Donate Life Kentucky Trust

08/31/2026

Did you know August is National Make-A-Will Month? 📝

Creating a will is an important step in making a plan, sharing your wishes, and leaving a legacy. 💙

Learn more about why having a will matters: National Make-A-Will Month: Make a Plan. Share Your Wishes. Leave a Legacy.

08/31/2026

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08/26/2026

We had THE MOST inspiring day yesterday at the Donate Life Symposium, lifting up the mission of organ, eye, and tissue donation. 💚

We laughed, we cried, we shared stories of hope, and we left feeling empowered and more committed than ever to this important mission.

A huge thank you to our incredible keynote speakers, Kim Scadlock and Holly Campbell, our event sponsors, Network for Hope, Heart of the Motor, Cincinnati Children's, Derby Industries, Inc., and every wonderful participant who came out, shared their stories, and made the day so meaningful.

We’re still on cloud 9! ☁️💚 Thank you for helping make this day one we will never forget!

08/24/2026

Listen to the full interview with our very own Shelley Snyder at the link below!

https://www.shayinformed.com/fear-facts-and-a-family-waiting-making-sense-of-kentuckys-organ-donation-fight/

Thank you for the wonderful interview Shay McAlister

Health and Human Services says it's decertifying Kentucky's organ donation organization over patient safety failures- including cases where, according to federal reviewers, "the organ donation process began before a patient had died."

That line alone sounds damning.

Shelley Snyder, who's spent 16 years inside this exact process, says the public framing is missing something important.

My new reporting is linked in the comments ⤵️

08/19/2026

In case you missed it, KET - Kentucky Educational Television provided wonderful coverage about the miracle of organ donation and the impact this mission has on families across the commonwealth.

If you have 5 min, give it a watch!

https://ket.org/program/kentucky-edition/kentucky-nonprofit-helps-families-navigate-organ-donation/

08/18/2026

🌟A huge thank you to the volunteers who helped us prep for our upcoming Donate Life Symposium! We are so excited to gather, share, and learn from each other in one week from today! 💚💙

08/06/2026

💙💚 National Multiethnic Donor Awareness Month 💚💙

This month, we recognize the importance of increasing organ, eye, and tissue donation awareness in multiethnic communities and celebrate the lives changed through the gift of donation.

Meet Shane.

After living with type 1 diabetes for more than 30 years, Shane's kidneys began to fail, and he started dialysis. Every evening at 8 p.m., dialysis became part of his family's routine. His wife transformed their bedroom into a home dialysis clinic and became his biggest source of strength, reminding him, "Baby, we've got this."

For two years, Shane held onto hope while waiting for a simultaneous kidney and pancreas transplant. After two calls that didn't result in a transplant, he never gave up.

Then, on January 26, 2025, while singing in his church choir, the call finally came: "Mr. Crow, we have a match."

Because of the selfless decision of a 20-year-old donor and their family, Shane received a kidney and a pancreas—freeing him from dialysis and diabetes and giving him a second chance at life.

Today, Shane shares this message:

"Make a choice that is bigger than yourself. Be a donor. Join the Kentucky Organ Donor Registry."

Your decision to register as an organ donor could give someone else the chance to keep being a parent, spouse, friend, or community leader.

Read Shane's full story here: https://www.donatelifeky.org/stories/shane/

08/04/2026

Thank you to our incredible sponsors for helping make our Donate Life Symposium a success! 💙💚

Your generosity and partnership make it possible to bring our community together to educate, inspire, and advocate for the life-saving gift of organ, eye, and tissue donation.

A heartfelt thank you to:
🫶 Heart of the Motor
🫶 Cincinnati Children's Hospital
🫶 Network for Hope
🫶 Derby Industries

We are truly grateful for your commitment to supporting this important mission. Together, we're helping create hope, save lives, and inspire others to say "yes" to donation.

Don't forget to register for our Donate Life Symposium on August 25th to join this inspiring, lifesaving movement!

https://bit.ly/donatelifesymposium2026

08/01/2026

August is National Multiethnic Donor Awareness Month (NMDAM) – a collaborative effort to save lives and improve the quality of life for diverse communities by fostering a positive culture around organ, eye and tissue donation.

Why is NMDAM needed?
60% of patients on the national transplant waiting list are from multicultural communities. The need for donation and transplant is more pronounced in minority communities where disproportionately higher rates of diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease contribute to organ failure, especially kidney failure.

You can find resources to share and read more about NMDAM at nmag1.org 💙💚

NMDAM is a collaborative effort of the National Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation Multicultural Action Group (NMAG).

07/31/2026

Divine Intervention: A family's decision to donate their loved one's organs unknowingly saved the life of their future daughter-in-law. Yes, REALLY! Organ donation impacts generations! 💙💚
https://www.lex18.com/news/covering-kentucky/kentucky-woman-marrying-man-whose-brother-saved-her-life-through-organ-donation?fbclid=IwY2xjawTZ5GpwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMVcyMkVreGtoUlZvWFl4ZTVzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEesTUkpejmbsxe0OmB1S69-5yz0ON8JfmORqjFoCY4bmq9eqVNeafLiyDhPlc_aem_WUAjktbzTdSIiuKLulnwDA