3 Jefferson County students win scholarships for organ donation advocacy

ACCEPTING STUDENTS. CLASSES START JULY 8TH. THREE JEFFERSON COUNTY STUDENTS WON SCHOLARSHIP SHIPS FOR THEIR WORK TO PROMOTE ORGAN DONATION THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. MARQUIS LEWIS, QUEEN WMA AND SARAH CATHERINE THOMPSON WERE SOME OF THE LOCAL WINNERS OF THE 2024 DONATE LIFE KENTUCKY SCHOLARSHIP, VALUED AT $1,000, THE SCHOLARSHIP HONORS STUDENTS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH WHO WORK TO EDUCATE THEIR PEERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING A DONOR. THOMPSON, WHO JUST GRADUATED FROM CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF LOUISVILLE, SAYS ORGAN DONATIONS NOT ONLY SAVE LIVES LIKE HER DAD’S, BUT ALSO CREATE LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPS. IT’S IT’S BEEN REALLY COOL TO SEE, LIKE THE TIES THAT IT CAN HAVE WITH PEOPLE LIKE IT REALLY BONDED MY DAD AND HIS DONOR BECAUSE THEY THEY HADN’T BEEN ABLE TO SEE EACH OTHER FOR AROUND LIKE TEN YEARS. AND NOW THEY’RE SUPER CLOSE AND THEY ARE IN CONTACT. AND IT WAS REALLY COOL TO SEE THOSE FRIENDSHIPS FORMED. AND THERE WERE MORE THAN 70 APPLICANTS FROM 38 KENTUCKY COUNTIES WITH 20 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS IN ALL. ANYONE INTERESTED IN BEING AN ORGA