According to the American Transplant Foundation, over 104,000 people in the United States are currently on the waiting list for a lifesaving organ transplant.

One person can save eight lives and enhance 75 others through organ, eye and tissue donation, according to Donate Life California.

Mandi Smith, Annville resident and kidney donor, is one of those life savers, who took her donation miles further by traveling halfway around the world and up one of the world’s tallest mountains, Mt. Kilimanjaro, to encourage others to consider organ donation and dispel the common misconception that organ donation has lasting limiting effects on a donor’s active lifestyle.

Smith and her transplant surgeon at UPMC, Dr. Vijay Menon, joined us on The Spark Tuesdayto share her story and the importance of organ donation.

According to the American Transplant Foundation, over 104,000 people in the United States are currently on the waiting list for a lifesaving organ transplant.
One person can save eight lives and enhance 75 others through organ, eye and tissue donation, according to Donate Life California.
Mandi Smith, Annville resident and kidney donor, is one of those life savers, who took her donation miles further by traveling halfway around the world and up one of the world’s tallest mountains, Mt. Kilimanjaro, to encourage others to consider organ donation and dispel the common misconception that organ donation has lasting limiting effects on a donor’s active lifestyle.
Smith and her transplant surgeon at UPMC, Dr. Vijay Menon, joined us on The Spark Tuesday to share her story and the importance of organ donation.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at https://witf.org/programs/the-spark.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from <a href="https://www.witf.org">WITF</a>, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

The Spark

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

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