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Dedicated to saving lives through organ, eye and tissue donation 💙💚

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Today, our Southdale Hospital honored all living and deceased #organdonors who've saved someone’s life. Alongside our partners @LifeSourceMNDAK and @LionsGiftSight, we celebrated the donors, families, friends, and the people’s lives they’ve changed during a flag raising ceremony.

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Tonight's L'Etoile du Nord honoree is pediatric nurse and @StarTribune copy editor Kelly Maynard. In 2021, Kelly made the decision to donate a kidney to a stranger, doing her part to help the approx. 89,000 people currently awaiting a kidney transplant in the U.S. alone. (1/3)

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Nine-year-old Madelyn is making headlines for meeting Tiger Woods, but this little girl is an accomplished golfer herself — thanks to the gift of a donated heart.

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Meet Ann Hofer, LifeSource surgical recovery coordinator, who specializes in the recovery and transportation of organ donations.

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"It wasn't just me that was saved that day. It was my whole family. My daughter's mother was saved. My husband's wife was saved. My mother's daughter was saved. So, it means a lot to so many people," Wickersheim said.

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Share the love this National Donor Day and register to be an organ, eye and tissue donor. 💙 💚

Join the online registry: https://t.co/KsYLzvyyMi

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The ruling on the field stands: You can save 75+ lives through organ, eye and tissue donation! Make an impact and join the donor registry: https://t.co/WDBCl69woR

Already registered? THANK YOU! Help us raise awareness by having a conversation with someone about organ donation.

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The State Farm Stadium holds over 64,000 people. The national transplant waiting list holds more than 100,000 people waiting for a second chance at life. Register your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor at https://t.co/MtbVcI3s7l. 💙💚🏈 #DonateLife #SuperBowlSunday

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Watching the Big Game on Sunday? We're thrilled to share: Thanks to our media partnership with @Fox9 and their support of our work, our :30 ad spot will run during the post-game show! Let us know if you see it and what you think 💙 💚

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"The most common organ people are waiting for is kidney, with approximately 90,000 individuals currently awaiting kidney transplantation in the United States," said Mayo Clinic Transplant Surgeon Julie K. Heimbach M.D. https://t.co/pRRvI7QHEf

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Bonnie Raitt takes home two more Grammys tonight — one for the song “Just Like That.” The song was inspired by a story she saw on the local news about a donor mom and her son's heart recipient.

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Just before Gavin's first birthday, on Dec. 7, 2005, he got a donated kidney that lasted through his childhood years. https://t.co/FjvPBVIKyI

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Meet Ryan Leba, LifeSource tissue recovery coordinator, who shares how he stays inspired and motivated on the tissue recovery team: https://t.co/bktjAbM9gm

💙 Explore career opportunities: https://t.co/s7AdxJjnUg
💚 Learn more about tissue donation: https://t.co/1fNZjGGY44

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Over the weekend, hospital liaison Emily shared donation education at Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo with ambassadors, a donor sister and Monument Health. Special thanks to Monument Health for making this opportunity possible!

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“Hailey is a hero on a level that most of us will never reach." Hailey loved helping others, which was one of the reasons she checked the box to be an organ donor when she applied for her first driver’s license.

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Fallen firefighter William "Billy" Moon saved the lives of five others, including two retired firefighters, through organ donation. 💙💚

https://t.co/8LmEyZ0kK1

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“The kidney was supposed to get on a commercial flight out of MSP, but because of the snowstorm, that was not possible. All of the flights were grounded. Every minute matters in a situation like this. Time was ticking.”

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Wishing you all a Happy New Year! We hope 2023 brings you hope, strength and good health! 💙💚🎉

Start your new year with lifesaving generosity, register your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor at https://t.co/MtbVcI3s7l. #DonateLife #HappyNewYear2023

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"If you save one person, you save the whole world." https://t.co/rtiJ02vQTO

Tom's story is a reminder of the importance of organ donors, and the opportunity to give others a second chance at life.

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Meet Greyson. His legacy and his family's strong advocacy inspired the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa to add "donor" checkboxes to their tribal identification cards, a federally recognized document - the first tribe to do so in the nation: https://t.co/IleiAqsPqD