Spring is the season of new life and April is the month that we focus on being good stewards of the environment. Earth Day events will be held to educate people on conservation and recycling. So, we would like you to consider recycling yourself by … [Read more...]
February 2019-Share the Love
February 14 is not only Valentine’s Day, but National Donor Day. A day to remember, those who made the decision to donate their organs to save other peoples lives. It is also a day to celebrate the lives that were saved by a transplant and work to … [Read more...]
January 2019 PSA
Hello, I am Judy Mancillas, Program Director with The Ultimate Gift of Life Foundation, NM. In 2018, there were 33,433 lives saved with an organ transplant. These transplants were made possible by 27,195 deceased donors and by 6,238 living … [Read more...]
This Is What Organ Donation Looks Like!
The people in the photo above are the faces of organ transplant. Two teenagers and 2 adults, who received liver transplants are going to be able to live their dreams. Three men and a woman, fathers and a mother, who received heart transplants will … [Read more...]
The recipient of one family’s love in the midst of their deepest grief
"Joseph "Jack" Champion was my sweetie and the recipient of one family's love in the midst of their deepest grief. August 10, 1989, St. Luke's, Houston, the family of a 27 year old man gave his heart to Jack who had been in heart failure for over a … [Read more...]
Spaceport America Relay Race
TUG-NM is excited to announce that we will be a leg sponsor at the 2017 Spaceport America Relay Race. We will have a booth at the finish line which is on the tarmac at Spaceport America near T or C on Sunday, April 9th 2017. Click here for more … [Read more...]
Living Donors Give New Life to Others
The primary mission of The Ultimate Gift of Life is to raise awareness about organ donation and to increase the number of registered organ donors. We do this with the help of our dedicated volunteers. They say a picture paints a thousand words, but … [Read more...]
Blanche Rhodes – Organ Donation Story
When our son Chris died in 1983 we were the first family to donate a heart in Austin, Texas. We also donated his kidneys and corneas, and that was all that was being harvested in 1983. Organ donation was so new that the hospital personnel did not … [Read more...]
You have the power to Donate Life
Transplant Games 2016
The 2016 Donate Life Transplant Games will be held in Cleveland, OH June 10-15, 2016. The transplant games are held every 2 years, each time at a different location in the US. The games are a multi-sport festival to promote the need for … [Read more...]
