Ella's Kidney Transplant Journey and Advocacy
Ella Chamness (14) from Menlo Park, CA is working towards her Girl Scout Silver Award, the highest honor a Cadette can achieve. To reach her goal, Ella is focusing on an issue she is passionate about and is taking action to make a difference. For Ella, a kidney recipient, that issue is organ donation.
Stories of Hope
We honor the lives of organ donors who have given the gift of life. Read our stories to understand how donation brings people together and makes a second chance at life possible.
“I want to change the attitudes of African American families toward organ donation. If I had decided to donate, someone might be alive today because of Maurice and at least a part of him would still be here with us. I now tell my community to allow their children to live on.”
“I registered as an organ and tissue donor so that maybe one day I can give someone the life-changing opportunity I was given.”
“When you get to help someone, like a young child, you’ll feel immense happiness and joy. Whoever our donor was, I want to tell the family that I am truly thankful. I don’t even know how to put it into words because there are just so many emotions and appreciations that come with this gift.”
Help Educate and Inspire Others
The saving and healing power of organ and tissue donation impacts people in our community.