The Kristopher King Foundation
What if the Decision Involved the Life of Your Child?
Kristopher King Foundation Scholarship
2009 Winner
Grant Sevin, Quaker Valley High School, Class of 2009
Kristopher King Achievement Award
2009 Winner
Kyle Hrabovsky, Edgeworth Elementary, Quaker Valley School District
What you should know
- Almost 100,000 men, women and children currently need life-saving organ transplants.
- Every 12 minutes another name is added to the national organ transplant waiting list.
- An average of 18 people die each day from the lack of available organs for transplant.
- Anyone can be a potential donor regardless of age, race or medical history.
- All major religions in the United States support organ, eye and tissue donation and see it as the final act of love and generosity toward others.
- If you are sick or injured and admitted to the hospital, the number one priority is to save your life. Organ, eye and tissue donation can only be considered after you are deceased.
- Through the entire donation process the body is treated with care, respect and dignity. An open casket funeral is possible for organ, eye and tissue donors.
- There is no cost to the donor or their family for organ or tissue donation.
