In celebration of Donate Life Month, Washington Regional Transplant Community (WRTC) participated in its first ever wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. The ceremony was held in honor of military organ donors, their families, and military transplant recipients. More than 50 peopleRead More …
Month: April 2019
The Gift of Life
On April 7, hundreds of people gathered to pay tribute to donors and their families. The Donor Family Gathering, which takes place during National Donate Life Month, is a non-denominational service comprised of testimonials from organ and tissue recipients. Check out the NBC4 coverage of the event… https://www.beadonor.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Gift-of-Life-with-Erika-Gonzalez-1.mp4
Local Organ Donors Honored in D.C.
WUSA9 shares the story of tissue recipient Leigh Webb and donor mother Geri Ginsberg. Austin Ginsberg was just 30 years old when he died in a car accident in 2017. Austin donated his heart and both kidneys. In addition, he donated tissues, which were used to enhance hundreds of lives,Read More …
DFG Registration Closed
The online registration for the 28th Annual Donor Family Gathering is officially closed. Guest are welcome to register onsite. Please allow yourself ample time to arrive at the venue to register with the WRTC team. 28th Donor Family Gathering The National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016Read More …
April is National Donate Life Month
April is National Donate Life Month, a time to help encourage Americans to register as organ, eye and tissue donors and to celebrate those that have saved lives through the gift of donation. Currently, there are more than 2,300 patients in the D.C. metropolitan area waiting for a lifesaving transplant.Read More …