Donors are Heroes

The money raised will fund public education programs to increase awareness about the critical need for organ and tissue donors in our region, especially among young people and in the clergy and multicultural communities.

About

Founded in 2001 by Don and Renee D. Freeman, Donors are Heroes is a group of volunteers dedicated to supporting Gift of Life Donor Program.

Founders: Don & Renee D. Freeman

Organ Donors Are Heroes, founded in 2001, is a committed group of volunteers supporting the Gift of Life Donor Program and its charitable supporting organization, Transplant Foundation. Its mission is to raise public awareness about the importance of becoming an organ and tissue donor and to dispel the myths surrounding this process. Funds from this event go directly towards attaining our mission.

Gift of Life Donor Program is the nonprofit organ and tissue network serving the eastern half of Pennsylvania, South Jersey, and Delaware. Since its founding in 1974, Gift of Life has served as the link between donors and patients awaiting life-saving transplants. To date, Gift of Life has coordinated more than 55,000 transplants.