The LifeShare Foundation recently announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind grief support program for organ and tissue donor families in the state of Oklahoma.
The LifeShare Foundation is the philanthropic organization which supports the activities and initiatives of the LifeShare Network to save more lives through donation.
This new grief support program, funded by Chickasaw Foundation, will partner with The Alliance of Mental Health Providers of Oklahoma (The Alliance) to offer counseling sessions to grieving families.
Oklahoma non-profit gears up for 1 Mile Walk, 5k and 10k and USATF Certified Race on September 23, 2023
Hundreds of participants will fill the trails near Lake Hefner to run and walk with a purpose to celebrate the gift of life. The LifeShare Foundation is hosting their annual ‘Little Red Heart’ 5k, 10k Run and 1 Mile walk as they continue raising awareness and providing education on the importance of being an organ donor. The event honors those who have received the gift of life through organ and tissue donation, remembers those who were organ and tissue donors and gives hope to thousands who wait on a lifesaving transplant.
Oklahoma non-profit gears up for 1 Mile Walk and USATF Certified Race on November 6
Hundreds of participants will fill the trails near Lake Hefner November 6 to run and walk with a purpose to celebrate the gift of life. The LifeShare Foundation is hosting their fourth annual ‘Little Red Heart’ 5K Run and 1 Mile walk as they continue raising awareness and providing education on the importance of being an organ donor. The event honors those who have received the gift of life through organ and tissue donation, remembers those who were organ and tissue donors and gives hope to thousands who wait on a lifesaving transplant.
The LifeShare Foundation welcomes Gabrielle Butler, of Oklahoma City, as the organization’s new Director of Development.
The LifeShare Foundation was established to support the activities and initiatives of LifeShare of Oklahoma to help save more lives through organ, eye and tissue donation. LifeShare is the organ procurement organization in Oklahoma responsible for the recovery of organs and tissue for transplant purposes.
In 2014, Jennifer Ward lost her 25 year old sister, Stacy Hadley, in a tragic accident; however, Stacy lives on in others as an organ donor. Jennifer will celebrate her sister’s life and bring awareness to the importance of organ donation by participating in the Little Red Heart 5K organized by the LifeShare Foundation in Oklahoma City on Saturday, November 3.
Michelle and Jantz Kinzer, of Edmond, lost their child Jantz Jr. ten years ago, yet he lives on in others as an organ donor. Baby Jantz, as he is affectionately called, will be celebrated in the upcoming Little Red Heart 5K organized by the LifeShare Foundation.
The LifeShare Foundation serves as a partner to LifeShare of Oklahoma by generating awareness, support and research for organ, eye and tissue donation.
Eight-year-old Aidan Hooper saved two lives July 4, 2016, through tissue donation, which is why his family will run Saturday in the Little Red Heart 5K.
The Hooper family along with about 17 other friends will honor Aidan’s gift and his life by participating in Team Aidan’s Legacy to raise money for organ and tissue donation across the state.
Hundreds of participants will fill the streets of Oklahoma City’s Boathouse district November 3 to run and walk with a purpose to honor those who have received the gift of life through organ and tissue donation, remember those who gave the gift of life and give hope to thousands who wait on a lifesaving transplant.
LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma unveiled the LifeShare Foundation at a Ribbon Cutting event earlier this week.
The new Foundation will support activities and initiatives of LifeShare to help save more lives through organ, eye and tissue donation. It will serve to extend LifeShare’s philanthropic outreach in the community and will give LifeShare the opportunity to build partnerships across the state.
LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma announced recently that it will launch the LifeShare Foundation. The media and the public are invited to attend the launch and ribbon cutting event.
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