Now This, the media site reporting on the latest video news, investigative reports, interviews and original series, reported the story of Mario Cousins, a 20-year-old young man who was shot and killed last year in Chicago, Ill. His parents said “yes” to donation, a decision that connected Mario and his family with the lives and families of five other people. His parents said “yes” to organ and tissue donation, a decision that connected Mario and his family with the lives and families of five other people — each from diverse backgrounds and walks of life.

On Jan. 20, five of the six transplant recipients who received Mario’s donated organs met his parents, siblings and extended family at our Itasca office. In what was one of the largest transplant recipient and donor family meetings in Gift of Hope history, more than 60 people met for the first time to express gratitude, celebrate Mario’s life and honor his gifts.