FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Sarah Diina, 400-7249(c)
Gift of Life Garden Dedication & Donor Remembrance Event
WHO: ConnectLife along with over 200 of our organ and tissue donor families.
WHAT: A ceremony to honor our organ, eye, and tissue donors, and to dedicate the Gift of Life Garden. The Garden will be a place for all donor families, transplant recipients and the community to gather in remembrance of those who have given the gift of life.
WHEN: Saturday, October 5th from 2:00-4:00pm.
WHERE: Delaware Park, Ring Road by the Parkside Avenue and 198 intersection. Attendees are directed to park in the lot off of Parkside.
The dedication and memorial event will celebrate all donors and educate, engage and inspire about the need for and lifesaving benefits of organ, eye, tissue and blood donation. There are currently over 100,000 people waiting for a transplant, and about 22 people die each day because they did not receive the organ they needed. In addition, 1 in 7 people entering a hospital need blood.
Download this press release below.
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ConnectLife helps people help others. As a federally designated not-for-profit organ procurement organization and community blood bank, we save and enhance lives through organ, eye, tissue and blood donations.
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