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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It’s been said that “life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.” I have found that to be so true in my eight years with Lifeline of Ohio. Read More »
We have the best intentions to do more and be better when a new year approaches. We make grand plans: lose weight, take on that home renovation or give back to the community. Often, we struggle to find ways to follow through.
The same goes for registering as an organ and tissue donor. More than 94 percent of Ohioans think that donation is a good thing, but only about 54 percent have taken the steps to register. Read More »
Working as a Community Educator I get asked lots of different questions about organ and tissue donation. There are some questions that come up on a pretty regular basis, but every now and then I’ll get asked something and I don’t know the answer.
The weekend of November 9-11, 2012 faith communities across the nation will come together to share the importance of registering as an organ, eye and tissue donor. Named National Donor Sabbath, this weekend offers the perfect opportunity to educate your congregation about the need for organ and tissue donors, as well as your religion’s beliefs and traditions about sharing the “Gift of Life.” Read More »
The finale of Boston Med on ABC last week captured the incredible story of the nation’s second face transplant recipient, Jim Maki, and his donor, Joseph Helfgot. The transplant was a life-changing procedure for Maki and depicted the incredible results that can come from transplantation. Read More »
More than 80 percent of Ohioans expressed a desire to donate organs after death, according to the 2010 Anatomical Gift Family Survey. However, only 52 percent have taken action to register their donation wish in the Ohio Donor Registry.
Lifeline of Ohio, on behalf of Donate Life Ohio, and the Institute for Policy Research at the University of Cincinnati conducted a random statewide telephone survey of 2,012 Ohio adults in January 2010. The results of the survey offer some insight into what prevents Ohioans from Read More »
On Sunday, April 11 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ohio Statehouse we are attempting the Guinness World Record™ for most candles lit simultaneously in a single venue at our annual Candlelight Vigil, in an effort to shed light on the need for organ and tissue donors.
The event is designed to provide hope to the 106,000 Americans waiting for a chance to “shine on” with a lifesaving organ transplant, remembrance for those who “shine on” through the gifts they gave as organ and tissue donors, and celebration for transplant recipients who continue to “shine on” with a second chance at life.
The current record is 1,000 candles lit and we need your help to break it! Please join us for this special opportunity to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation. Click here for more information.
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