:

Between Tuesday, March 23 and Thursday March 25, do one of the following:

1. Change your facebook picture to the “Shine On” logo image (right) for a day and tag Erin at Lifeline in the photo.

2. Update your Facebook status and with:  I’m a hero.  I’m a registered organ and tissue donor.  Are you? www.lifelineofohio.org

                      Then leave a note on our wall letting us know you did it!

Participate in the event and we’ll send you the Donate Life magnet set pictured below for FREE!

 

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Blog Warming Party

We are breaking in our new blog From March 22 – March 26, we encourage you to give our bloggers a warm welcome by adding your comments on blog posts those days.

Win this Swag Bag!

Each day, 1 comment will be selected at random from that day’s post and the author will receive a “Donate Life Swag Bag” including an insulated lunch tote, sticky note cube, chip clip, book mark, lip balm (courtesy of Honey Bee) and pen.

All you have to do is leave a comment on our blog posts this week and cross your fingers!

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My Tissue Transplant Changed My Life

By Willis Marriner, tissue recipient 

I was excited when my three-year-old son, Alec, started riding a bike in April 2003.  We rode regularly for a couple weeks and enjoyed goofing around together.  I was trying to be a stuntman for him and while attempting a wheelie I felt a sharp pain in my neck.  I didn’t think much of the injury at the time. Read More »

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Pasadena was Powerful

Jan. 8, 2010 – Tissue donor, Mike Craig a teacher and coach from Johnstown, Ohio was honored by the American Association of Tissue Bank (AATB) with a floragraph on the 2010 Donate Life Float and one of his tissue recipients, Mike Vyrostek, was selected by the AATB to ride on the float. Read More »

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