The Little Red Heart 5K’s mission is to celebrate life, honor those who were donors, pay tribute to those who received, offer hope to those who continue to wait and remember the lives lost waiting for the gift of life. The LifeShare Foundation invites you to spend a morning with our loving and supportive community, whether you walk, run or simply attend the event and celebrate life. With funds raised from the Little Red Heart events, our Foundation supports the activities and initiatives of LifeShare of Oklahoma to help save more lives through organ and tissue donation.
UPDATE: Jhett received his second heart transplant on July 7, 2018, and is doing great thanks to a selfless donor.
The waiting list continues to grow, every 9 minutes another name is added to the list. Every day 17 Americans die waiting for an organ transplant. With the critical need for transplants, it is crucial that the Foundation be able to continuously support LifeShare’s efforts.
With funds received from our development programs, the LifeShare Foundation supports the activities and initiatives of LifeShare to help save more lives through donation. The focus of the Foundation’s programs center around; awareness of organ, eye and tissue donation, support of transplant recipients, including those waiting, and donor families, and research in donation.