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2008 MOTTEP LIFE Walk - Join Us For the Best LIFE Walk Ever!
This Saturday, July 26, 2008
Detroit, MI - The 11th annual LIFE Walk/Run on Saturday, July 26, 2008, will offer even more entertainment this year, as it raises awareness about the
importance of organ and tissue donation. The event will feature the Detroit Martin Luther King Jr. High School Crusaders Marching Band. The band, led
by Director Victoria Miller, is one of only five in the nation that has been invited to perform at next month's Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
Click here to read the entire press release.
To watch a short video from last year's LIFE Walk event, check out our YouTube video.
August 1st is National Minority Organ Donor Awareness Day.
Celebrate with us by watching the powerful, personal testimonies of a living kidney donor and his father, who received the kidney transplant, on our
Multicultural Education page.
Gift of Life Michigan has moved to a new office!
Ann Arbor, June 20, 2008 -- Gift of Life Michigan is pleased to announce it has moved into to a new office on the south side of Ann Arbor, at 3861
Research Park Drive. The technological advancements at the new facility allow Gift of Life to offer improved services to donor families and hospital
staff, ultimately saving more lives.
Tom Beyersdorf past Executive Director and Richard Pietroski Executive Director.
Gift of Life Proudly Names New Executive Director Richard Pietroski and Bids a Fond Farewell to Thomas Beyersdorf
Ann Arbor, April 4, 2008 —Richard E. Pietroski of Ann Arbor will serve as the newly appointed Executive Director at Gift of Life Michigan beginning Friday, April 4. He will replace Thomas M. Beyersdorf, who will retire as Executive Director, after serving for more than 15 years with vision, skill and compassion.
Read the full release.
Donation after Cardiac Death fulfills families' wishes, save lives
Donation after Cardiac Death, or DCD, has drawn renewed interest in recent years as a way to help the nearly 100,000 people in the United States who
need a life-saving organ transplant.
Simply put, DCD is the recovery of organs from a donor whose heart has naturally and irreversibly stopped beating. It is the way all donation was done
prior to the establishment of brain death laws. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has set
a goal that at least 10 percent of all organ donations be done by DCD, versus the more standard donation after brain death. Likewise, the Institute of
Medicine has reviewed the practice three times (1997, 2000 and 2005) and found
DCD not only acceptable but has encouraged expansion of its use.
A recent California case in the news has raised questions about the DCD process. At Gift of Life Michigan, and at other organ recovery organizations
across the nation, we follow clear policies and procedures to ensure DCD is done properly and honors the generous, life-saving gift of each donor and
his or her family. Click here for more facts about Donation after Cardiac Death.
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Michigan Donor Drive launches
 A new initiative to encourage hospital staff and their friends and family to sign up on the Michigan Organ Donor Registry is under way.
The Michigan Donor Drive debunks many of the myths surrounding organ donation. It is being led by Gift of Life Michigan, the Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA), the Secretary of State, the Michigan Eye-Bank and others. Although designed specifically for Michigan hospitals, the campaign has the potential to reach far beyond the medical community.
Here's what makes it special: The Michigan Donor Drive offers posters, e-Hearts, Web banners stickers and more designed by the national agency network, Campbell-Ewald, through its association with the University of Michigan Health System. The materials are all free and easy to use.
Learn more about the Michigan Donor Drive.
Best Practices, Best Results hospital report
This report highlights the best practices in organ donation and transplantation at Michigan hospitals and profiles key hospital advocates. It also includes a “dashboard” of annual and semi-annual outcomes at the state hospitals that have the most organ donation potential. If you have story ideas, call your Gift of Life Michigan hospital development associate at 800-482-4881 or contact us
View the report.
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