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Tis The Season
‘The Gift Of Life’ Christmas Play Has Free Performances This Weekend
JACENTHA BUGGS, M. D. ...Wrote the play
A Christmas play that will promote the gifts of salvation and organ and tissue donation.
On Saturday, December 16th and Sunday, December 17th, members of Bible-Based Fellowship Church of Carroll- wood will perform a unique Christmas play titled The Gift of Life. Jacentha Buggs, M. D., wrote the play while traveling back to Tampa from a medical conference.
As a member of Bible-Based Fellowship and an organ pro- curement and research physi- cian at Tampa General Hospital, she realized the need to educate diverse communities about organ and tissue dona- tion.
“This production will high- light two of the greatest gifts, the gift of salvation, and the gift of organ and tissue donation,” says Dr. Buggs. “There are, unfortunately, many myths sur- rounding organ and tissue do- nation, but the truth is donation saves and improves lives. We hope this production will en- courage people to sign up to save lives through organ and tissue donation.”
LifeLink Foundation, the local organ and tissue recovery organization, will have a repre- sentative in attendance at each
RUTH DUNCAN BELL ...Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, LifeLink Foundation, Inc.
production to answer any dona- tion-related questions audience members may have, and regis- ter donors who wish to join Florida’s organ and tissue donor registry, DonateLifeFlorida.org.
“LifeLink is elated that Bible-Based Fellowship Church, under Pastor Anthony C. White’s leadership, has in- cluded the theme of organ do- nation in their holiday production,” said Ruth Dun- can Bell, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs. “We under- stand that for many, faith plays an important role in deciding to become a donor, and we appre- ciate our partners, including Bible-Based Fellowship who share the life-saving message of organ and tissue donation.”
The community is welcome to attend thesr FREE perform- ances of The Gift of Life this weekend. Bible-Based Fellow- ship Church is located at 4811 Ehrlich Road in Carrollwood. The performances are sched- uled for Saturday at 11 a. m. and Sunday at 10 a. m.
To learn more about organ and tissue donation or discover ways you can help share facts about organ and tissue donation with your circles of influence, please visit www.LifeLinkFoun- dation.org or contact LifeLink at (800) 262-5775.
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