Donor Families & Recipients

Connections

Donor families and transplant recipients often want to connect with each other. Recipients, to thank the families of donors who gave them life. Donor families, to send well wishes to those who live through their loved one’s donation. We can help to make that connection by coordinating communication between donor families and recipients.

How to Connect: Guidelines for Corresponding

Because many donor families and transplant recipients want to connect with each other, we have produced a set of guidelines to help you. Use the resources below to help you write a note of thanks to the family of your donor or to extend your well wishes to the person who received your loved one’s gift of life.

• Correspondence Guidelines for Donor Families
• Sample Letter for Donor Families
• Correspondence Guidelines for Transplant Recipients
• Sample Letter for Transplant Recipients

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Honor Your Loved One in Crystal & Light

Expressions of Hope crafts a special donation bracelet of sterling silver pieces and Swarovski crystals and earmarks a percentage of bracelet sales proceeds to benefit Gift of Hope’s public education programs.

Lithophanes are another unique way to memorialize and honor your loved one. A lithophane is a photo of your loved one etched into translucent porcelain. When it’s held up to light, your loved one's photo illuminates in beautiful detail.

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