LifeQuest Organ Recovery Services

The eight organs that can be donated are the liver, two kidneys, heart, two lungs, pancreas and small intestines. 💚💙

National Multiethnic Donor Awareness Month raises awareness and celebrates organ donation and transplantation in communities of color. It encourages donor registration and promotes healthy living to decrease the need for transplantation.

August gives us a fresh start. A new month to make a difference in someone else’s life. 🌼

You could make a difference in someone else’s life. Register today.💙💚

Give someone a second chance at life by registering as an organ donor!☀️💙 Visit DonateLifeFlorida.org

Register at www.DonateLifeFlorida.org! ❤️🤍💙

Register as an organ donor today! 🌟🌟 Visit DonateLifeFlorida.org

Kevin Jacques' romantic proposal to Amanda Meyer was very different than how the Tallahassee couple’s love story began two years earlier in the summer of 2017. Kevin, who was learning to live with primary sclerosing cholangitis or PSC, was up front with Amanda about his chronic liver disease. He told her that he would eventually need a liver transplant, but it would likely be years down the road.

“On our first date, Kevin showed me his scar from his liver resection and told me he had an autoimmune disease,” Amanda said. “As the saying goes, it’s either a great experience or a great story.”

This is their story https://lifequestfla.org/in-sickness-and-in-health/

🏆 SHE WON! 🏅 LifeQuest Ambassador Liz Kasey won GOLD at the 2024 Transplant Games. WAY TO GO LIZ ❗️

Local golf professional wins gold at '2024 Transplant Games' Local golf professional wins gold at '2024 Transplant Games'

This summer register as an organ donor! 🍉☀️💙

FREE SEMINAR | NOCATEE | PONTE VEDRA | JAX BEACH | LifeQuest and the Council on Aging will host a free seminar on organ donation from 10-11 a.m. ET on Wednesday, July 24 at the COA Center at UF Health Nocatee, 351 Town Plaza Ave, Suite 205, Ponte Vedra. To register, call 904-814-9407 or email [email protected]. Space is limited.

Register at www.DonateLifeFlorida.org!☀️

MARK YOUR CALENDAR | for the Education, Healthcare and Wellness event at Beulah Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Gretna, Fla. The two-day gathering will feature a panel of speakers on Friday, Aug. 2 and a health fair on Saturday, Aug. 3. A LifeQuest representative will be on hand to answers questions about organ donation.

Have you talked to your family about your end of life wishes? Have the conversation about organ donation today. 💙💚

Be someone’s hero. Register at www.DonateLifeFlorida.org. 💙💚

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We hope this message brings joy and happiness to your day. It’s what Ryan Weir would have wanted. He spent nearly a quarter of his life serving the Jacksonville community at Maple Street Biscuit Company in Murray Hill. He loved his job, wearing silly socks and eating the restaurant's popular potato dish. His warm smile and rebellious spirit were infectious, so when the 19-year-old died after a car accident in June of 2019 and donated his organs, his mom, Kimberly, joined forces with the restaurant's founder to honor him in a fun and unforgettable way.

Maple Street Silly Socks reflect Ryan’s colorful, playful nature. For every $12 pair of Silly Socks sold by August 31, 2024, $5 will be donated to LifeQuest. Wear your silly socks to the Murray Hill location, and you will receive a free small portion of Potatoes O’Ryan (named after Ryan).

Purchase Silly Socks...https://www.maplestreetbiscuits.com/store/p/silly-socks

About Ryan Weir...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1mrh9KCTeY

LOOK WHO DROPPED BY | The reigning 2024 Miss Florida Casana Fink stopped in to say hello to staff in our Gainesville office. It's just like her to take time out of her busy schedule for others. If we seem a little starstruck, it's because we've had the privilege of working with Casana for years. She has a 💙heart💚 for donation. Congratulations Casana! We are so proud for you. Thank you for making organ donation your platform and for raising awareness about the Gift of Life.

AND AS ALWAYS, GO RAMS! 🚗🚗🚗 Many thanks to Coach DaShoan Olds for inviting us to educate students in his driver education classes about organ donation. 🚗🚗🚗

Register at www.DonateLifeFlorida.org and give the Gift of Life!💚🌟💙

Have a safe and happy 4th of July! 🌟🌟

LAKE JACKSON COMMUNITY CENTER | It is our privilege to educate mature audiences about organ donation. There's no age limit to donation or to signing up. People in their 50s, 60s, 70s, and older have donated and received organs. Learn the facts about donating for people over age 50. Visit DonateLifeFlorida.org.

Spread hope by registering as an organ, tissue and eye donor at https://www.donatelifeflorida.org/. 💙💚

CONGRATULATIONS! 👑 LifeQuest Ambassador Casana Fink was crowned 2024 Miss Florida during the finals Saturday night at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. Casana will use her platform to educate and advocate for organ, eye and tissue donation. She went public with her family's private donation story on our website in 2022. Read all about it here 💚
https://lifequestfla.org/organ-donation-is-personal-to-miss-florida-contestant/

Miss Tampa takes state crown Miss Tampa Casana Fink was crowned Miss Florida on Saturday night at the 2024 Miss Florida Scholarship Competition at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland.

Students at the High School Health Career Exploration Tour Program (AHEC) were given an opportunity to learn about truly rewarding careers in organ donation.

Learn more about The Hope Act at https://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/professionals/by-topic/hope-act/

THEY'VE CAPTURED OUR 💙💚's | We have the joy of visiting with Tallahassee Senior Center audiences each month. They show up, so we show up to answer questions and provide them with the most accurate information on organ donation. Here we are at Woodville Community Center.

HIGH-OCTANE OCTOGENARIAN | If you are looking for a reason to stay fit, Sid Riley is a motivating force. He refuses to accept the notion that life is for the young. When he fell ill and needed a liver transplant at the age of 75, his personal commitment to staying active tipped the scales in his favor. Sid received a liver transplant in 2015 at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, and he is still going strong at 85. 💚 THIS IS HIS STORY: https://lifequestfla.org/high-octane-octogenarian/

JUNETEENTH | LifeQuest took part in the Annual Crestview Juneteenth Celebration, "A Walk Through History." The event featured live performances by actors and narrators who recounted the holiday's historical significance.