A walking path and bench are recent additions to the Lifeline of Ohio Donor Memorial.

Lifeline of Ohio has the honor and privilege to work with the heroes of donation — those individuals who give the “Gift of Life” through organ and tissue donation. As a permanent and public tribute to these individuals, the Lifeline of Ohio Donor Memorial was built adjacent to the Lifeline of Ohio offices in Columbus, Ohio, and was dedicated in 2000.

The Lifeline of Ohio Donor Memorial entrance in Columbus, Ohio.

The entrance court to the 3/4-acre memorial features an immense aggregate mosaic of the “Tree of Life,” with leaves etched throughout the court to symbolize all of the donors from the Lifeline of Ohio service area.

At the dedication ceremony of the Donor Memorial, Rick and Kathleen Fremont place a brick in memory of their son, Christopher William Fremont, who shared the “Gift of Life” in 1994.

Families can choose to have a donor publicly acknowledged with one of the hundreds of engraved bricks in the entrance court.

Other special features of the Donor Memorial include the tranquility fountain and circle of benches surrounding the garden area, which welcome visitors to sit and remember donation’s heroes. Near the center of the Memorial is a podium dedicated to those individuals who died waiting for a transplant. This is a constant reminder that more needs to be done and that each of us has the ability to make a difference through organ and tissue donation, just as those who have already given that “Gift of Life” have demonstrated.

As an expression of the endless significance that the gift of donation carries, the Donor Memorial also features a stainless steel infinity symbol positioned atop a 15-foot obelisk.

To mark its five-year anniversary, improvements were made in the spring of 2006 to the Lifeline of Ohio Donor Memorial. A walking path, ending in the signature infinity symbol and the addition of three flag poles, flying the nation’s flag, the Ohio flag and a Donate Life flag, have been added to the park.

As part of Donate Life Month 2011, hooks were added to the wall to allow it the opportunity to become a living, organic way to share the message of hope, remembrance and celebration. A box has been hung on the wall too and it holds cards so the public can stop by the Donor Memorial Park and share a message and hang it on the wall at any time.

You are welcome to visit the Donor Memorial at 770 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212.

Order a Donor Memorial Brick

Families whose loved ones were organ or tissue donors can publicly acknowledge the donation in the Lifeline of Ohio Donor Memorial by having the donor’s name engraved on a brick. Each brick costs $25 to engrave, however, if you need financial assistance, donations received by Lifeline of Ohio for the Donor Memorial can be used to cover these costs.

Each brick can contain up to three lines of text with no more than 13 characters (including spaces) on each line. If your loved one was an organ or tissue donor and you would like to have a brick engraved, please send in a neatly printed page spelling the exact text that you would like to have engraved on the brick. Also include a check made payable to Lifeline of Ohio or a note requesting to have the brick purchased on your behalf from one of the general contributions.

You may purchase a brick online by clicking here or mail Brick Orders to:

Lifeline of Ohio

Attn: Darlene Achee

770 Kinnear Rd, Suite 200

Columbus, OH 43212

For more information, contact Darlene Achee: 800-525-5667 ext. 302

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Donate $25.00 online via Paypal.