Gift of Life KC

08/10/2026

🩸 Blood Drive – Wed, Aug 12
11 AM – 3 PM
6405 Metcalf Ave, Bldg. 3, Suite 109
Sign up: savealifenow.org/group (code EW83)
Give blood. Save lives. ❤️

Free tickets to a Chiefs game or your favorite concert could be as simple as rolling up your sleeve.

More >> https://www.kctv5.com/2026/08/06/community-blood-center-hopes-free-tickets-will-encourage-donations/

08/04/2026

Together, We're Changing Lives This Summer -

At Gift of Life, we know that saving lives takes many forms. An easy way to make an impact is by donating blood. Just one donation can help patients undergoing surgery, recovering from injuries, or battling serious illnesses.

07/30/2026

Make your matched gift today! https://onecau.se/_mh3eu1

07/17/2026

Gift of Life was honored to attend today’s Brendan Tripp Elam Transplant Center Symposium: Built on Collaboration, celebrating one of the nation’s leading pediatric transplant programs and its exceptional outcomes. This summer marks 30 years since Luke Harbur became the first Kansas City baby to receive a lifesaving pediatric liver transplant at Children’s Mercy.
Pictured left to right:
• Alex Gill, Children's Mercy Kansas City, Transplant Administrator,
• Dr. Ryan Fischer, Gift of Life Board Member
• Shara Brice, Gift of Life Executive Director
• Kim Harbur, Gift of Life Co-Founder & Director of Education
• Dr. Brad Warady, Gift of Life Founding Board Member
• Kirsten Finn, Gift of Life Transplant Mentor Program Director
• Linda Heinen, Gift of Life Life Saver Program Director
Congratulations to Children's Mercy and everyone who has contributed to this extraordinary 30-year legacy of pediatric transplant excellence, innovation, and life-saving care.

07/14/2026

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07/14/2026

That’s a wrap on this episode of the Podcast, featuring ! 🦋🫁🫶🏻🫀❤️‍🩹

A huge thanks to Kim and Kirsten for enlightening us on these critical facts we can act on today! Visit giftdonor.org to register in KS or MO now.

💟 Over 110,000 Americans are currently waiting for a life-saving transplant — 2,500 of them live in Kansas and Missouri.

💟One organ donor can potentially save 8 lives and enhance more than 75 lives through tissue donation!

Organs you can donate include:
🔹Heart
🔹Kidneys
🔹Pancreas
🔹Lungs
🔹Small intestine

Eligible tissue includes:
🔹Eyes
🔹Skin
🔹Bones
🔹Heart valves
🔹Veins
🔹Connective tissue

07/13/2026

“I can love you the same, but I can’t always treat you the same.” 🤍

Nobody knows better than Kirsten and Kim of here in Kansas City about what it’s like as a family navigating a major health crisis like an organ transplant, and the impact ripples through everyone, especially the siblings.

The Gift of Life team is a powerful and influential team, helping individuals and families with advice, support, and resources to navigate those complex family dynamics. Follow to be a part of saving a life today!!

🎧 Listen to the full episode now to hear more of this heartfelt conversation at the link in bio.