Saturday we were able to attend the Donate Life Day celebration hosted by LifeSource. A beautiful brunch and award presentation at the Hilton by the Mall of America. Three volunteers were honored with the Volunteers of the Year Award. My friends Bill and Holly were two of the recipients. Congratulations to all the volunteers and donation advocates. It was a very emotional and inspiring morning visiting with donor families, members of the medical field, LifeSource employees, and transplant recipients along with their families. Anabel Stenzel from the documentary “The Power of Two” was the keynote speaker at the event and was amazing. The room was filled with emotions and hope all morning.

Later that night we met up with Anabel for dinner. We had a wonderful time and talked for hours. She was visiting from California and had told us she was doing some sightseeing. She had mentioned that she had come across a detour. Anabel had the pleasure of experiencing one of the two Minnesota seasons. Not winter but construction!

Me, Travis, & Anabel