West Bend, WI – In recognition of National Donate Life Month, a Donate Life Flag-Raising Ceremony will be held Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at 1:08 p.m. This event serves to honor organ, tissue, and eye donors and their families, while raising awareness about the urgent need for registered donors.
West Bend’s ceremony will feature Laura Jones, a living kidney donor, and Lee Casati, a kidney transplant recipient, who will share their powerful personal stories of organ donation and transplantation.
At 1:08 p.m., the Donate Life flag will be raised to symbolize that one organ donor can save up to eight lives. A moment of silence for 1 minute and 4 seconds will follow, recognizing the 104,000 patients currently waiting for a life-saving transplant nationwide.
Following the ceremony, attendees are invited to a reception with snacks and light refreshments inside the library.
Event Details:
Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Time: 1:08 PM
Location: West Bend Community Memorial Library, 630 Poplar St., West Bend, WI 53095
(Ceremony to be held outside in Patron’s Park or indoors in case of inclement weather.)
The West Bend High School, 1305 E. Decorah Road, will also be participating in a flag rising ceremony on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at 7:15 a.m. Guests must register with the office before attending.
About the Donate Life Flag
Introduced in 2006, the Donate Life flag has become a national symbol of unity, remembrance, and hope for those impacted by donation and transplantation. Over the past 16 years, more than 60,000 flags have flown across the country in honor of donors and recipients.
About Donate Life Wisconsin:
Donate Life Wisconsin (DLW) is a nonprofit alliance of organizations and caring individuals dedicated to increasing donated organs, eyes and tissues to save and heal lives.
