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Donate Life America Launches Campaign to Register 20 Million New Organ Donors in 2012

RICHMOND, Va. – Jan. 4, 2012 – Today is Jessica Melore’s 30th birthday, a milestone birthday she did not always think she was going to have.  At only 16 years old Jessica received a sudden and lifesaving heart transplant.  Today...

Lion’s Legacy Lives on Through Donation

In McDonald, Kan., Duane Wilkens was long known as someone you could turn to for help in the community.

A grain elevator operator, father to three, and grandfather to seven, Duane devoted much of his free time to his family, yet still...

Sight Saved in Haiti Thanks to HLEB Partner in Sight

In a developing country like Haiti, vision loss can be a devastating blow to an individual’s ability to work and support one’s self, not to mention his or her entire family. Glaucoma, cataracts, corneal blindness –...

The Compassion of a Little Boy, The Strength of a Tiger

From the moment he entered the world, Mason Kempf made an impact on everyone he met through his big smile and bigger heart. By the time he left this world in March 2011, that impact wrapped around the globe and showed complete strangers how one little boy can change the lives of many.

Fish Have Someone to Fear After Recipient Regains His Sight

Tying a fly for fly fishing can be difficult for someone even with 20/20 vision. But for an individual suffering from a blinding eye condition, the challenge can be downright impossible, stealing away the joy of a sport he once loved.

A Mission in a Daughter’s Memory

Mariah was a vivacious, outgoing 18-year-old when she lost her life in a texting while driving accident. Determined not to let her death be in vain, Mariah’s mother, Merry, has been on mission to save the lives of other teens – both as a spokesperson for AT&T’s “It Can Wait” anti-...

The Gift of Sight

Since 1960, more than 38,000 cornea recipients have escaped a world of blindness thanks to the generosity of their eye donors, the dedication of our partners in donation and the work of Heartland Lions Eye Banks.