LifeGift

08/12/2025

Sharing a pearl of wisdom from our DONATE LIFE TEXAS colleagues💙

Donation doesn't just save lives, it redefines the meaning of hope and resilience, leaving an indelible mark on both donors and recipients, intertwining their stories for eternity. 💜

08/11/2025

West Texas Mom Shares Son's Inspirational Story

Donor mom January DeLeon from Shallowater, Texas, shares her son's story and her decision to support organ donation in this KCBD NewsChannel 11 broadcast.

View here https://tinyurl.com/mve7pusu

A Shallowater mother is thankful her son's heart is still beating, even if it's in someone else.

08/09/2025

A Big West Texas THANK YOU to all who joined us for our inaugural LifeGift HopeFest at Texas Tech University recreational softball fields, today! We had a blast and hope you did too. 🤠

The baseball games 🥎 between Covenant Health and UMC Health System were friendly yet competitive and so fun to watch! Congrats to UMC for winning the game trophy🏆 and to Covenant for best team names and uniforms. 💯 We are already looking forward to next year!

Much love and appreciation to our donor families who honored their loved ones at the honor path and made 2nd chances at life possible for others. 💙

Thanks to our sponsors and event partners who made this such a fun event for the community. 🎉

Stay tuned for a lot more photos next week!!

08/08/2025

The LifeGift team will be there! Looking forward to amazing learning and collaboration opportunities with our colleagues!

08/07/2025

THANK YOU to our LifeGift HopeFest Sponsors! We greatly appreciate your support of our inaugural HopeFest event. 💙

The details! LifeGift's HopeFest is being held this Saturday, August 9, 2025, at the Texas Tech University Softball Fields in Lubbock where we will honor donor heroes and their families, bring awareness about those waiting for an organ transplant, and celebrate recipients who have received a 2nd chance at life. This exciting event is completely free and open to the public, so bring your family and friends and share this invitation with your neighbors.

LifeGift's HopeFest celebration includes:

A friendly but competitive softball game between Covenant Health System and University Medical Center! ⚾
A special Honor Path highlighting donor heroes. 💚
Vitalant Blood Donation Mobile Unit - All blood donors will receive a special thank-you gift! 🩸
Food trucks, a DJ, face painting for the kids, a photo booth, and much more! 💯

Visit https://conta.cc/3Is1Okd for more event information!

08/06/2025

How Organ Donation Changes Lives in our Communities! 🧡

What a GREAT DAY it truly was when Deborah Duncan/KHOU Great Day Houston provided us with the opportunity to talk about organ donation!

Check out the segment below as heart transplant recipient Peter Mpagi, donor mother Danielle Turner, and LifeGift’s senior director of organ operations and surgical recovery, Woodlhey Ambroise, share their stories and emphasize the critical need for registering to be an organ donor, especially in our multicultural communities. We also made sure we discussed myths about organ donation so we could help debunk some of the prevalent misinformation existing in our communities.

To watch the broadcast, click here https://tinyurl.com/mukse3da

08/05/2025

Helping Our Communities!

We’ve got one life to spend. Why not make the decision to GIVE HOPE & LIFE to someone else when we leave? The choice is simple.

Please consider registering to be an organ donor today at donatelifetexas.org

It takes only moments, yet it can mean a second chance at life for someone.

08/04/2025

The LifeGift team is celebrating National Multicultural Donor Awareness Month this month and every month throughout the year! At the heart of this effort is LifeGift's Multicultural Advisory Committee (MAC), a group composed of LifeGift team members representing a diverse array of demographics. This committee serves as a crucial resource, guiding and providing feedback on the organization’s efforts to educate and engage multicultural communities about organ, eye & tissue donation.

As we launch Multicultural Donor Awareness observances, please view LifeGift team members' heartfelt messages here: https://youtu.be/9VVcbrRp_ak

08/01/2025

LifeGift Feel Good Fridays! 💙

Sharing our biweekly dose of inspiration. 📣 Check out today's Feel Good Fridays newsletter here https://conta.cc/4mpZU2r

Have a safe and happy weekend. 💯

07/31/2025

Today's the Day!

Thank you Texas State Senator Borris L. Miles and State Representative Christina Morales - Representative TX District 145 for supporting and sharing our LifeGift Backpack Drive information with the community!

As part of LifeGift’s ongoing commitment to the communities we so proudly serve, we're hosting a Back-to-School Drive, Today, Thursday, July 31, from 2:00–7:00 PM at LifeGift - 2510 Westridge Street, Houston, TX - enter on Lantern Point at our gate.

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More information

Organized by our Multicultural Advisory Committee (MAC), this initiative reflects LifeGift’s broader mission—not only to save lives through organ and tissue donation, but also to help build stronger, healthier futures across our service areas.

At this event, we’ll be distributing backpacks filled with school supplies to children and families in need.

TOMORROW! LifeGift will host a Back to School Backpack Drive on July 31 at their office at 2510 Westridge St. from 2pm to 7pm. Get ready for the upcoming school year by picking up a FREE backpack filled with school supplies at this community event.

07/30/2025

Lubbock HopeFest Update!

Thank you, Covenant Health, for sponsoring our inaugural HopeFest on Saturday, August 9th! ⚾❤️ We appreciate your support!

And, check out this KLBK interview featuring LifeGift's Barbara VerWey on why you can't miss HopeFest! https://tinyurl.com/yfrr5njh

More HopeFest Info! ⚾ 💯

LifeGift's HopeFest is being held on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at the Texas Tech University Softball Fields in Lubbock where we will honor donor heroes and their families, bring awareness about those waiting for an organ transplant, and celebrate recipients who have received a 2nd chance at life.

This exciting event is completely free and open to the public, so bring your family and friends and share this invitation with your neighbors. LifeGift's HopeFest celebration includes:

A friendly but competitive softball game between Covenant Health System and University Medical Center! ⚾
A special Honor Path highlighting donor heroes. 💚
Vitalant Blood Donation Mobile Unit - All blood donors will receive a special thank-you gift! 🩸
Food trucks, a DJ, face painting for the kids, a photo booth, and much more! 💯

Visit https://conta.cc/3Is1Okd for more event information and to register!