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Donate life florida1/2/2024 ![]() ![]() The 2016 recipients are:Ĭasana Fink (Ocala, Florida): When her father was diagnosed with liver failure, Casana registered for the Miss America Outstanding Teen Scholarship Pageant as a chance to earn a scholarship and ease her family’s financial burden. Each awardee will receive a scholarship of either $500 or $1,000. PITTSBURGH, J– The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) and Izzie’s Gifts of Hope Foundation are pleased to award seven students with the 2016 Isabelle Christenson Memorial Scholarship, recognizing individuals who have been directly impacted by organ, tissue or cornea donation and honoring each individual’s contributions to organ donation awareness and service in their communities. Organ Donation Awareness, Community Involvement and Scholastic Achievement – View this panel discussion with Ken Burton, Manatee County Tax Collector, Tracy Moore-Pipkins, Chief Customer Experience Officer, Lee County Tax Collector Office and Dale Hoffman, Director of Branch Operations, Hillsborough County Tax Collector Office along with Ashley Moore, Chair of Donate Life Florida to discuss how LifeLink and tax collectors work together every day to save more lives one driver license at a time as well as other initiatives such as the new Donate Life Florida specialty license plate.–2016 Isabelle Christenson Memorial Scholarship Recipients Recognized for Did you know, 90% of Floridians who registered as an organ and tissue donor signed up at their local tax collector office? Local County Tax Collectors throughout Florida have the responsibility of asking customers to register as a donor when obtaining a driver license. Watch Now: Live with LifeLink: Journey to Pediatric Donation ![]() National Pediatric Transplant Week is recognized during the last full week of National Donate Life Month and focuses on the powerful message of ending the pediatric transplant waiting list.Īre you interested in information on how you could help? Have you been on the pediatric transplant recipient or donor side of the conversation?įind out more about pediatric transplantation by viewing this panel discussion with a LifeLink Hospital Development Liaison who works closely with a pediatric transplant center, a pediatric transplant recipient and a pediatric donor mom as we discuss their retrospective journeys through the world of pediatric donation. Watch Now: Live with LifeLink: Connecting Families Learn more about communication between recipients and donor family members by watching this panel discussion with LifeLink Family Services Liaisons as we discuss the roads to communication between donor families and recipients. LifeLink facilitates communication between donor families and recipients, which can help grieving families heal and allow recipients the chance to express their gratitude for the lifesaving gift they received.Īre you a donor family who would like to write to your loved one’s recipients, but aren’t sure where to begin? Are you a recipient who would like to express your gratitude for your gift of life, but aren’t sure of the steps? Watch Now: Live with LifeLink: Living Donation Uncovered Learn more about living donation by watching this panel presentation that includes a living kidney donor and recipient duo, Brian and Ramjee, and transplant professionals Melissa Owen, RD, LD/N Transplant Dietitian and Sarah Glass, MSW Living Donor Social Worker/Supervisor from Largo Medical Center. ![]() Nationally, in 2020, living donors made more than 5,700 transplants possible and offers another choice for transplant candidates. Living donation is a key factor to address the critical shortage of transplantable organs from deceased donors. Living donation is an opportunity to save a life while you are still living by donating a kidney or a portion of your liver. As there are over 107,000 men, women and children waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant, and hundreds of thousands more who can benefit each year from tissue donation, we encourage you to watch the videos below and also share them with a family or friend. Each installment of Live With LifeLink is still available to be viewed and shared with others. In honor of National Donate Life Month, recognized every April, LifeLink of Florida and Georgia launched “Live With LifeLink”, a series to bring important information to our social media fans and supporters to help them better promote organ and tissue donation.Įach week in April, these live panel discussions covered the public’s most asked about topics: living donation, donor family communications, pediatric donation and, in Florida, tax collector office partnerships and Florida’s new specialty license plate to promote donation. Live with LifeLink Donation Education Panels ![]()
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