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Today, we honor the memory of Paulo Bustamante and the honorable decision of his family. Their selfless act of tissue donation, inspired by Paulo's own generous nature, is a powerful expression of love and compassion. We are immensely appreciative of their gift, which brings hope and healing to others in Paulo's name. #HonorableAct #LastingImpact #TissueDonationAwareness

40 Miles. 5 boroughs. 1 Life-Saving Mission. On May 4, 2025, cheer on this amazing group of men riding the TD Five Boro Bike Tour for LiveOnNY! Inspired by their own experiences with the miracle of organ donation, they're cycling to raise awareness and critical funds. Help make an undeniable impact! Support their ride & the cause of organ donation to honor, change, and save lives. Donate here: https://bit.ly/4j6jfUR #LiveOnNY #DonateLife #5BoroBikeTour #OrganDonor #RideForAwareness #NYC #SupportLife #MensHealth

April is National Donate Life Month, and here at Mount Sinai Morningside we had the privilege of spending the day with Aiden, a courageous two-time liver transplant recipient, and his incredible mom. Their story is a powerful reminder of the impact of organ donation and the hope it brings to so many families! LiveOnNY Priya Randazzo Benzy Babykutty MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC Odessa Gaspar MSN, RN, CNN Marsha Sinanan DNP, MBA, MSN, RN NEA-BC, CPXP, FAAN Marva Lammie, MSN,AGCNS-BC, BSN, RN, CCRN, BA

LiveOnNY was humbled by the generosity and community-driven commitment of Joel Walkowski, MBA. Joel has founded a non-profit that will support the families of Organ Donor Heroes through the LiveOnNY Foundation. He hosts an incredible basketball tournament in Brooklyn called ‘The Big Walkowski’ and in 2024, this community event raised funds in honor of his friend and organ donor hero Kenny DeForest, who saved 5 people’s lives with his gifts of life. On April 11th, Joel received ‘The LiveOnNY Donor Hero Medal’, the organization's highest honor that can be given to a person, from President & CEO Leonard Achan.   It was a privilege to share the work that we do at #LiveOnNY and introduce Joel to our staff as well as transplant recipients and donor families who shared their inspiring stories. Joel’s advocacy provides important public education and awareness to the Community and his generosity will help families in need. Because of Joel’s dedication in memory of Kenny, more lives will be saved and the legacy of donor heroes will live on! The next basketball tournament will be on September 6, 2025. Save the date and come support the event! More info to come as the date gets closer. #donorchampion #givingback #philanthropy #foundation #community #nonprofit #donate #fundraising #donorhero #organdonationsaveslives #liveonnyfoundation #lifepassiton

In todays Crain's New York Business print edition, the front page story is - "Organ Donations Rise as LiveOnNY Strategy Soars - Since 2021, the nonprofits donors and revenue have nearly doubled" LiveOnNY's board approved strategic plan (2022-2024) was executed and over the last few years, Organ donation, staffing and revenue has increased. All reinvested back into the mission year over year. This trifecta (increase lives saved, increase staff, and increase revenue) is unusual in the healthcare community in NYC. This story, while written for the business audience speaks to our turnaround. We still have a lot of work to do as we have started the next 3-year plan. This is impossible without the Grace of the NYC Metro regions organ donors and especially donor families who say ‘yes’ to donation in their toughest moments. Over 80 percent of the time, it’s families who say yes in the NY metro region as less than 20 percent of potential donors in the hospitals are registered organ donors. Please consider saying yes for yourself! Our LiveOnNY staff, local #hospitals and the national #transplant community continue to learn together and lean in as we continue to reinvest in LiveOnNYs mission. #donatelife #organdonation #transplant #healthcare #nursing #criticalcare #physicians #transformation #donorheroes #healthequity #Grace #HealthcareTransformation

LiveOnNY extends our appreciation to Schneps Media for recognizing LiveOnNY President and CEO, Leonard Achan Achan as an ICON Award winner at the Manhattan Powerlist Awards. Thank you to Vicki Schneps,  Joshua Schneps and Elizabeth Schneps Aloni for your support and advocacy of our mission over the years. Your commitment to our Community has a lifesaving impact. The media plays a significant role in honoring our donor heroes and has helped increase donation exponentially with over 9 Billion earned media views since 2022. In the last three years, LiveOnNY has increased donation by 70% thanks to the grace of the community saying ‘yes’. Our LiveOnNY staff has doubled in size to ensure we honor the wishes of every donor. Together we are honoring, changing and saving lives.

LiveOnNY was honored to participate in the vibrant Vaisakhi Celebration at Queens Borough Hall, where we had the opportunity to engage with the wonderful Sikh community and share information about organ donation. We extend our sincere gratitude to Dunesh Kaur, Jeff Grinnell , Raida Hossain, and Thomas for their incredible support during this meaningful event. We are also deeply appreciative of the Citation of Honor received from Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, acknowledging LiveOnNY's ongoing commitment to saving lives through organ donation and transplantation. Thank you, President Richards and Shubhra Datta, for this significant recognition. We also want to acknowledge our valued community partners: UNITED SIKHS, SIKH CULTURAL SOCIETY OF THE HIGH DESERT, Tandeep Kaur Sawhney, and Dr. Mariam Singh with the Sikh Cultural Society Inc, for their vital collaboration and support. The spirit of community and service embodied by Vaisakhi resonates deeply with our mission of honoring, changing and saving lives. Life. Pass it on. #Vaisakhi #Community #OrganDonationAwareness #LiveOnNY #Partners #SavingLives

LiveOnNY was honored to host our second Painted Legacy event in Nassau County this past March. We are deeply grateful for the donor families, transplant recipients, and community members who joined us to remember and celebrate local Donor Heroes through canvas paintings of their loved ones, preserving memories The afternoon included heartfelt storytelling and a panel discussion that beautifully illustrated how organ donation is honoring legacies, changing and saving lives. Life. Pass it on. #LiveOnNY #OrganDonation #DonateLife #GiftOfLife #DonorHeroes #PaintedLegacy #NassauCounty

Listen to exciting insights from Leonard Achan, President and CEO of LiveOnNY on an episode from Becker’s Healthcare Podcast: https://lnkd.in/g8BCDWPR Recently, Leonard Achan joined Scott Becker on the Becker's Healthcare Podcast to share his inspiring journey from a critical care nurse to a healthcare executive. At LiveOnNY, Achan has made significant strides, leading a strategic plan to dispel myths and misconceptions about organ donation within the community. Thanks to the efforts of the team at LiveOnNY, the number of organ donors has increased by an incredible 70% over the past three years! Thank you Becker’s Healthcare for hosting this segment and highlighting Leonard’s journey which has led him to focus on work to scale impact in healthcare and enhance lives by harnessing the power of education, collaboration, and compassion. #HealthcareLeadership #OrganDonation #LiveOnNY #HealthEquity #Leadership #HealthcareInnovation #BeckersHealthca

Rainy day with my LiveOnNY hoodie – but every day is donor day! Our partner, LiveOnNY, is the number one OPO for Black organ donation in the nation with an impact of nearly 60% of those life-saving gifts for those in the same ethnic group as the donor. Our executive chairman, Al B. Sure! is a joint author on legislation around organ donation in Texas and we are creating a prototype around the country. Watch us work!