NEW Donate Life Walk - Saturday, April 13

The 7th annual NEW Donate Life Walk is on Saturday, April 13th. This walk is sponsored by Bay View Student Council and they would like to make this years walk the biggest and the best so far.  

Let's taco about organ donation!! Do you know that there are over 114, 000 people in the US awaiting a life-saving organ transplant? Did you know that YOU have the power to save up to eight different lives with your decision to donate an organ? If you stop and think for a moment, you can probably think of at least one person in your life who has been affected by organ transplantation, either as a donor or a recipient.

    

     For the last six years, Bay View Student Council has made this one of their causes by sponsoring a 2.5 fun run/walk to help raise money for the Donate Life Wisconsin organization, which is very near and dear to our hearts. Our two Student Council advisors have both been affected by organ transplantation. Mrs. Burant’s son, Ethan, had a life-saving liver transplant in 2010 and Ms. Swinford’s brother, who passed away at the early age of 39, was a donor. This April 13th is the 7th annual NEW Donate Life Walk and Bay View Student Council would like it to be the biggest and the best so far! The goal is to raise $20,000 and to have over 500 people attend our walk! To do this, Bay View Student Council is asking for your help. Here are some ways that you might consider helping:

1. Register to walk on April 13th. Here is the link to the website where you can sign up: http://newdonatelifewalk.weebly.com/

2. Like us on Facebook and share the information about the walk: https://www.facebook.com/newdonatelifewalk/

3. Sponsor a silent auction item.

4. Plan pizza for lunch or dinner on Thursday, 4/30! Heartland Pizza in Ashwaubenon is supporting our efforts by donating a percentage of their total proceeds on this day to Donate Life! All you have to do is order some sandwiches or pizza and mention our walk, and your ticket will be added to the proceeds they count towards us! Coupons for free breadsticks at Heartland will be given out at the walk on April 13th!

    

    Organ, tissue and eye donation is a gift that saves and heals thousands of lives each year. It’s a gift that relies on the generosity of others – even with the best in medicine and technology, transplantation is not possible without one person giving selflessly to another. We hope that you consider helping us in any way that you are comfortable. If you have any questions regarding the walk or donating in another way, please contact Gail Burant or Mary Swinford at newdonatelife@gmail.com Thank you!