2011 Inspire Winners

The Donate Life Hollywood Inspire Awards are given annually to television episodes and films featuring organ donation and transplant storylines that:

Entertained: The writers utilized organ/tissue donation and transplantation to tell an engaging and dramatic story.

Enlightened: The episode conveyed factual information about the organ/tissue donation and transplant process and did not perpetuate common donation myths.

Inspired: Viewers were left with a positive feeling about organ/tissue donation that may motivate them to sign up as donors.

This year 11 television episodes and one independent film rose to the top to win a Donate Life Hollywood Inspire Award:

• Boston Med – Season finale featuring Joseph Helfgot
• Desperate Housewives – Susan’s kidney storyline
• Entourage – “Buzzed”
• ESPN’s E:60 - “The Gift”
• Family Guy - “New Kidney in Town”
• General Hospital – Jake’s organ donation
• Glee - “Special Education”
• Grey’s Anatomy - “These Arms of Mine”
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show - Tara Storch Interview
• The Nate Berkus Show - The Ogbuji Family
• The NFL Today - Chris Henry Feature
• The 5th Quarter - Independent Film

Donate Life Hollywood is a project of Donate Life America and OneLegacy designed to engage the entertainment community to inspire their fans and viewers to donate life. For more information contact campaign director Tenaya Wallace at 213-229-565 or twallace@onelegacy.org