In 2012, Wayne State University students came together to support the Gift of Life Campus Challenge, in memory of Rebecca Joy Butler, a 20-year-old student who died while waiting for a transplant.
Rebecca Joy Butler was pursuing a marketing degree at Wayne State when she was diagnosed with a rare lung disease. She learned that more than 100,000 people were waiting for transplants and made it her mission to start a donor registry at Wayne State. Rebecca was waiting for her own lung transplant when she died in May 2011.
In memory, Rebecca's parents and sorority sisters started a campus-wide campaign to increase the number of registered organ donors. Wayne State University ended up with 1,133 supporters and won the Gift Of Life Campus Challenge. More than 3 percent of the campus registered, which was the second highest percentage at any participating school.
The Gift of Life Campus Challenge is open now though Feb. 21. Wayne State is among 15 Michigan colleges and universities competing to have the most people join the state's donor registry. Wayne State University currently has the most registered donors in the contest (440) and Siena Heights University has the highest percentage (2.96 percent).
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:37 AM EDT2013-05-22 13:37:17 GMT
Award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay, restaurateur Joe Bastianich and acclaimed chef Graham Elliot return to the MASTERCHEF judging panel. After a nationwide search, only the best home cooks - including
Award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay, restaurateur Joe Bastianich and acclaimed chef Graham Elliot return to the MASTERCHEF judging panel.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:36 AM EDT2013-05-22 13:36:14 GMT
Get this recipe courtesy of Jim Glowacki and the folks at the St. Mary's Polish Country Fair happening May 24-27 on the grounds of St. Mary's Preparatory in Orchard Lake.
Get this recipe courtesy of Jim Glowacki and the folks at the St. Mary's Polish Country Fair happening May 24-27 on the grounds of St. Mary's Preparatory in Orchard Lake.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:58 AM EDT2013-05-22 11:58:40 GMT
The Cannes Film Festival is missing one of its biggest stars of this year's festival: Ryan Gosling. That's because he's in Detroit shooting his directorial debut, "How to Catch a Monster."
The Cannes Film Festival is missing one of its biggest stars of this year's festival: Ryan Gosling. That's because he's in Detroit shooting his directorial debut, "How to Catch a Monster."
Tuesday, May 21 2013 1:37 PM EDT2013-05-21 17:37:50 GMT
The FOX 2 mug has gone "Hollywood." We equipped contest winner Annalee Buschbacher with the coveted FOX 2 coffee mug and assigned her the task to snap pics of it during her recent trip to Los Angeles.
The FOX 2 mug has gone "Hollywood." We equipped contest winner Annalee Buschbacher with the coveted FOX 2 coffee mug and assigned her the task to snap pics of it during her recent trip to Los Angeles.
