Programs / Life Savers
Learn Life Savers is an online 30 minute lesson plan for teachers, which also includes a student lesson learning component. It provides information about organ, eye and tissue donation so students can make an informed decision. Students are encouraged to share their decision about donation with a loved one…because the conversation matters!
Life Savers is a presentation for high school students to encourage them to share their informed decisions about organ, eye and tissue donation with their loved ones by having a conversation…because the conversation matters.
We are available to present in person, virtually, recorded presentation, or combined educational experience incorporating learnlifesavers.com. Presentations are often offered but not limited to health, psychology, sociology, science, and driver’s education classes.
The Life Savers program is offered free of charge.
The presentation includes:
- What organs and tissues can be donated?
- Criteria for organ and tissue donors
- Presenting the top 5 myths regarding donation
- Explanation that signing a driver’s license is not enough
- Explanation that a conversation with your family is the most important step to becoming a donor
The Goal
Life Savers is designed to educate and empower individuals about donation and encourage them to share their decision with their loved ones….because the conversation matters.
In-Person Presentation
After a Life Savers Educator completes an “in person” presentation the students are asked to have a conversation with their family regarding donation. Gift of Life provides the teacher with questions to be used for a survey. The teacher will email a summary of the results from the survey to Gift of Life. This data is vital to the Life Savers program. Teachers are encouraged to offer an assignment or extra credit for completing the survey. The data is used for office purposes only to measure the outcomes of the Life Savers program.
Virtual Presentation
When a Life Savers Educator presents virtually, Gift of Life provides the teacher with questions to be used for a survey. The teacher will email a summary of the results from the survey to Gift of Life. This data is vital to the Life Savers program as we continually evaluate our outcomes.
Recorded Presentation
The Life Savers recorded presentation is an educational overview of organ, eye & tissue donation. The video is about fifteen minutes in length and the presenter is Kim Harbur, Director of Education for Gift of Life. Kim’s son Luke received a life-saving liver transplant at eleven months old. She shares her inspiring story of how organ donation saved her son’s life. For the recorded presentation please scroll down.
Learn Life Savers Online Program (learnlifesavers.com)
Learn Life Savers is an on-line 30-minute lesson plan for high school teachers, which also includes a student lesson component. It provides information about organ, eye and tissue donation so students can make an informed decision. Students are encouraged to share their decision about donation with a loved one…because the conversation matters. After using learnlifesavers.com in the classroom, teachers need to complete the “Teacher Lesson Data” section on the website. This will assist in evaluating the success of the program.
To schedule a Life Savers presentation contact: Linda Heinen | linda.heinen@giftdonor.org
Life Savers Presentation with Kim Harbur
Life Savers is an educational program about organ, eye, and tissue donation.
This video features Kim Harbur, director of education at Gift of Life. Kim’s son, Luke, received a life-saving liver transplant when he was eleven months old. Kim shares her knowledge about donation, as well as her inspiring story of how an organ donor saved her son’s life.
Our Voice in the Community
Kim Bowen Harbur, Director of Education and Co-Founder of Gift of if Life, is a presenter for school and civic presentations. With extensive experience as an educator, and as a recipient mother, she holds a unique appreciation for “The Gift of Life.” Her son Luke received a pediatric liver transplant in Kansas City in 1996.
Linda Heinen was drawn to Gift of Life because of the “opportunity to share valuable and factual information with teenagers about a topic most teens won’t think about on their own.” She shares stories of several family members, some of whom have been transplant recipients and some who have been donors.
Other Questions?
If you have other questions regarding the Life Savers program or organ, eye and tissue donation please email:
Kim Harbur
Director of Education
kim@giftdonor.org
