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National Minority Donor Awareness Week

August 2, 2015 by The Ultimate Gift of Life Foundation Leave a Comment

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

May 17, 2015 by Kristy Vandenberg Leave a Comment

Kristy Vandenberg with The Ultimate Gift of Life interviews Living Donor Pat Mossman who donated his kidney to his brother-in-law. … [Read more...]

Hollie Whitaker – Organ Donor

April 27, 2015 by The Ultimate Gift of Life Foundation Leave a Comment

My name is Hollie and I am an organ donor. My big brother is my best friend and went into renal failure at the age of 39 due to unmanaged high blood pressure. According to the E.R doctor it was a miracle that he was able to walk into the E.R ... … [Read more...]

April is National Donate Life Month

April 1, 2015 by Kristy Vandenberg Leave a Comment

April is National Donate Life Month - Are you registered? KERRVILLE, TEXAS, Tuesday, March 31, 2015 April is National Donate Life Month. Are you a registered organ donor? The Ultimate Gift of Life Foundation was formed in January of 2014 with a … [Read more...]

Kristy Vandenberg and Larry Blevins

September 25, 2014 by Kristy Vandenberg Leave a Comment

Kristy Vanderberg, Executive Director of The Ultimate Gift of Life Foundation visits with Larry Blevins who is a recipient of a heart transplant. … [Read more...]

Kristy Vandenberg on the radio discussing organ donorship

September 25, 2014 by Kristy Vandenberg Leave a Comment

Kristy Vandenberg, Executive Director of The Ultimate Gift of Life Foundation discusses organ donorship and answers some of the myths about organ donorship on the radio. … [Read more...]

Kristy Vandenberg and Mary Krebs

September 25, 2014 by Kristy Vandenberg Leave a Comment

Kristy Vanderberg, Executive Director of The Ultimate Gift of Life Foundation visits with Mary Krebs who is a donor family about the gift of life your son Jacob gave to so many after his death. … [Read more...]

Meet Chris Domine a Kidney Recipient

September 23, 2014 by The Ultimate Gift of Life Foundation Leave a Comment

Meet Chris Domine. Chris is a husband, father, athlete, Iron Man and a Kidney Recipient. https://www.youtube.com/v/4rB1TqAcV6I?rel=0&end=54&autoplay=1 Make a Contribution … [Read more...]

We Are Transplant

August 12, 2014 by The Ultimate Gift of Life Foundation

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Texas Team Donors and Recipients

August 12, 2014 by The Ultimate Gift of Life Foundation

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A Kidney For Sylvia

Hi y'all! My name is Kirbie and my best friend Sylvia is my reason for sharing this story. She has always been a very healthy person. Well, that is until a few years ago, when she received some concerning news that her … [Read more about this Life Changing Story of Organ Donorship]

Michael S. Walter, Organ Recipient

Before he was 30, Michael was diagnosed with a rare liver disease, for which there is no known cause or cure. His first organ transplant was on Valentine’s Day 2002. About a year later, he grew very ill and needed a second … [Read more about this Life Changing Story of Organ Donorship]

10 strangers come together for a life-changing kidney swap as reported by NPR

Michael Wingard's kidney isn't going to his friend, though, because he wasn't a match for her. But he was a match for someone else. And that's how Wingard became the first link in a 10-person chain that took place at … [Read more about this Life Changing Story of Organ Donorship]

Thanksgiving 2021

Click here to become an organ donor TAKE ACTION TODAY AND REGISTER! ONCE YOU HAVE REGISTERED TO BE AN ORGAN DONOR: Designate organ donor on your drivers license next time you renew your license or when you are … [Read more about this Life Changing Story of Organ Donorship]

95-year-old becomes oldest deceased organ donor

According to the Center for Organ Recovery and Education, in May of 2021, Cecil F. Lockhart became the oldest successful deceased organ donor in the United States. A 60-year-old woman received his liver. This supports the … [Read more about this Life Changing Story of Organ Donorship]

Transplant Games

For more information about the transplant games go to http://www.transplantgamesofamerica.org/ Become an Organ Donor TAKE ACTION TODAY AND REGISTER! ONCE YOU HAVE REGISTERED TO BE AN ORGAN DONOR: Designate organ … [Read more about this Life Changing Story of Organ Donorship]

April 30th is Donor Remembrance Day

April 30th is Donor Remembrance Day, a day to remember and honor those that made the decision to give the ultimate gift of life. According to United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), in 2020, there were a record breaking … [Read more about this Life Changing Story of Organ Donorship]

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 … [Read more about this Life Changing Story of Organ Donorship]