Collaboration…
Gift of Life programs throughout the world define this word. Our 52 programs work with one another on a daily basis to identify and treat children from every corner of the globe. This past month Gift of Life International submitted a proposal to Rotary International President D.K. Lee that would, for the first time, focus the entire Gift of Life network on one country, all at once.

We call our proposal,
"Our Hearts Are In ..."
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GIFT OF LIFE is honored to affiliate with extraordinary medical professionals, facilities, and organizations, dedicated volunteers, and generous contributors that give of their time, talent and treasure to help critically ill children from medically underserved areas of the world. They are the unseen heroes behind every Gift of Life story, and there are almost 10,000 such stories. [read more]

Rachael Glassman is now 17 years old. When she was 13 years old, Rachael attended the installation ceremony for officers of the Gift of Life Program in District 7250 (NY, USA). She had hoped to present a contribution to fully sponsor surgery for a needy child. Although Rachel worked hard, she came up short. As Rachael Tells It: [read more]

Richard Crawford is a retired DEA agent and a former Marine Corps officer. Now employed by a civilian company under contract with the Department of Defense, Mr. Crawford deployed to Fallujah, Iraq, with the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force in January 2007, for a 12-month tour. The following story is excerpted from Mr. Crawford’s recent letter to our New York office. [read more]