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"Donate Life in the D" - Hundreds expected at Organ Donation event in Downtown Detroit

"Donate Life in the D" promoting organ donation
Posted at 1:25 PM, Sep 12, 2016
and last updated 2016-09-14 10:42:02-04

Hundreds of people are expected to pack Campus Martius Wednesday for a big organ donation event called: "Donate Life in The D."  Their goal is to highlight the need for more organ donors in Detroit, Wayne County and other multi-cultural communities. Click the Video player for JoAnne Purtan's interview with a remarkable teenager who's alive today, because a stranger saved her life.

Organizers will "thank those who have selflessly given gifts of life, celebrate the lives they've saved and lend hope to those who continue to wait. "

Transplant recipients will team up for the free event with donor family members and donation organizations, transplant centers and the government, non-profit and business sectors. The public is encouraged to attend.

The event will highlight the fact that without donors there are no transplants. 
 
Click the link for more information from "The Gift Of Life"  .