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Donations made can be used as a tax deduction. You can contact us at anytime and we can get you the information you need.
A Little Perspective
1900
children under the age of 18 are on the national transplant waiting list
75
People that one organ, eye, and tissue donor can save and heal
121
child organ donors were babies under the age of 12 months
8000
deaths every year in the U.S.A because not enough organs are donated
1700
children received transplants in 2020
21
people die per day waiting for a transplant due to the lack of organ donations
Our Story
We are Travis and Erica Shakespear, the founders of Gifts From Grady. We grew up and live in Southern Utah. Throughout our marriage we have faced hardships, joy, tender mercies, love, laughter, and a little heartache. We have a big blended family that keeps us on our toes. Our family enjoys being outdoors. We go on many adventures making a lot of cherished memories.
We lost our son Grady in December 2020. Grady became a pediatric organ donor and the tender age of 9 months old. Soon after his death we started a fundraiser to educate others about organ donation and support donor families. Our fundraiser turned into a foundation and is now a non profit charitable organization. We could not save our son, as awful as that is there is peace and healing in giving the chance of life to other children. We advocate for all organ donations but, emphasize on pediatric donation.
If you are ever faced with a tragic event like ours, we pray through your heartache and pain you can see the beauty organ donation. There are many wonderful children on the transplant waiting list and it grows longer everyday.
As always we love and appreciate you all. We couldn’t do what we do without you.