Lifebanc Celebrated its Silver Anniversary with a Soiree of Timeless Swank

On Saturday, September 24th, Lifebanc celebrated 25 years of saving and healing lives through organ, eye and tissue donation for transplantation. For the last 25 years, Lifebanc has helped save and heal hundreds of thousands of lives in our community.

The soiree of timeless swank, swing and sophistication at the Cleveland Renaissance Hotel was a grand scale event with more than 400 individuals in attendence.  View photos from the event now.  To purchase prints of gala photos, please contact Michael at Clifford Norton Studios.

The evening featured an special program celebrating stories of hope, inspiration and lives forever changed accompanied by cocktails, auction and dinner. A legacy of champions who have impacted the mission of Lifebanc including Senator George Voinovich, Lifebanc Ambassador Lynda Corea and Cleveland Clinic’s Art Thomson were honored and highlighted. The Legacy of Life Awards pay tribute to people who educate the public about organ, eye and tissue donation and serve as catalysts to increase the number of registered donors. The evening’s entertainment featuree world-renowned opera soprano , Charity Tillemann-Dick, who celebrated the two years as a double lung transplant recipient.  Later in the evening, attendees dance the night away to singer Angelo Babbaro and The Rick Brunetto Big Band.

Nationally, more than 110,000 women, children, and men are waiting for life-saving organ transplants.  More than 1,800 reside in northeast Ohio.  Sadly, in the past 10 years, more than 2,000 Ohioans have died waiting for organs that did not arrive in time.  All proceeds from the 25^th Anniversary Gala will support outreach and education initiatives and its bereavement services. Lifebanc’s educational efforts increase the number of individuals registering their wishes to save lives as organ, eye and tissue donors.

Several news station covered the event including WEWS NewsNet5 and MSNBC.

The 25^th Anniversary Gala was presented with the support of: University Hospitals Transplant Institute; Cleveland Clinic Transplant Center; Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation (MTF), Statline and 11am; Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation and Cleveland Magazine.