About Us

Providing essential cardiac surgery to children across the globe

Since 2007, Gift of Life Mid-South has facilitated life-saving heart surgeries for over 100 children from 16 countries, such as China, Kosovo, Honduras, and Uganda, by bringing them to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis.

Rotary Club volunteers are a critical part of the Gift of Life mission. Volunteers and their families have the opportunity to get to know our guest families on a personal level. 

All contributions go directly to the children's healthcare & accommodations

As a volunteer organization with no paid staff, all contributions go directly to paying for the children’s healthcare and accommodations. The families of the children stay at FedEX Family House both before and after the surgery, where they receive meals and transportation support from volunteers.

 

District 6800 Rotary provides many of our volunteers. The district comprises 41 Rotary Clubs in Shelby County and Northern Mississippi. 

 

Gift of Life Mid-South has witnessed substantial growth in the number of children served, volunteers involved, and community participation since its inception. This program serves as a source of hope and assistance to those in need and contributes to the promotion of peace and understanding worldwide.

Gift of Life Mid-South is part of Gift of Life International (GOLI) and a network of more than 73 Gift of Life programs worldwide. Our program is one of 28 programs in the United States. Gift of Life International is a Rotary-based organization that over the past four decades has helped more than 18,000 children from emerging nations receive treatment for their heart disease. These children have come to the United States from 67 different countries and otherwise would not have been treated.

For it is true that when you cure the heart of a child you cure the heart of all humankind.

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