The Donor Family Network National memorial is underway. The artist Julia Hennessy Priest is working on the design that the Arboretum in Alrewas Staffordshire has agreed we can build. The centre piece of a butterfly and Forget-me-Not will be made with small tiles and take 12 months to complete. Julia will provide regular updates on the progress which will be found on this page at regular intervals.
The memorial will pay tribute to the donors and their families who have made the gift of life possible, recipients of transplants, those waiting for a transplant and those whose wishes to donate could not be fulfilled.
The memorial encompasses three themes:
Reflection: a place of reflection and contemplation for all those who have been touched by or support organ donation.
Recognition: where the kind and generous gift of life can be recognised.
Remembrance: where all donors can be remembered with love.
In addition to the memorial costs we will continue to raise funds to provide:
The plot – £30,000
Groundwork – £5,000
Paths – £2,000
Plinths – £2,000
We would like to thank all those people from across the transplant and organ / tissue donor communities for supporting us to provide a memorial that will increase the knowledge and understanding of the need for organ and tissue donation.
The memorial will pay tribute to the donors and their families who have made the gift of life possible, recipients of transplants, those waiting for a transplant and those whose wishes to donate could not be fulfilled.
The memorial encompasses three themes:
Reflection: a place of reflection and contemplation for all those who have been touched by or support organ donation.
Recognition: where the kind and generous gift of life can be recognised.
Remembrance: where all donors can be remembered with love.
In addition to the memorial costs we will continue to raise funds to provide:
The plot – £30,000
Groundwork – £5,000
Paths – £2,000
Plinths – £2,000
We would like to thank all those people from across the transplant and organ / tissue donor communities for supporting us to provide a memorial that will increase the knowledge and understanding of the need for organ and tissue donation.
The Gift of Life Memorial
Life. The most amazing gift of all. Every year hundreds of lives are saved through organ donation. Hundreds more are changed for ever through tissue donation. The new National Organ Donor Memorial pays tribute to those donors and their families who made the gift of life possible.
The Gift of Life Memorial is to be funded by public donations in recognition of the kindness and generosity of organ donors and their families.
To be situated at the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas in Staffordshire the Gift of Life Memorial provides a focus for our recognition.
The Memorial features a butterfly – the symbol of hope and new life and the forget-me-not as no donor will ever be forgotten. The design is surrounded by symbolic benches
The Gift of Life Memorial is to be funded by public donations in recognition of the kindness and generosity of organ donors and their families.
To be situated at the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas in Staffordshire the Gift of Life Memorial provides a focus for our recognition.
The Memorial features a butterfly – the symbol of hope and new life and the forget-me-not as no donor will ever be forgotten. The design is surrounded by symbolic benches
