Gift of Life

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Find Gift of Life on Facebook! See all the images from the Farmsted Stampede 5K! Click the icon below: Events & Calendar October 9, 2010 Kidney Walk Contact the NKF's Division Special Events Planner, Molly Groebe at (913) 262-1551 or (800) 444-8113 x29. This years walk will begin on the campus of UMKC. October 12, 2010 “Never ate a Hamburger until my Transplant” When Libby Stone takes the podium in Kansas City on Oct. 12th, she will explain how she lived twenty years without hamburgers, tacos, spaghetti or birthday cake until her liver transplant three years ago. Libby is one of the speakers scheduled for the eighth annual Life Savers Rally for 250 selected student leaders hosted by Gift of Life, a local nonprofit that builds awareness of the critical need for organ and tissue donation. Blinded by diabetes and kidney failure, Lisa Arthur Zimmerer faced different obstacles. She will recount her increased loss of eyesight and her decision to pick out a wedding dress before her world went black. Now Lisa considers each day a gift following a life-saving pancreas and kidney transplant. She also wore the dress last summer and is a happy newlywed. Other speakers this year will include Dr. Richard Gilroy, Director of the Liver Transplant Program at the University of Kansas Medical Center and Bob Brown, the father of Chris Brown who was killed by a drunk driver in Kansas City, Kansas. As a donor father, Bob Brown will share the moment his son, Chris, said he wanted to be an organ donor, how they coped with their loss and the joy of meeting the recipients of Chris’ heart and pancreas. In a true selfless act, Madison Place Elementary School principal Gary Stevenson in Olathe learned that the husband of a co-worker needed a kidney. So last year he successfully donated a kidney to Kerrin Burke, the husband of Kris Burke. Both Gary and Kerrin will share their viewpoint and experiences with the students at the Life Savers Rally. Miraculous true stories, learning about organ and tissue donation, choosing to share your decision with loved ones and taking the necessary steps to become a Life Savers will take center stage at the Life Savers Rally, 10 am – noon, Oct. 12, the Truman Forum at the Plaza Library. To request materials for your school, or attend as a guest, please contact Kim Harbur, Director of Education, 913-851-1947x12 or email giftdonor@giftdonor.org . To learn more about organ and tissue donation visit www.giftdonor.org or contact Gift of Life, 6405 Metcalf, Suite 109, Overland Park, Kansas, 66202, 913-851-1947. October 16, 23 & 28 Yack & Sack is Back! Volunteers needed! Gift of Life volunteers did such an excellent job reaching out to our community when we sacked groceries and shared transplant stories at the Overland Park Whole Foods the the other local store in Leawood wants us for their October Community Giving Project! Volunteers, transplant recipients, donor families and staff will be decked out, yacking and sacking at the Leawood Whole Foods from 11am - 4pm on October 16, 23 & 28th. On Thursday, the 28th, Whole Foods will also give a grant to Gift of Life based on net proceeds for that day.

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