OneLegacy

02/02/2026

Happy Black History Month!

This month, we honor the past, celebrate the present, and continue building a more equitable future. We recognize and uplift Black history, resilience, and excellence, today and always.

Throughout the month, we’ll amplify voices, embrace diversity, and promote inclusion, while raising awareness about organ, eye, and tissue donation for all.

01/30/2026

We were honored to stand with members of the Divine Nine and our incredible OneLegacy Ambassadors at the Los Angeles MLK Day Parade. It was a day rooted in service, unity, and community.

Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s words, “Whatever affects one directly, affects us all indirectly,” this moment was about more than a parade. It was about showing up together to raise awareness around organ, eye, and tissue donation. OneLegacy values the importance of health equity, education, and trust in our communities.

One organ donor can save up to eight lives and heal countless others. Trusted community voices help make that impact possible. Thank you to everyone who rode, walked, waved, and led with heart. This is what community looks like.

01/28/2026

We are always present in the communities we serve. From Union Station to neighborhoods across Southern California, OneLegacy’s metro campaign highlights the power of visibility by bringing awareness throughout OneLegacy’s incredibly expansive and diverse service area and meeting people exactly where they are.

The campaign graphics tell a complete story, featuring both a donor mom and a recipient side by side, representing the full circle of donation and the shared humanity that connects us all. Across lines, communities, beliefs, and generations, diverse voices come together with a shared purpose to highlight unity through organ donation. Captured through real moments of connection and everyday reactions, this out-of-home experience reinforces the importance of showing up in the community, being seen, and sparking awareness where it matters most. All moving together on one train that connects us all.

01/18/2026

We're moved by this "Good News" piece that NBC aired last night. At one minute and forty-five seconds into the piece, Josh Boyd, a OneLegacy donor dad, shares about a OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade Float miracle. This story highlights the power and deep connection within the organ, eye, and tissue donation and transplantation community.

01/15/2026

In 2025, OneLegacy coordinated organ donation from 748 individuals, an all-time National record. Because of the generosity of these donors and their families, and the support of dedicated medical teams, an organizational record of 1,949 lifesaving organs were transplanted.

The year’s accomplishments included record kidney and liver transplant numbers, 975 kidneys and 467 livers. In 2025, 76% of OneLegacy’s organ recipients identified as racially or ethnically diverse, underscoring the organization’s commitment to equitable care. These milestones are critical as kidney disease remains a leading health concern nationwide and among diverse populations.

Medical innovation also contributed to the year’s success. OneLegacy played a pivotal role in two groundbreaking achievements: the first-ever bladder transplant in partnership with Keck Medicine of USC and UCLA Health, and OneLegacy’s first pediatric partial heart transplant in partnership with Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital. These advancements not only saved lives but also opened doors for patients who previously had few options.

In 2025, OneLegacy fulfilled the wishes of 2,335 tissue donors, who saved and healed over 135,000 lives. OneLegacy also helped restore sight to 1,585 recipients, through cornea transplants, an increase of more than 10% from 2024.

This year reflected the strength of collaboration across donation and transplantation in Southern California. OneLegacy deepened partnerships with more than 200 hospitals and eight transplant centers to continue to ensure every opportunity for donation was honored with care, dignity, and precision.

As OneLegacy looks to the future, the organization remains committed to advancing science, strengthening partnerships, supporting donor families, and expanding the lifesaving impact of organ, eye, and tissue donation.

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01/14/2026

Step forward for a cause that saves lives!💚💙

The 2026 OneLegacy Run/Walk takes place on Saturday, April 25th during Donate Life Month, and we’re proud to return to the Azusa Pacific University soccer fields. This annual event brings together donor families, recipients, volunteers, and advocates to honor the gift of life, remember loved ones, and celebrate hope for the future.

Every step helps raise awareness for organ, eye, and tissue donation and supports the mission of saving and healing lives. Registration is now open now! Sign up today and be part of a movement that truly makes a difference.

01/13/2026

We’re proud to share that OneLegacy will be participating in the MLK Day Parade, joining our community to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. while spreading awareness about the life-saving power of organ, eye, and tissue donation.

If you cannot make it in person watch the parade live on ABC7. Together, we’re uplifting a message of service, unity, and hope. Giving the gift of life is one of the greatest acts of service.

01/12/2026

12/31/2025

Today is the last day of float decoration! Our volunteers and decoration crew are joining florists at AES to give our beautiful float its last details. To@Oreos morning our float will be ready to go for float judging, ahead of the 2026 Rose Parade.

12/28/2025

Today we continue with float decoration and a very special day for our donor families to dedicate and place a rose for their loved ones. Thank you to all the volunteers who are bringing our beautiful float to life!

12/23/2025

Today we would like to thank Emanate Health for dedicating roses for the 2026 OneLegacy Donate Life rose parade float.

11/22/2025

“I am 63 years old. When I was 60, I had just finished working out and was home with my wife and daughter when my chest started to hurt severely. I told my wife I was having a heart attack, and she said she was calling the paramedics. I laid down on the grass and waited.

They arrived and confirmed I was having a heart attack. I was rushed to the hospital, where they found I had a ‘widow maker’ blockage—100 percent blocked. They put in two stents and a pump. After two weeks in the hospital, they removed the pump and sent me home, saying I would get better in three months.

After three months, my doctor said I needed to go to Cedars-Sinai because my ejection fraction was at 16 percent. There, I had a test every month until May. Then the doctor said I wasn't leaving the hospital until I got a new heart.

On June 16, I received a new heart. They had me walking the next day. By the time I left in July, I was walking two miles a day in the hospital. I was very blessed that my recovery went without any issues.

Since my transplant, I have been able to see two new grandkids, watch my daughter play soccer and coach at a college in Kansas, and see my other daughter play college soccer, win two Mountain West championships, and soon I will go see her play soccer in Portugal.

I volunteer for OneLegacy and talk to high school students about what it takes to become a registered donor. I share this story with the kids: When I was 16, I registered to become a donor. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that I would need a new heart to live.

Thanks to someone who registered to become a donor, I can enjoy my wife, my five kids and six grandkids, my mom and dad, my siblings, and many friends I have made in my lifetime.”

—Gary D.