MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO OPP

Ben Taub Organ Donor Leaves Lasting Impression: Family of Chad Jones puts final touches on Rose Bowl floragraph

WHAT:

The family of Chad Jones, organ donor, will finish a floragraph -- a portrait created from all natural, floral materials -- that will be part of the 2011 Donate Life Rose Parade Float -- themed "Seize the Day!" Chad will be one of the 59 organ, eye and tissue donors from across the country whose images will adorn the Donate Life float's entry in Pasadena on Jan. 1, 2011.

WHEN:

Friday, Dec. 10@ 2 p.m.

WHERE:

Ben Taub General Hospital

4th Floor Conference Room

1504 Taub Loop

Houston, Texas

*Media reps should enter the hospital through the emergency center ambulance dock entrance

WHO:

The family of Chad Jones, organ donor

Representatives from Ben Taub General Hospital

Bridge to Life, LTD

LifeGift

SPECIFICS:

Chad, an avide car and motorcycle lover, was in a tragic accident in June of 2009. He died at Ben Taub General Hospital, where his family made the decision for Chad to be an organ donor. He went onto the save the lives of four people. His family continues to raise awareness of organ and tissue donation through Donate4Life (www.donate4life.com). Bridge to Life, LTD, a global supplier of lifesaving organ preservation solutions is sponsoring the Jones' family's participation in these year's Rose Parade, "Building Dreams, Friendships & More."

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About Bridge to Life, LTD

Bridge to Life is a global supplier of lifesaving organ preservation solutions, and a leader in the advancement of emerging technologies aimed at increasing the availability of much needed organs. For more information, go to www.bridgetolifesolutions.org or call 1-803-545-0080.

About LifeGift:

LifeGift is a not-for-profit organ procurement organization dedicated to recovering organs and tissue for individuals needing transplants in 109 Texas counties in North Texas, Southeast Texas and West Texas. For more information, go to www.lifegift.org or 1-800-633-6562.

About the Harris County Hospital District

The Harris County Hospital District (hchdonline.com) is the community-owned healthcare system for the nation's third most populous county. Providing care during more than 1.4 million visits each year to residents of Harris County, the hospital district operates Ben Taub General Hospital, Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital, Quentin Mease Community Hospital, 13 community health centers, the nation's first-free standing HIV/AIDS treatment facility, a dialysis center, a dental center, nine school-based clinics, 13 homeless shelter clinics and five mobile health units. Harris County Hospital District has received the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its network of patient-centered medical homes. The hospital district is staffed by faculty and residents from world-renowned medical school partners, Baylor College of Medicine and UTHealth.