Month: April 2019

4/30/19 – Tuesday Today, like the day before, I was able to go around the local community and visit stores, restaurants, and households in order to distribute materials for Life Goes On. Acting, in a sense, as a regional coordinator, I focused on my local community. My goal was to inform people of the Life…

4/30/19 – Tuesday Today, Margaret Pearson and I went to my school, Hinsdale Central, to talk to Drivers Education classes throughout the day. During the same time, I was also able to visit my classes and distribute Life Goes On materials to them. Before handing out materials, I gave a brief introduction to organ and…

4/29/19 – Monday Today I drove around the local community and visited various stores, restaurants, and shops to distribute pamphlets and other Life Goes On materials. This type of work connects to what a regional coordinator would do. I focused on my local community because that’s where I wanted to make an impact and inform…

4/28/19 – Sunday After the tree planting ceremony, I was able to distribute some Life Goes On materials at Nichols, a local library in Naperville. The work I did was similar to that of the regional coordinators, except on a local level. At Nichols library, I visited various tables going desk-to-desk in order to pass…

4/28/19 – Sunday Today, I visited the Naper Settlement to hear the stories of organ transplant recipients, as well as acknowledge those who have passed away and decided to donate in the local community. There, I met up with Connie Boatman, Margaret Pearson, and Jan Eschen. Frequently, regional coordinators such as Margaret and Jan visit…

4/27/19 – Saturday Today I traveled to Vacationland RV to table a Life Goes On table at an annual open house. There, I met up with Margaret Pearson and Jan Eschen. I particularly valued this time because I thought that I was able to connect on a more meaningful level to Margaret and Jan. It…

4/26/19 – Friday Today, I went to the James R. Thompson Center once again. The purpose of the day would be to host a presentation about the importance of organ and tissue donation by Secretary White. With him were three White Sox retirees, as well as a special guest whom I will explain about later….

4/24/19 On Wednesday, I drove to Chicago and met up with five regional coordinations (Jan Eschen, Daniel Lietz, Margaret Pearson, Angelique Marseille, and Gavin Dillon), as well as Mrs. Connie Boatman and Secretary White. There, an Organ Summit hosted by Gift of Hope was held. The purpose of the summit was to inform the audience…

4/17/19 This was definitely an amazing experience. On Wednesday, I drove over to St. Charles North High School, where I met up with Mrs. Pearson. That day, the school was hosting a health fair, where various companies and organizations came over to present about different causes, such as stopping distracted driving and, in our case,…