Flag Raising Ceremony

Thursday, May 7, 2026 | 4 p.m.

All are welcome to join the flag raising ceremony to honor National Donate Life Month and organ and tissue donors, recipients and those still waiting.

Every eight minutes, another person in the United States is added to the organ transplant waiting list, and thousands get a second chance because of individuals who register to become an organ donor.

A Gift of Hope flag will also be raised in recognition of National Organ Donation Month in April. Gift of Hope representatives will be on-site with information about organ donation.

More than 103,000 adults and children are currently on the national transplant waiting list, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration. 

The ceremony is co-sponsored by Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network, Illinois Organ/Tissue Donor Registry and HSHS St. Francis Hospital