Get your sights set for the 8th annual NEW Donate Life Walk on Saturday, April 18th at Bay View Middle School. Again this year, the Bay View Student Council, in conjunction with Donate Life Wisconsin and various local businesses, will be hosting a 2.5 mile fun walk/run to raise awareness for the need for more organ donors and to celebrate the lives that have been made better through organ donation and transplantation. We would love to have you join us.
You may or may not know that there are MULTIPLE connections to people right here in Howard-Suamico -- students, staff and family members -- whose lives have been made better through this increased awareness. For the Student Council organization, the mission is very special. Two of the 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.
Bay View Student Council’s goal this year is to raise $20,000 and to have over 600 people attend our walk! To do this, they are asking for support of HSSD and the community. Here are some ways that you might consider helping:
1. Register to walk on April 18th. Here is the link to the website where you can sign up: http://newdonatelifewalk.
2. Like us on Facebook and share the information about the walk: https://www.facebook.com/
3. Sponsor a silent auction item -- consider doing it with your department or your team!
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 Mrs. Burant or Ms. Swinford at newdonatelife@gmail.com. Thank you!
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