16th annual Betty Buckley Donor Family Ceremony is Oct. 19
Gift of Life Michigan will honor organ and tissue donors from last year at this beautiful ceremony from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., October 19. The event will take place at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing. It will include opportunities to pin up newly created quilt squares, have a family photo taken with the quilts, see your loved-one's photo in a slideshow presentation and receive the U.S. Surgeon General's Certificate of Appreciation. Invitations were mailed in mid- to late-August to families of those who became donors in 2007.
For detailed information about this year's Donor Family Ceremony, please click here to download a flier of information.
Gift of Life offers the following resources to all the families whose love, generosity, and decision to donate has given others a second chance at life.
A comprehensive follow-up program consisting of:
- Memorial services held around the state in
honor of
their loved one.
- An opportunity to complete a
patch for the
"Memories
from
Michigan" Donor Family Quilt.
- A newsletter for donor families.
- An opportunity to become a
liaison to the
Donor Family
Advisory Committee.
- An annual memorial ceremony in April at the
state
Capitol in Lansing.
Donor Family Advicory Committee
2008 Meeting Dates:
Jan. 18 University of Michigan Hospital
Feb. 9 Gift of Life Michigan
April 9 Capitol Grounds, Lansing
June 14 Location TBD
Aug 9 Henry Ford Hospital
Oct. 11 Michigan Eye Bank
Dec. 13 Gift of Life Michigan
Gift of Life Lines and
Donor Family Newsletters
One page of the bi-annual Gift of Life Lines Newsletter is dedicated to our donor families. We also have a newsletter specifically targeted to donor families that goes out three times a year. We encourage you to submit stories, pictures, poems, or ideas to us.
Donor Family Newsletters
Winter 07
Newsletter Archives
Summer 07 | Spring 07
Winter 06-07 | Winter 06 | Spring 05 | Fall 06 |
Spring 04 | Fall 04 | Winter 03
If you would like to be added to our mailing list and receive the
Donor Family Newsletter, please contact us.
