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| Land and Hale |
Chef Oliver Hale,
kidney recipient
Oliver Hale, aka "Chef O", is a 50 year old kidney transplant recipient in Grand Rapids, having received his transplant 20 years ago. He is also an award-winning professional chef, specializing in gourmet French cuisine. He has a regular live TV show in Grand Rapids, cooking with all sorts of Michigan celebrity guests. Chef O's personal celebrity is now spreading far outside his hometown of Grand Rapids, and you'll soon be able to watch him cooking up a storm on your local station!
Chef O has also won 24 medals at the Transplant Olympic Games, including 14 gold medals in tennis, track & field and fencing. To visit his website, go to: http://chefo.us/home.html
"Chef O is a truly remarkable person who reminds us all of the great things that those who receive organ transplants can go on to accomplish when given another chance at life," Land said. "Through his work in the media and all of his charitable and athletic efforts, he has been an outstanding champion for organ donation awareness."
Congrats to Chef O, and thank you to everyone who helps enable transplant recipients to return to full, happy, productive lives in our communities. You are a Shining Star for all that you do to promote donation awareness. Thanks!
Read the full press release.
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