Hosted by Midwest Transplant Network, the tenth annual Donate Life Legacy Walk is a celebration honoring the gift of life given through organ, eye and tissue donation. The walk raises awareness about the importance of joining the organ, eye and tissue donor registry.
Did you know? Every organ donor can save up to eight lives; tissue donors can impact more than 100 lives.
Midwest Transplant Network welcomes families of donor heroes, transplant recipients and their families, medical professionals, community leaders and supporters of organ, eye and tissue donation to the Donate Life Legacy Walk.
The free, family-friendly event includes a Tribute Trail, a live concert with local band Twice on Sunday; a bubble ceremony in remembrance of donor heroes, food trucks to purchase meals and treats, yard games with cornhole and tumbling towers, and informational booths featuring Gift of Life Kansas City, Saving Sight, Team MO-KAN and National Kidney Foundation.
Donate Life Legacy Walk participants can stroll the Tribute Trail at their leisure throughout the evening. Guests are encouraged to bring portable lawn chairs or blankets for seating; picnic baskets are welcome.
WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 12
5:30 p.m. Welcome remarks from stage, activities begin
7:00 p.m. Remembrance bubbles
8:30 p.m. Event ends
WHERE: National WWI Museum and Memorial, Southwest Lawn
2 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, MO 64108
MEDIA: Midwest Transplant Network leaders, donor hero families and transplant recipients will be available for interviews. Please call 913-574-7955 to request time in advance.
About Midwest Transplant Network
Midwest Transplant Network saves lives through organ, eye and tissue donation. Serving Kansas and western Missouri since 1973, Midwest Transplant Network is a federally certified, not-for-profit organ procurement organization. Midwest Transplant Network works with organ, eye and tissue donors, their families, hospitals, and other professional partners to extend legacies, provide hope and give life. Its central office is in Westwood, Kansas, with satellite offices in Wichita, Kansas, and Columbia and Joplin, Missouri. Midwest Transplant Network commemorated 50 years in 2023, and consistently ranks in the top 10 of organ procurement organizations in the country.
Midwest Transplant Network had 13 organ donors in 1972. In 2025, Midwest Transplant Network recovered 1,080 organs for transplant from 371 donor heroes and recovered eyes and tissue from 1,682 donor heroes. The growth reflects the thoughtfulness of people in Kansas and western Missouri, the strong support from hospital and community partners, and a commitment to continual improvement to save more lives.