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Touchstone represented at unveiling of Gift of Life memorial

Chief Executive, Tim Saunders, visited the National Memorial Arboretum on 7 April to represent Touchstone at the unveiling of the Donor Family Network’s new Gift of Life memorial.

Touchstone represented at unveiling of Gift of Life memorial

The Donor Family Network exists to support greater awareness of the benefits of organ donation and provide the highest quality support for every donor family. Touchstone’s involvement with the Network dates back to 2010, when we sponsored the British Transplant Games in Bath.

The Gift of Life memorial was unveiled by HRH Duke of Gloucester. It features a butterfly to symbolise new life, with the forget-me-not showing donors will not be forgotten.

The Donor Family Network is aiming to raise awareness of the thousands of transplants needed. There are currently nearly 6,500 people waiting for a transplant in the UK and on average three people die every day because of the shortage of donor organs.

David Nix, the chairman of the Donor Family Network, said: “It has been one of the charity’s dreams to have a national memorial for everyone whose lives have been touched by organ and tissue donation and transplantation. We hope that this is a place where donor families can proudly remember the amazing gift their loved one made as well as a place that people whose lives have been saved by donors can pay tribute to the stranger who helped them.”

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