LifeGift’s 22nd Annual Fort Worth 2nd Chance Run: Offers Hope to Texans Waiting for Life-Saving Transplants
October 14, 2024Argyle Family Honors Logan Cheek Who Offered Hope and Life to Others
LifeGift’s 2nd Chance Run (5K/1mile walk or run) is being held on Saturday, October 19th, 7:00 a.m. in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards. LifeGift invites you to spend a morning celebrating the gift of life as the organization honors organ, eye and tissue donors in 109 Texas counties in North, Southeast and West Texas. The 2nd Chance Run is a timed event; you can run or walk 1 mile or 3.1 miles (5k) at the Stockyards or participate virtually! For more information and to register, please click here.
All registered participants in the 2nd Chance Run will receive a custom event t-shirt, medal, race bib and a timing chip (for 5k participants only), along with a race swag bag and entry to our race village. LifeGift will promote the event on social media, sharing photos and messages of support for donor families, transplant recipients and other members of our community. Additionally, the largest family and hospital teams will be awarded the largest team trophy!
The Fort Worth 2nd Chance Run is being generously sponsored by Enterprise, King & Spalding, Organ Recovery Systems, AIRSPACE, Axogen, Baylor Scott & White Health, Central Market, Cook Children’s, IRONMAN Foundation, LifeNet Health, Medical City Fort Worth, SALLOP, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth, Solvita, Taylor’s Gift Foundation, Carter BloodCare, Donate Life Texas, Fort Worth Museum of Science & History, Gathering Hope, Houston Running Company, John Peter Smith Hospital Community Outreach, The Nicklas Foundation and Ronald McDonald House.
Nearly one year ago, Logan Cheek passed away after suffering a severe hemorrhagic stroke. Logan’s mother, Laura Cheek grieved the death of her 28-year-old third child who was a registered donor. “Logan has helped others all throughout their life, and I know they are honored that their legacy of helping continues,” says Cheek. “LifeGift, through the generosity of donor champions, is saving lives, restoring mobility and giving sight to those who need it most. Although my wound will never be healed, it is comforting knowing that Logan has done everything they could to help others.”
LifeGift was honored to help facilitate Logan’s desire to help others. Logan helped restore sight to two individuals through their eye donation and saved and healed countless others through their tissue donation.
“The Fort Worth 2nd Chance Run has symbolized hope for men, women and children who are waiting for life-saving organ, eye and tissue transplants in Fort Worth,” says Kevin Myer, LifeGift president and CEO. “Each year, we’ve seen many new participants joining our 2nd Chance Run, demonstrating the community’s strong commitment and devotion to raise awareness of the need for organ and tissue donation registration.”
Carter BloodCare will have a mobile unit onsite for blood donation. All blood donors will receive a Dallas Cowboys t-shirt as a thank you! To learn more and to schedule your appointment in advance, please click here.
Be sure to join us on our Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram pages as we honor online our donors, recipients and their families as well as educate on the importance of organ and tissue donor registration.
What: LifeGift’s 22nd Annual Fort Worth 2nd Chance Run
Who: Transplant recipients, donor family members, healthcare professionals, donation advocates and the entire community are invited to participate. Donor mom, Laura Cheek will be on-site for in-person interviews
When: Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 7:00 a.m.
Where: The Stockyards, 130 East Exchange Avenue, (Packers Avenue and 23rd Street – Lot 914), Fort Worth, TX 76164
Website: Fort Worth 2nd Chance Run
For more information and to register, please click here. For onsite media event support, please contact Dagmar Hohnstein at dclimo@lifegift.org or 713.505.6871.
LifeGift is hiring! We have the following openings: Manager of Family Engagement, Family Engagement Specialist and Donation Recovery Specialist. For more information, please click here.
There are more than 10,000 Texans in need of organ transplants. Register today to become an organ, eye or tissue donor by visiting DonateLifeTexas.org.