The Ultimate Gift of Life is participating in the 2017 Big Give. This is a social media fundraiser which benefits non-profits in the San Antonio, TX area.On Thursday, May 4, 2017, for one day and one day only, you will be able to go online to … [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...]
April is National Donate Life Month
According to the Donate Life America 2015 Annual Update, 50% of the US Population, age 18 and older are designated organ donors! This makes for the largest “membership” organization in the country.In 2015, US transplants reached the over 30K … [Read more...]
March is National Eye Donor MOnth
March is Kidney Donor Month
The month of March is dedicated to raising awareness about improving and saving people’s lives with kidney failure through organ donation. There are over 121,000 people on the organ transplant waiting list and over 100,000 of those are waiting for a … [Read more...]
Kristy Vandenberg interviews Janet Bacon Everett
Kristy Vandenberg with The Ultimate Gift of Life interviews Janet Bacon Everett, double lung and kidney transplant recipient. … [Read more...]
National Minority Donor Awareness Week
National Minority Donor Awareness Week August 1-7, 2015 In its 18th year, National Minority Donor Awareness Week was created to increase awareness of the need for more organ, eye, and tissue donors, especially among minorities. Minorities make up … [Read more...]
Kristy Vandenberg interviews Living Donor Pat Mossman about donating his kidney
Kristy Vandenberg with The Ultimate Gift of Life interviews Living Donor Pat Mossman who donated his kidney to his brother-in-law. … [Read more...]
