The Bob Swanson Give a Life Foundation is a non profit, tax exempt 501 (c) (3) organization. Our mission is to promote public awareness and education about organ & tissue donation in Southern Florida. By sharing facts and myths about organ and tissue donation, as well as highlighting donor family and organ recipient stories, we continue to educate the public about the vital but simple role that every person can play in saving someone’s life.Learn More

Share your life
YOU can play a vital role in saving lives. Organ transplantation is one of the most remarkable success stories in the history of medicine. Transplants provide hope for the more than 112,000 people now waiting for necessary organs to save their lives. In addition, hundreds of thousands of lives can be improved with tissue transplants. One donor can save up to eight lives and enhance the lives of up to fifty others with eye, bone, and tissue transplants. Sadly, an average of 18 people die every day waiting for a transplant.

• Donation is only considered after all efforts to save your life have been made, brain death has been declared by two different doctors, and your family has been consulted.
• People of all ages are potential donors.
• There are no additional hospital or medical charges to the donor family
• All major religions approve of organ donation and consider it to be the greatest gift of all.

What you can do
• All individuals can indicate their intent to donate one or more of their organs by signing an organ donor card or registering on the FL Donor Registry. Also discuss your decision with family members and loved ones. Medical suitability for donation is determined at the time of death.
• Become a volunteer and work with us to promote organ donor awareness. Volunteers are needed to help with mailings, work at local events, assist in fundraising activities, or to help with marketing and educational programs. For more information, contact us.
• Bob Swanson and other members of the organization are pleased to address your community, civic, social, religious or educational group on his experience as a transplant recipient and the importance of becoming an organ donor.
• Corporate educational participation is always needed and we are happy to work with your company in doing an organ donor drive or providing educational information for your employees through the Workplace Partner initiative.
• Financial contributions are always needed. Consider making a personal monetary pledge or corporate sponsorship. We can work with your marketing people to ensure that sponsorship opportunities are maximized.