The Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency will host the inaugural Spero Awards presented by Donate Life Mississippi on Thursday, July 10th, 2014 at 11:30 am at the Old Capitol Inn in downtown Jackson. The awards recognize hospital partners, medical professionals, corporate partners and donor advocates that work tirelessly and in conjunction with MORA to promote organ, eye and tissue donation, ultimately saving and enhancing lives.
The word Spero is Latin for "hope". The title was chosen to reflect the hope that organ and tissue donation brings to those in need of life-saving organ or life enhancing tissue transplants.
"The Spero Awards have been in the planning stages for a long time," said Kevin Stump, Chief Executive Officer of the Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency. "Our staff has worked diligently crafting the awards and criteria for each category. We are confident these awards will publicly share the many success stories of our donation partners and advocates. They are the ones who make the miracles happen. We look forward to honoring their work and celebrating their spirit while recognizing the lives that have been touched in Mississippi and across the country."
There will be 14 award categories recognized at the ceremony with seven of those awards subject to public nomination on the MORA website, www.MSORA.org/Awards, now through Friday, May 30th.
Nominate someone who has a positive impact on organ, eye, and tissue donation HERE.
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