Illinois Family Travels The Country For Organ Donations

Since before their two children were born, Mike and Sheri Greiner have always dreamed of traveling the country and visiting each of the nation's 50 states. Inspired by Mike's live-saving organ transplant in 2003, the couple is dedicating their family trip to carrying the message of organ donation to each state they visit. The Greiners will kick off their trip in April, to coincide with National Donate Life Month, and they plan to travel for a year, spending at least a week in each state.

To help them disseminate their message, this tech-savy Illinois family has set up a Web site, BestPlacesInTheUsa.com, which offers links and information about how to register as an organ donor in each state. The Web site also offers interactive ways for Americans to get involved in the family's trip by suggesting the best places to visit.

In addition to their Web site, you can also follow the Greiners' journey on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and keep up with their blog.

Comments

[Jazz88105]

02:07 PM on 03/12/2010

A special Thank You to the Greiner Family my husband is on at home dailysis seven nights a week for ten hours every night while he waits for a kidney transplant. No one in our family is a match.

[hibeam]

09:29 PM on 03/11/2010

They look like they are trying to find all 57 states that Obama campaigned in.

[Cooltoad]

01:19 PM on 03/10/2010

They should go to India and save time and money. I guess traveling around the country is an important objective too, but they need to get their priorities right.

[yamaniyama]

11:29 PM on 03/14/2010

Um, and tell me..... who are you to determine what their priorities should be?

[aurora50]

06:02 PM on 03/09/2010

The title of this article implied, to me, that a family was touring the country looking for organs to be donated to them...was that subtle sensationalism intentional?

[aurora50]

06:05 PM on 03/09/2010

Yet the headline has 'promoting', correctly, in the place of 'for'...