Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Lifeline of Ohio’s Donor Memorial Park
770 Kinnear Road, Columbus, Ohio 43212
Lifeline of Ohio invites you to celebrate Donate Life Month at this special event. This gathering will be a testament to the lives that have been touched by organ and tissue donation. We hope that you will bring your friends and family to honor those who have given the “gift of life,” celebrate those who have been given a second chance through transplantation and to give “hope” to the 112,000+ waiting on the national transplant list.
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Lifeline of Ohio hosted its first-ever Organ and Tissue Donation Collaborative meeting for hospital professionals on Oct. 11! The program was the result of a 2010 survey of Lifeline of Ohio’s hospital partners that indicated interest in further education about donation. Read More »
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Today marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month, a celebration of freedom for the Hispanic community in the U.S. The annual event, which runs from Sept. 15 – Oct. 15, jointly commemorates the independence of Cost Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, all observed on Sept. 15, as well as Mexico and Chile, both countries that gained independence in September. Read More »
Donate Life Ambassador and kidney transplant recipient, Judy Jackson, recently volunteered at her first health fair! All of our ambassadors go through training to learn the facts about donation and help central Ohioans make educated decisions about the “Gift of Life.” Judy put her knowledge to good use at our booth during the 10TV Health and Fitness Expo. She was excited to share her story and register five new organ and tissue donors. Below are her reflections on the experience:
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By Rob West, Liver Recipient
Have you ever asked yourself how you would do things differently if you were given a second chance? This was something I never asked until about two years ago but now I am living out the answer to that question. Read More »
For the second year, Kate Pollard is leading a team from The Ohio State University’s College of Medicine in the Dash for Donation.
The third-year medical student became involved with organ and tissue donation when she started studying medicine in 2009. Read More »
This month I will celebrate my 20th anniversary at Lifeline of Ohio. My first thought when I say those words is, “How can this be?” I was a mere 25 years old when I started working here and, quite frankly, had no idea what I was doing leaping in to this cause. I can remember exactly where I was when Linda Jones, the former Lifeline of Ohio CEO, called me on the phone to ask me if I wanted to come work for her – it was such a rush.
In the many roles I have played, from an organ coordinator, then as the hospital relations representative, and finally in my role now as Chief Clinical Executive/Director of Clinical Services I cannot think of any other way I would want to dedicate my life’s work. Read More »
Hope, Remembrance, and Celebration — concepts that I have experienced separately, but not all at the same time. This changed on April 2, 2011 in a tent full of friends, colleagues, and total strangers.
When I was told that Lifeline of Ohio would be hosting a 24-hour event, I was completely overwhelmed. “How could our small staff pull off such a huge event,” I wondered. The details started coming together in the months leading up to April, and I learned that each hour would be different, but certainly special. Read More »
It’s hard to believe, but Donate Life Month is just around the corner! This year, we are celebrating in a big way. On Saturday, April 2, we will host our first-ever 24-hour event. Read More »
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